Commercial Finance Analyst

This key role is part of the Commercial Finance FP&A team at King. As an Analyst, you will play a critical role in forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis across our portfolio, with a focus on In-App-Purchase (IAP) revenue or Marketing. Working closely with Finance Managers, Business Partners, and central finance, you will deliver accurate forecasts, insightful analysis, and high-quality reporting that underpin strategic decisions and performance management. Key responsibilities include supporting quarterly forecasts, preparing weekly/monthly/quarterly reports, conducting detailed performance analysis, and building financial models for investment appraisal. The role requires strong analytical and Excel skills, with a proactive and collaborative mindset.

Must Have

• Support the preparation of quarterly forecasts and long-range plans across IAP, Ads, and Marketing.
• Work on revenue and marketing assumptions in close collaboration with managers and business partners.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting outputs, including pacing updates, P&Ls, and revenue commentary.
• Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, timely, and actionable.
• Conduct detailed analysis on performance trends, marketing investment returns, and new initiatives.
• Provide insights that help identify risks, opportunities, and improvement areas.
• Build financial models to evaluate marketing campaigns, new initiatives, and alternative scenarios.
• Help ensure investment cases are robust and data-driven.
• Work closely with FP&A Managers, Business Partners, and Finance Data Labs to ensure “one version of the truth” in financial reporting and analysis.
• Contribute to improvements in forecasting tools, automation of reporting, and process efficiency initiatives.
• Experience in financial planning & analysis or similar analytical role.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Clear and concise communication skills.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Proactive mindset and eagerness to learn.

Good to Have

• Experience within a fast-paced global environment (gaming, tech, or digital industries preferred).
• Experience using data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Looker.
• Knowledge of Hyperion or other planning systems.
• Qualifications in ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or an international equivalent (or working towards one).

Analyst, Commercial Finance – FP&A

This key role is part of the Commercial Finance FP&A team at King. As an Analyst, you will play a critical role in forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis across our portfolio, with a focus on In-App-Purchase (IAP) revenue or Marketing. Working closely with Finance Managers, Business Partners, and central finance, you will deliver accurate forecasts, insightful analysis, and high-quality reporting that underpin strategic decisions and performance management.

Your role within our Kingdom

Key Responsibilities

• Forecasting & Planning: Support the preparation of quarterly forecasts and long-range plans across IAP, Ads, and Marketing. Work on revenue and marketing assumptions in close collaboration with managers and business partners.
• Reporting & Commentary: Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting outputs, including pacing updates, P&Ls, and revenue commentary. Ensure outputs are accurate, timely, and actionable.
• Analytical Deep Dives: Conduct detailed analysis on performance trends, marketing investment returns, and new initiatives. Provide insights that help identify risks, opportunities, and improvement areas.
• Scenario Modelling & Investment Appraisal: Build financial models to evaluate marketing campaigns, new initiatives, and alternative scenarios. Help ensure investment cases are robust and data-driven.
• Collaboration & Alignment: Work closely with FP&A Managers, Business Partners, and Finance Data Labs to ensure “one version of the truth” in financial reporting and analysis.
• Process & Tool Development: Contribute to improvements in forecasting tools, automation of reporting, and process efficiency initiatives.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in financial planning & analysis or similar analytical role, ideally within a fast-paced global environment (gaming, tech, or digital industries preferred).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with large datasets and translate results into meaningful insights. Experiencing using data visualisation tools such as Power BI or Looker is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills and financial modelling experience; knowledge of Hyperion, or other planning systems a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Clear and concise communication skills, capable of distilling complex analysis into simple insights for finance colleagues and senior stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills, with a proactive mindset and eagerness to learn.
• Qualifications in ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or an international equivalent (or working towards one) are preferred.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @kinggames on X.

About Us

We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions of people every single day. We create unforgettable games that are loved around the world.

We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players.

Who we are

King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch. We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the company.

Our passion

Making great games is incredibly challenging but we’ve proven it can be done… and we see a world of possibilities ahead. We’re challenging ourselves to dream bigger in a Seriously Playful way. We’re experimenting, learning, and adapting continuously to shape the industry in ways yet to be imagined.

We’re passionate about bringing moments of magic to our players and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. Above all, we play as a team, helping each other have impact on a massive scale. And we’ll know we’ve outdone ourselves when we’ve inspired the world to play.

If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!

Together, we’ll create new experiences that raise the bar, delight billions of people, and redefine the world of games again and again.

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