Senior Analyst, FP&A

Job Title:

Senior Analyst, FP&A

Requisition ID:

R024810

Job Description:

Position Overview

The company is seeking a commercially experienced Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to provide finance business partnership and oversight to its businesses in Korea and Japan, with additional responsibilities for APAC region FP&A reporting. The Senior Analyst, FP&A will coordinate planning, forecasting, and reporting processes and serve as the finance partner for local management and GTM (go-to-market) teams. This role involves assisting with business reviews, helping manage operational risks and costs, and supporting growth initiatives. The candidate will need to foster partnerships with regional and global finance stakeholders to execute and deliver results within timelines.

The ideal candidate is an independent, self-organised individual with a proven track record of accurately maintaining P&L reporting and analysis, and identifying and implementing process efficiencies and reporting enhancements.

This position reports directly to the FP&A Senior Manager, APAC, in a highly matrixed organization.

Role & Responsibilities

The role will primarily be the day-to-day Finance support to the KR/JP local functional teams and will also contribute to APAC regional level management reporting and any other ad-hoc requirements.

Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.

Involvement in the annual budgeting and quarterly/monthly forecasting processes, collaborating with local functional teams to generate accurate estimates.

Work on a routine rhythm of business updates including weekly revenue pacing to track business performance.

Monitor key performance indicators, identify trends, and analyze causes of unexpected variance.

Develop and maintain operational metrics, financial dashboards, and reports for planning and monitoring purposes, including monthly reporting decks for local and regional management and GTM teams.

Conduct financial impact analyses and prepare ad-hoc business cases to support decision-making.

Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made.

Collaborate with global teams as part of the APAC FP&A team to align regional metrics, goals, and business reviews.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

5+ years of experience in finance business partnering/FP&A, working in a cross-functional team environment, ideally within a multinational corporation.

Proven track record in building and maintaining financial models and dashboards, ideally using BI tools.

Demonstrated excellent analytical skills and business acumen.

Knowledge & Skills

Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or other related areas or an MBA with a focus on Finance.

Professional accounting/finance qualification such as CPA, AICPA, ACCA or similar, with at least 3+ years of post-qualified experience.

Excellent verbal and business written skills in both English and Korean.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Key Attributes

Ability to multitask and meet constant deadlines.

Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate, influence, and persuade non-technical stakeholders.

Self-starter attitude, quick to learn and adapt to an ever-changing environment, while being well-organized.

Extra Points

Knowledge of Korean/Japanese gaming markets.

Proficiency in Japanese would be advantageous.

Experience with accounting systems such as Hyperion Essbase and Oracle.

Proficiency in Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker would be highly regarded.

Experience in revenue modelling or simulation would be desirable.

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., 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 innovate 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!

The videogame 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.

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 are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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