As a strategic business partner to the Product Madness General Manager, the Vice President, Finance plays a crucial role as a senior leader in the Aristocrat Finance organization. This role is accountable for ensuring strong financial stewardship, shaping the company’s growth strategy, and enabling smarter, faster decisions through insights and analysis. The VP Finance will coordinate all aspects of financial planning, reporting and decision support, with particular emphasis on: Strategic: shaping long-term value creation, resource prioritisation, and growth investments. Operational: ensuring robust reporting, compliance, governance, and scalable processes in a regulated, matrix environment. Delivering focus on revenue drivers, risk management and effective cost management. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer of Aristocrat with a dotted line to the General Manager, Product Madness. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering Act as a trusted advisor to the GM and leadership team, driving commercial outcomes and long-term shareholder value. Evaluate and prioritise new games, partnerships and licensing opportunities using robust financial modelling, scenario planning, and forecasting. Provide insights and due diligence support for M&A opportunities. Represent Product Madness within Aristocrat’s senior finance leadership community, contributing to group-wide strategy. Financial Management & Governance Own the Annual Plan, rolling forecasts, and reporting cycles, ensuring agility, accuracy and actionable insights. Be responsible for weekly and monthly performance reporting, embedding automation and modern analytics to deliver timely, relevant business intelligence. Ensure compliance with all financial regulations, audit, and group governance standards in a listed, global, regulated environment. Monitor spend by game, function, and initiative, ensuring resources are effectively deployed. Data and Efficiency Leverage data and sophisticated analytics (including AI-enabled tools where relevant) to improve forecasting and scenario planning. Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting, and decision-making. Partner with BI and Data Science teams to drive operational indicators and financial insights. Lead finance system adoption and enhancements (planning, BI, ERP) to support scale and efficiency. Team Leadership & Development Lead and develop a high-performing finance team across FP&A, Commercial Finance, and Business Intelligence. Cultivate a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability within Product Madness and across Aristocrat Finance. Mentor and empower team members, building modern finance capabilities in data literacy and commercial foresight. Collaborate with the Aristocrat Group Finance Centres of Excellence, Financial Controls, and Group Finance leadership teams to boost alignment, fortify governance, and encourage effective collaboration across centralised functions. Qualifications BSc/BA or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, or related field required. MSc/MBA and/or professional certification (CFA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) preferred. Experience & Expertise Established history in executive finance positions (VP, Director, or similar) within a listed, regulated, matrix organization. Proven track record in digital B2C businesses, ideally in mobile gaming, entertainment, or technology. Hands-on expertise in budgeting, forecasting, user acquisition analysis, risk management, and compliance. Proficiency in financial systems, planning tools, BI platforms, and ERP environments. Skills & Leadership Strategic individual with excellent analytical and decision-making abilities. Strong partner management skills; comfortable influencing senior leaders Exceptional leadership track record, with the ability to inspire, scale, and develop high-performing teams. Adaptable and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced, iterative product environment. Why Aristocrat? Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play. We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V World Leader in Gaming Entertainment Robust benefits package Global career opportunities Our Values All about the Player Talent Unleashed Collective Brilliance Good Business Good Citizen Travel Expectations Up to 25% Additional Information At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery. Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play! 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Our FY24 Sustainability Disclosures provide a detailed update on our progress on the issues that matter most to our business and our stakeholders. Across responsible gaming, diversity and inclusion, supply chain ethics and climate action we’ve taken meaningful steps forward, as we strive to deepen our business’ resilience and long-term sustainability. We invite you to read more: Read the full disclosures Read the summary