Sr. Financial Analyst U Studio Finance

Job Description

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Your Platform

Activision Blizzard 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, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity, and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission

Activision is looking for a highly motivated, energetic, and financially minded individual to join the Activision Publishing Finance team. This position will provide global studio finance support to the iconic first-person shooter Call of Duty franchises (which includes the storied Modern Warfare & Black Ops franchises and now Warzone!) focusing on the following responsibilities:
• Support studio planning and strategy efforts to help develop the next wave of blockbuster titles
• Support the quarterly forecast with a focus on accurate forecasting and variance analysis to provide business understanding
• Support business planning efforts (annual and long-range planning)
• Play key role in the delivery of updates to key studio leadership
• Partner with business counterparts globally to plan, forecast and ensure delivery against development budgets. Influence long-term investments, cost savings and efficiencies.
• Assist with the execution of project greenlights and provide monthly project status updates
• Partner with HR to monitor hiring trends and ensure projects are adequately supported
• Help with other ad-hoc projects that arise in this fast paced, ever-changing industry
Our team is lean, dynamic, and focused - which means you will have real responsibility and the opportunity to have high impact in one of the leading companies in the interactive entertainment space. Strong financial and business acumen, a desire to learn, attention to detail, timely follow-through, adaptability, and the ability to effectively manage against multiple priorities are keys to success in this role.

Player Profile

The key qualifications for this role include:
• 2+ years of experience in operations finance, FP&A, brand finance, accounting, or related area
• Strong partnership and collaboration skills
• Strong personal presence and communication to work across finance, marketing, development, and executive leadership in pursuit of business goals
• Strong user of Excel, PowerPoint, and financial management tools
• Strong finance, business acumen and general analytical skills
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Bachelor's Degree in a related field (advanced degree or certification a plus)
• Experience with financial systems desired
• High energy: passion for games is a plus

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7ep8p-18-191-174-168-42 in your application.