FP & A Manager, World of Warcraft and Diablo
FP & A Manager - Finance and Accounting - Office based - Soho, London (Hybrid), United Kingdom
YOUR MISSION As part of the AB EMEA Finance and Analytics Team, you will be involved in all aspects of the financial planning and analysis processes of the World of Warcraft and Diablo businesses in EMEA. The role is to monitor performance of the business but also to identify insights for the franchise teams and the leadership team to act upon. The role is seen as a front-line financial partner/force of change & recommendation with stakeholders including EMEA HQ, Business Units, and Global Finance. RESPONSIBILITIES Act as a business partner to the EMEA World of Warcraft and Diablo Franchise teams and help the team to identify, quantify and act upon commercial opportunities for each franchise. Provide financial context to the analytics insights generated by the Analytics team. Understand and use cohorting developed by the Analytics team to target the right players and drive profitability on World of Warcraft and Diablo in EMEA. Own the EMEA P&L for both the World of Warcraft and Diablo Franchises and monitor achievement of our Operating Income objectives. Regularly review risks and opportunities versus forecasts. Provide a weekly pacing update (a view of expected revenue for the quarter, with commentary on recent trends). Prepare insightful, timely, and accurate analysis on each franchise that enables ongoing assessment of operating performance against agreed targets. Deliver key business insights to senior management, including in a weekly report. Develop understanding of all parts of the business model for World of Warcraft and Diablo, both on Full Game, Subscriptions, and Live Ops and use this understanding to identify the right KPIs to follow to monitor performance. While forecasting will mainly be done by global teams in HQ, you will need to consolidate the forecasting/planning/analysis process of AOP and Forecasts as well as understand and challenge the assumptions for EMEA. Alongside your manager prepare/present the Annual Operating Plan and forecasts to the leadership team and the franchise team. In collaboration with the franchise team, our marketing shared services, and the global finance teams in Irvine, track marketing spend to ensure the budgets are spent adequately and with the best return on investment. Comply with Activision Blizzard policies and procedures to guarantee the reliability of financial reporting within your areas of responsibility. This will include providing monthly marketing accruals for Accounting to post. Review month-end results and provide analysis of variances versus forecast. Find and execute on opportunities to reduce non-value added work, improve on existing processes/reporting, and maximize the value and impact of analyses. Drive automation of reporting. Promote a culture of continuous improvement across all activities and in all relationships with other functions. REQUIREMENTS Educated to degree level or equivalent in Business Studies/Finance Excellent communication and presentation skills Proven experience in business partnering Highly analytical, precise, detail-oriented, and well organized Excellent written and oral communication in English Team player, sociable, interacts with co-workers well Excellent system skills (Excel, Oracle, Essbase, Hyperion) Ability to work independently under tight deadlines, manage different tasks at the same time, and set priorities appropriately Adherence to deadlines ‘Have done, can do, will do’ approach with a positive attitude Ability to deal and liaise with colleagues at all levels within Activision Blizzard Self-starter with drive and enthusiasm Actively communicates with local management, BU leads, Global Franchise Finance, and corporate We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
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FP & A Manager - Finance and Accounting - Office based - Soho, London (Hybrid), United Kingdom
YOUR MISSION As part of the AB EMEA Finance and Analytics Team, you will be involved in all aspects of the financial planning and analysis processes of the World of Warcraft and Diablo businesses in EMEA. The role is to monitor performance of the business but also to identify insights for the franchise teams and the leadership team to act upon. The role is seen as a front-line financial partner/force of change & recommendation with stakeholders including EMEA HQ, Business Units, and Global Finance. RESPONSIBILITIES Act as a business partner to the EMEA World of Warcraft and Diablo Franchise teams and help the team to identify, quantify and act upon commercial opportunities for each franchise. Provide financial context to the analytics insights generated by the Analytics team. Understand and use cohorting developed by the Analytics team to target the right players and drive profitability on World of Warcraft and Diablo in EMEA. Own the EMEA P&L for both the World of Warcraft and Diablo Franchises and monitor achievement of our Operating Income objectives. Regularly review risks and opportunities versus forecasts. Provide a weekly pacing update (a view of expected revenue for the quarter, with commentary on recent trends). Prepare insightful, timely, and accurate analysis on each franchise that enables ongoing assessment of operating performance against agreed targets. Deliver key business insights to senior management, including in a weekly report. Develop understanding of all parts of the business model for World of Warcraft and Diablo, both on Full Game, Subscriptions, and Live Ops and use this understanding to identify the right KPIs to follow to monitor performance. While forecasting will mainly be done by global teams in HQ, you will need to consolidate the forecasting/planning/analysis process of AOP and Forecasts as well as understand and challenge the assumptions for EMEA. Alongside your manager prepare/present the Annual Operating Plan and forecasts to the leadership team and the franchise team. In collaboration with the franchise team, our marketing shared services, and the global finance teams in Irvine, track marketing spend to ensure the budgets are spent adequately and with the best return on investment. Comply with Activision Blizzard policies and procedures to guarantee the reliability of financial reporting within your areas of responsibility. This will include providing monthly marketing accruals for Accounting to post. Review month-end results and provide analysis of variances versus forecast. Find and execute on opportunities to reduce non-value added work, improve on existing processes/reporting, and maximize the value and impact of analyses. Drive automation of reporting. Promote a culture of continuous improvement across all activities and in all relationships with other functions. REQUIREMENTS Educated to degree level or equivalent in Business Studies/Finance Excellent communication and presentation skills Proven experience in business partnering Highly analytical, precise, detail-oriented, and well organized Excellent written and oral communication in English Team player, sociable, interacts with co-workers well Excellent system skills (Excel, Oracle, Essbase, Hyperion) Ability to work independently under tight deadlines, manage different tasks at the same time, and set priorities appropriately Adherence to deadlines ‘Have done, can do, will do’ approach with a positive attitude Ability to deal and liaise with colleagues at all levels within Activision Blizzard Self-starter with drive and enthusiasm Actively communicates with local management, BU leads, Global Franchise Finance, and corporate We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
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