FP&A Analyst U Anz / South

Job Description

Your Mission

As FP&A Analyst Activision Blizzard, you will be responsible for working with the Associate FP&A Director with the annual and quarterly business planning & reporting process across the region, which includes review of monthly results and preparation of detailed quarterly forecasts. This position will provide you an opportunity to be a valued business partner to the ANZ and South Asia (''ANZSA'') sales and marketing team and have a hand in decision support, intelligence activities and business process improvement.

Responsibilities
• Assist Associate FPA Director with the preparation, load and completion of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and quarterly forecasts for the ANZSA region.
• Preparation of all ANZSA monthly reporting and quarterly reporting including variance commentary and tracking of key Risks and Opportunities to Annual Operating Plan.
• Assist in the collation and consolidation of key financial and operating metrics for the region and maintaining a reporting database.
• Assist in the coordination and review of Territory 3 week out forecasts (pacing).
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends, and analyzing causes of unexpected variances.
• Provide business partnering and support to senior stakeholders including ad hoc in-depth analysis, strategic modelling and reporting.
• Review variable sales and marketing and OPEX spend (including review of purchase orders) against AOP/forecast and assist in the forecasting of future spend.
• Assist in preparing presentations for senior stakeholders.

Player Profile
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in FP&A and/or Accounting
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Proficient skills in ERP and MS office esp. Excel, PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to work with and transform large datasets
• Experience communicating and working with various stakeholders
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision
• Must be able to work in a team-oriented environment
• Demonstrated ability to roll up sleeves and work with team members in a hands-on capacity
• Ability to work independently and multi-task effectively, with limited direction
• Self-motivated, energetic and task oriented
• Good communication and strong interpersonal skills
• High level of integrity and confidentiality

Pluses
• Knowledge of and / or finance experience within the gaming industry
• Experience with Hyperion/Oracle
• Advanced excel knowledge (VBM, Power Query)
• Business Intelligence experience (Tableau, PowerBI)

Required Application Materials
• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
• Why you are interested in working at Activision Blizzard
• Your career highlights
• why you think you are suitable for the role
Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world's largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Skylanders®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™, and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users across the globe, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

We're proud to be included as one of FORTUNE's ''100 Best Companies To Work For®'' for five consecutive years and for having received a perfect score on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. We've earned a spot on FORTUNE's ''World's Best Employers,'' ''Most Admired Companies,'' and ''Future 50'' lists, in addition to, being ranked one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies in Gaming for three years in a row. Our global employees are some of the best and brightest talents across engineering, entertainment, media, and technology.

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g349q9-18-220-136-165-42 in your application.