Assistant Financial Controller

With a rich history of developing multiple AAA franchises such as Little Big Planet and Crackdown, as well as contributing to genre-defining titles like the Forza Motorsport and Hitman series, Sumo Sheffield's vast development experience spans multiple genres and platforms.

As winners of the TIGA Star Employment Award for 2021, recipients of the GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work Award and listed as one of the UK's 100 Best Large Companies to Work for in 2021, Sumo Digital has enjoyed 18 years of stability and growth since its formation in 2003 and continues to strive for excellence across every single project.

The team have a track record of working on some of the world's biggest and best games and received two BAFTAs for their work on Sackboy: A Big Adventure. As the scale and exclusivity of projects continues to grow, there's never been a more exciting time to join the Sumo Sheffield family!

The Assistant Financial Controller is a key role within the Sumo Group ("Group") finance team responsible for all aspect of operational finance including general ledger management and transaction processing, oversight of AP and AR, VAT, treasury processes and balance sheet controls. Reporting into the Senior Financial Controller, the role will also support the management and development of the operational finance team.

Sumo is a dynamic, growing business with multiple finance team members across the Group and as such the specific requirements of our team may change as the needs of the business changes. We also regularly assess the skills, experience and development needs of our team and may look to adjust or rotate responsibilities from time to time to reflect these.

Within this role you will:

• Be responsible for key aspects of the month end cycle, managing the plan for delivery to deadlines within the operational finance team, posting journals, reviewing general ledger output and performing and reviewing key balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy of financial information.
• Identify balance sheet risks and opportunities and report and escalate these where appropriate
• Be the key point of contact for Central and Commercial finance teams ensuring all financial data accurately reflects the Group reporting structure
• Be the key point of escalation for wider business stakeholders for operational finance queries including for AP, AR, expenses and treasury, ensuring finance processes and controls are robustly applied whilst maintaining high levels of service delivery to the business
• Drive positive change, identify and deliver operating efficiencies in the way we work through programme of continuous improvement using systems and automation
• Coach, mentor and develop the AP Supervisor and the wider operational finance team
• Be responsible for daily treasury processes including review and reporting of cash, ensuring all Group accounts have appropriate cash balances and implementing intercompany transfers as needed
• Oversee the AP team, ensuring all supplier invoices are processed and paid on a timely basis. Review and authorise weekly payment runs.
• Review the 6-monthly payment practices report prepared by the AP supervisor and report on outputs and actions to the Senior Financial Controller and Group FC.
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns for review by the Senior Financial Controller
• Maintain general ledger structures and databases and be the key point of contact for the Group's GL system support partners
• Support the Group's statutory audit, liaising with the external audit team and providing information and analysis
• Support on the preparation of external financial statements and other external reporting
• Manage the integration of new acquisitions into Group finance processes
• Support the Senior Financial controller and Group FC with ad-hoc information and analysis as required

We need you to have:

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar) or be qualified by experience
• Extensive experience working in a finance environment
• Experience leading and managing teams
• Strong presentation skills, both written and oral, ability to flex style depending on audience.
• The ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and broader business stakeholders
• An enthusiastic, team-based ethos. Ability to break down silos and collaborate across multiple team members, teams and parts of the Group.
• The ability to prioritise in a dynamic business, be well organised, and able to work autonomously and to strict deadlines.
• Show a willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• A strong desire to implement change and best practice, with the confidence to question processes and recommend improvements.
• Strong excel skills and the ability to analyse and manipulate data.

What we offer:

. Defined Annual Bonus Scheme

. ULEV car scheme

. Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits

. Salary Sacrifice Pension

. Flexible Working

. 21 days free-use holiday

+ your birthday off

+ 5 learning days including 1 volunteer day

+ a duvet day

+ Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year

+ Bank Holidays

+ extra allowance accrued for longer service

. Free dental insurance

. Life Assurance 4x Salary

. Income Protection of 75% for 5 years

. Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay

. Employee Assistance Programme:

. Help at Hand - Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments

. Free financial & home buying support consultations

. Cycle to Work Scheme

. Payroll Giving Scheme

. Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses

. Career Development Pathway

. Wrap Parties.

. Project Completion Awards

. Game/Creative Jams

. Big Family Events

. Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing...

. Prism - Sumo's employee diversity focus group

. Free fruit and drinks in our studios

. Employee Referral Bonus

Where do we stand on diversity?

At Sumo, we want to enable everyone to bring their full, authentic selves to work every single day. We acknowledge that the games industry is far from perfect and a global organisation with people all over the world, from all kinds of backgrounds, we know it's part of our duty to provide everyone at Sumo with a safe, accepting and affirming working environment.

We encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

More about Sumo Sheffield

Sumo Sheffield is located just outside the city centre in Sumo Digital's HQ, just off J34 on the M1 and a stone's throw from the city's primary shopping and leisure complex. With a multi-building campus comprised of industry-leading facilities, an onsite gym and subsidised canteen, Sumo Sheffield provides everything needed for all teams to create the world's best games.

Sheffield is the fifth largest city in the UK and is easily accessible by road and rail from Leeds, Manchester and the Midlands. The city enjoys a wealth of facilities to suit a wide array of interests, including:

o World-class sports facilities

o Iconic theatres and galleries

o Multiple retail and shopping experiences

o Diverse and renowned restaurants and eateries

o The award-winning National Video Game Museum

More about Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital is an award-winning international family of studios. Recent releases from Sumo Digital studios include: BAFTA-Award winning Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Hood: Outlaws & Legends, Control Ultimate Edition on Google Stadia, Apple Arcade Award-winning Little Orpheus, Hot Shot Racing, WST Snooker and Spyder.