Manager, Corporate FP&A

Job Description

Your Platform
Activision Blizzard King plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources and Finance.
Your Mission
The Manager position on the Corporate FP&A team is a critical and highly visible role within the team that performs integrated companywide analysis and consolidation to support the Activision Blizzard King executive leadership team and assists with the companywide planning and forecasting processes. Reporting to the Director, Finance, this role will work to analyze, report and support the performance of the Corporate Support functions and specifically demonstrate a strong aptitude for interpreting, analyzing, and communicating complex business issues, and identifying opportunities for improvement. Problem solving, prioritization, and attention to detail are critical.
The core functions of the role include supporting the Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Forecast and Quarterly Close processes and ongoing partnership with various support function leaders to optimize efficiencies, while ensuring we are maintaining flexibility and supporting the strategic objectives of Activision Blizzard King. Key outputs include preparation and analysis for senior leader reporting packages, coordinating data-gathering across the organization, and assessing risk and opportunity ranges for initiatives and guidance.
Annual Operating Plan (40%)
• Work with stakeholders across the business and the regions to plan for expenditures and headcount in the year ahead
• Load all necessary information into the Hyperion system
• Prepare AOP FY27 decks to relay all necessary information to stakeholders
Monthly Close, Quarterly Forecast (50%) and intra-quarter trending
• Support the coordination of forecast inputs from various regions and business units, alignment of key assumptions and drivers
• Prepare journal entries, reclasses, and accruals for month end close
• Prepare various analyses that drive business insight and frame financial risks and opportunities
• Perform variance analysis, and ensure an environment of no surprises for senior leadership
Process improvement / Ad Hoc Projects (10%)
• Drive standardization and effective evolution of the company's Hyperion-based financial planning system to drive efficiencies and meet business needs
• Help automate standard processes and reporting to reduce reporting burden and increase sophistication and capacity for analysis
• Assist with Microsoft integration work
Principal Working Relationships:
• Functional Business Leaders, and their direct reports
• Director Corporate FP&A ABK
• Microsoft leads
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of FP&A experience
• General Financial Skills:
• Exceptional quantitative and financial modeling
• Ability to thrive and multitask in a rapidly evolving environment
• Able to vary work hours as needed to collaborate with global teammates
• Able to work independently, with limited direction
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills at coordinating and consolidating inputs across multiple functions
• The highest standards of accuracy and attention to detail in a dynamic, multitasking environment
• Outstanding organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Hyperion/Essbase experience preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of general accounting and financial planning
Pluses
• Experience in video game, software, technology or entertainment industries
• Real passion for video games
Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.
Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.
In the US, the standard base pay range for this role is $87,480.00 - $161,910.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all US locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-eokw51-18-97-9-173-42 in your application.