Job Description

Ventmear Brasil is Entain's license holder of online betting and gaming platform that operates legally in Brazil, offering sports betting and virtual/casino-style games. It’s one of the most recognized names in the industry, active for decades across multiple countries.

In Brazil, it’s registered under the new fixed-odds betting regulation (Law No. 14,790/2023), which allows licensed companies to operate in the national market.

The LATAM Finance Controller role requires a highly senior professional capable of combining leadership behaviors with strong technical expertise. The position demands the ability to manage third parties, prioritize competing demands, and make well-balanced decisions considering risks and benefits.

However, this is fundamentally a hands-on role The successful candidate is not expected to operate solely through delegation, but rather to demonstrate technical depth, resilience, and autonomy in directly solving complex problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee local accounting, including coordination with the external accounting firm;
• Support audits and liaise with internal teams to ensure compliance;
• Manage US GAAP accounting through Oracle, ensuring proper translation of local books;
• Understand budget assumptions and explain variances between actuals and forecasts;
• Monitor tax compliance in coordination with the global Tax team;
• Review intercompany agreements and transfer pricing policies;
• Identify tax optimization opportunities (credits recovery and structural efficiencies);
• Control Marketing budget and conduct periodic reviews with local teams;
• Manage vendors, ensuring compliance with procurement policies and maintaining clear communication regarding payment timelines and cycles, particularly with marketing agencies and affiliates;
• Manage treasury activities, including cash management, low-risk investments, and relationships with payment service providers (PSPs), optimizing liquidity and seeking more efficient and cost-effective solutions;
• Ensure compliance with regulatory financial obligations and internal compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise in accounting, tax, and finance;
• Self-awareness regarding technical gaps, with a proactive and continuous learning mindset, particularly within a new and evolving regulatory environment;
• Analytical profile with a strong focus on root cause identification and problem-solving;
• High degree of autonomy, ownership, and accountability;
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution;
• Willingness to develop a solid understanding of the betting and sports industries, enabling interpretation of financial data within its broader business context and the proposal of conceptually sound solutions;
• Fluent English;
• Comfortable working in a Windows and Microsoft-based environment (macOS will not be provided).

Additional Information

And outside of this, you’ll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes, join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.