Finance Director

Big Ticket

The Finance Director will lead the finance function at Big Ticket and serve as a key member of the executive team. The role involves setting the financial strategy of the business, driving commercial and capital decisions alongside the Lottery Director, and ensuring the highest standards of governance, control, and regulatory compliance under the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA). Effective collaboration with the executive team and the wider stakeholder community is crucial, as is the ability to represent Big Ticket with auditors, regulators, banks, and external advisors. Your financial leadership will be vital in shaping the long-term strategy and success of the business as the UAE lottery and prize draw market continues to formalise and grow.

Overall Responsibilities

• Lead the comprehensive financial strategy and operations of Big Ticket, supporting the Lottery Director and executive team in shaping the long-term direction of the business.
• Support the Commercial Director in driving the annual planning cycle, including budget, quarterly reforecasts, and three-to-five-year financial plans, ensuring alignment with commercial strategy and growth targets.
• Utilise financial insight and analysis to evaluate new initiatives, partnerships, investments, and corporate development opportunities, presenting clear recommendations to the executive team.
• Act as a key financial partner to the Commercial team, supporting decision-making across pricing, prize structures, draw economics, channel profitability, and marketing investment effectiveness
• Oversee board and management financial reporting, ensuring the right KPIs are tracked and that performance, risk, and opportunity are clearly communicated and acted upon.
• Maintain ultimate accountability for the integrity of Big Ticket s financial statements, ensuring compliance with IFRS, statutory reporting, external audit, and internal control environment.
• Oversee tax compliance across UAE Corporate Tax and VAT, alongside treasury, cash management, working capital, and prize fund liquidity.
• Lead the financial dimensions of player fund safeguarding, anti-money laundering, and financial crime prevention, working closely with Legal and Compliance to meet GCGRA requirements.
• Act as the senior finance lead on UAE gaming regulation, ensuring Big Ticket remains in good standing with the GCGRA and that evolving regulatory requirements are translated into operational and reporting processes.
• Provide executive oversight of procurement, supplier governance, and contract value, ensuring that third-party spend supports the company s commercial priorities.
• Represent Big Ticket on financial matters with auditors, tax advisors, banks, regulators, and the wider stakeholder community.
• Create and develop a high-performing finance function, identifying resourcing needs, building capability, and ensuring effective leadership across direct and cross-functional reporting lines.