Associate Specialist, Publishing Operations

Job Description

Your Mission

The Publishing Operations Associate Specialist is primarily responsible for providing logistical support for various production & marketing tasks. The responsibilities for this role primarily include (but are not limited to): financial tracking and managing the marketing & production budgets, processing invoices, submitting contract request forms, forecasting, liaising with the various teams to provide real-time views of financial outlook, support analysis for bi-quarterly forecasting and planning, quarterly close, and annual operating plan creation and budgeting. Meets credits deadlines by working closing with departments for upcoming title release windows.

Responsibilities
• Interact with functional teams to understand and track their spending.
• Analyze current/future spending -- comparing to forecast and prior year spending.
• Identifying financial risks/opportunities and relaying that information to the functional teams so adjustments can be made.
• Work with the Finance team to inform the larger financial picture for product P&Ls.
• Assist with annual operating plans – providing insights to historical cost drivers and expenditures.
• Develop payment, accrual, and forecasting reports during quarter close to identify and explain variances to previous forecasts.
• Prepare and process Journal Entries and Accruals to ensure quarterly expenses are accurately captured during quarter close.
• Processing of purchase order requests (PORs) & Contract Request Forms (CRFs).
• Maintain current game credits listings.
• Support in miscellaneous tasks related to process improvement.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Player Profile
• 1+ years of relevant experience desired.
• Bachelor of Science or Arts in finance or related field preferred.
• Prior work experience in corporate finance or in related role preferred.
• Demonstrates high level of attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Experience liaising with cross functional departments.
• Strong project and time management skills required. Should be comfortable working on several projects simultaneously and have the flexibility to prioritize based on the needs of the business
• Knowledge with Excel required. Experience with Oracle, iprocurement and Hyperion a plus, but not required.
• Organized, proactive, and accountable.
• Gaming enthusiast and/or gamer is a plus.

Your Platform

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