Asst Gaming Revenue Accountant - Sunbet at Sun International

Job Purpose

• The Assistant Gaming Revenue Accountant for SunBet will be responsible to assist in consolidating and reconciling the gaming revenue accounts processes, revenue risk analysis for Sunbet associated companies, in line with relevant regulations and time frames. 

Key Performance Areas

• Supervise the accounts processes around the consolidation and recording of revenue results for SunBet to ensure the revenue is accurate, up-to-date and complete.
• Run, account for and reconcile revenue from all relevant management systems e.g. Bede, Bitville, etc on a daily basis
• Perform daily revenue checks to identify anomalies in the automated revenue reports
• Perform reasonable fraud and abuse checks to identify trends in deposits, withdrawals and from a bonusing perspective
• Establish and maintain procedures to identify risks and fraud in the online and retail space
• Perform daily review of credit card settlements to the payment processing system
• Perform daily and weekly review of manual adjustment processed by the Payments Team
• Perform daily and weekly review of deposits and withdrawals e.g. bede vs IFS
• Prepare weekly and monthly gaming taxes for the relevant gaming jurisdictions
• Provides feedback and reports back to management on innovations; risks, project plans and challenges .
• Assist in reconciliation of Bettor funds (player liability).
• Assist in providing information and documentation during audits, both internal and external
• Process and verify all revenue journals
• Processing of Africa entity transactions including general ledger and preparation of reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve queries with Cashbook
• Assist with preparation of specified reconciliation to achieve accurate reporting of financial records
• Maintain orderly and accurate electronic filling records, ensuring back up documentation is filed and access
• Perform financial related tasks in line with relevant policies, procedures and legislation
• Communicate and update management on progress and where necessary, escalate unresolved issues
• Develop and maintain sound working relationships with relevant departments
• Keep up to date with trends and services relating to the functions delivery
• Review of applicable GL’s to ensure that accruals are raised where necessary
• Provide support and deal with troubleshooting any escalated concerns from the team, providing any necessary coaching
• Provide team supervision to monitor conditions of employment and enhance engagement and motivation to nurture a performance driven culture 

Job Requirements

Education

• Degree in Finance (Accounting) and experience in gaming finance 

Experience

• 5 years’ experience working within a financial environment within a gaming industry, including exposure to revenue accounting systems
• Experience supervising a team is an advantage 

Skills and Knowledge

• Collecting Information
• People supervision
• Organising and Coordinating Resources
• Informing & Communicating
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Following Procedures
• Assuring Quality
• Responding with Urgency
• Emotional maturity
• English written and verbal communication skills
• Financial Acumen
• Accounting principles and processes
• IFS Financial module an advantage
• Proficient computer skills (MS Office, IFS AP module)
• Systems knowledge: IFS, and revenue accounting systems
• Knowledge of VAT tax requirements
• FIC (anti-money laundering) principles and application