Activision Blizzard
Job Title
Manager, Corporate FP&A
Location Playa Vista, CA
Reporting To Director, Finance
Requisition ID R026217
Job Description The Manager position on the Corporate FP&A team is a critical and highly visible role 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.
Responsibilities
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.
Monthly Close, Quarterly Forecast (50%) – 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, 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, help automate standard processes and reporting to reduce reporting burden and increase sophistication, assist with Microsoft integration work.
Qualifications
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, work independently with limited direction, strong communication, writing, and presentation skills, excellent interpersonal skills at coordinating and consolidating inputs across multiple functions, highest standards of accuracy and attention to detail, 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.
Benefits
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.
Information
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level.
Employment type: Full-time.
Job function: Finance and Sales.
Industries: Entertainment Providers.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Activision Blizzard King is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Our World Activision Blizzard King is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
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Location Playa Vista, CA
Reporting To Director, Finance
Requisition ID R026217
Job Description The Manager position on the Corporate FP&A team is a critical and highly visible role 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.
Responsibilities
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.
Monthly Close, Quarterly Forecast (50%) – 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, 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, help automate standard processes and reporting to reduce reporting burden and increase sophistication, assist with Microsoft integration work.
Qualifications
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, work independently with limited direction, strong communication, writing, and presentation skills, excellent interpersonal skills at coordinating and consolidating inputs across multiple functions, highest standards of accuracy and attention to detail, 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.
Benefits
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.
Information
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level.
Employment type: Full-time.
Job function: Finance and Sales.
Industries: Entertainment Providers.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Activision Blizzard King is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Our World Activision Blizzard King is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
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