Head of Finance (iGaming/Crypto)

Arena is a digital entertainment company building platforms people genuinely love. Since 2021, our portfolio has grown to include MetaWin, WOW Vegas, Hit.com, Rolla, BetZoo Media, Fanbase and Gladiator Games Studio, with teams across London, Gibraltar and Miami.

We work AI first. We're not held back by legacy systems or conventional thinking, and we use automation, data and smart tooling to move faster across every part of the business. Our finance function is lean, hands on and central to how we scale.

Role summary

The Head of Finance owns finance operations, reporting, tax and financial compliance across Arena

Entertainment Group, a Gibraltar-based iGaming group with entities in several jurisdictions. The role

keeps the group's books accurate and audit-ready, and manages the intercompany balances and

legal-entity structure that tie the group together.

It also covers banking and payment relationships, AML/CFT and KYC policy ownership, and corporate

governance. The postholder works closely with senior management, auditors, regulators and external

advisers, and suits a hands-on finance leader who is comfortable moving between detailed accounting

and group-level decisions.

Key responsibilities

Finance operations and reporting

• Run the month-end close, bookkeeping and reconciliations for all group entities in the group

accounting system (iplicit)

• Prepare management accounts, statutory accounts and group reporting
• Oversee payables, receivables, payroll inputs and supplier payments

Intercompany and group structure

• Manage intercompany recharges, balances and settlements between group entities
• Support entity migrations, restructures and dividend / settlement planning
• Keep the group chart of accounts, nominal codes and accounting policies consistent

Tax

• Own corporation tax and other tax filings across jurisdictions, working with external advisers
• Advise on the tax impact of group changes and transactions

Banking and payments

• Manage bank, PSP and payment-provider relationships and account set-up
• Oversee treasury, payment flows and safeguarding of funds

Compliance and policies

• Maintain AML/CFT, KYC and financial control policies and keep them current
• Liaise with regulators, auditors and external advisers
• Keep compliance files and audit evidence organised and accessible

Corporate governance

• Handle director appointments and removals, registers and statutory filings (e.g. Companies House)
• Maintain corporate records for all group entities

Leadership

• Lead and develop the finance team and agree priorities with senior management
• Act as the main finance contact for the board, auditors and group stakeholders

Requirements

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• 6+ years in finance, ideally in iGaming, crypto or other regulated sectors
• Experience running multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction group finance, including intercompany accounting
• Working knowledge of AML/CFT and KYC requirements in regulated gaming
• Strong grasp of UK / Gibraltar company and tax filings
• Hands-on with a cloud accounting system (iplicit or similar) and advanced Excel
• Clear communicator who can explain finance to non-finance colleagues

Desirable

• Experience with crypto or digital-asset accounting
• Exposure to Malta, Cyprus, Curaçao, Nevis or Guernsey entities
• Prior leadership of a small finance team
• Experience with PSP and banking relationships in online gaming