Senior Finance Manager

Description

About Us:

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IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, Inc., is one of the world’s largest gaming and entertainment media platforms and the go-to destination for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comics and much more. Across its 16 digital properties, IGN Entertainment reaches more than 490 million monthly users in 110 countries and engages with 85 million fans on social media. Its portfolio includes favorites such as IGN, Eurogamer, Digital Foundry, Rock Paper Shotgun, and MapGenie, delivering daily content across 46 platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and connected TV. Through its online digital store Humble Bundle, IGN Entertainment has donated over $250 million to more than 38,000 charities worldwide, underscoring its commitment to making a positive impact. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IGN Entertainment's content is localized in 20 languages. Learn more at corp.ign.com.

Job Summary:

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IGN Entertainment is seeking a highly motivated Senior Finance Manager to help oversee all financial aspects of our organization and drive the company's financial strategy. The ideal candidate will be responsible for financial planning, analysis, and budgeting to ensure accurate financial reporting and proactive financial decision-making for our strategic initiatives.This role will partner with the business leads, Senior Director of Finance, Accounting team and the Gaming Controller.

Responsibilities:

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• Oversee and manage the financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes, including the coordination of annual budgets, monthly rolling forecasts, and weekly financial projections.

• Partner extensively with business units, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership to drive financial results and operational improvements.

• Develop comprehensive financial analysis, provide actionable insights, and make recommendations to support strategic decision-making and identify risks and opportunities.

• Create and maintain robust financial models and scenario analyses to support various business initiative and assess ROI

• Assist in month end financial close with the Accounting team.

• Prepare and present actuals vs. budget/forecast variance explanations and detailed financial reports to management.

• Manage and analyze Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track financial performance and inform business strategies.

Qualifications:

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• Proven experience as a Senior Manager or similar role, with at least 7 years in a financial position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, or related field.

• Oracle Fusion and PBCS experience are a plus.

• Highly proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

• In-depth knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles, laws, and best practices

• Strong analytical skills and experience with financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with finance and non-finance team members

The successful candidate will:

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• Have strong attention to detail and high standards for quality and accuracy

• Be a strategic thinker with a passion for driving financial performance and growth.

• Possess strong analytical skills and experience with financial analysis, forecasting, and budgeting

• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial information effectively

• Take ownership, make recommendations, and take the lead on delivering efficiencies and bringing improvements

• Be a highly motivated, self-starter with the ability to build rapport with other team members and cross-functional departments

• Be intellectually curious and passionate about utilizing data to illuminate opportunities and identify issues and opportunities

• Have an active interest in the industry, competition, and market.

Work Environment:

• Work Schedule: Standard full-time working schedule, M-F. There is no expectation for this role to work weekends, holidays, or odd hours.

• Travel Requirements: No travel is required for this role.

• Physical Requirements: This role involves typical office and computer-based activities, including prolonged periods of sitting or standing and frequent use of hands, fingers, and vision for tasks such as operating a computer, mouse, and keyboard.

• Work Model: This is a hybrid position in Los Angeles, CA with a requirement to work out of our offices 3 days each week.

Our Culture and Values

At IGN, we believe diversity stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of new ideas, and enriches our personal and professional lives. We are committed to championing diversity in all that we do, weaving fairness and equity into the fabric of our organization, and achieving a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and antiracist culture where everyone belongs and everyone can thrive.

Here’s the good stuff about us…

• You’ll make an impact. We reach 490MM monthly unique users. We’re big time, but we’re not afraid to give you real opportunities to be epic and make a difference immediately.

• We’ve got a big presence, but a small team.

• We have fun. It’s all about games and games are fun. Anyone can offer a casual work environment, flexible hours, and benefits. We can offer that and a place where you can squad up with your coworkers in the arcade/game room.

• We’re passionate about what we do. IGN employees understand our users, because they are our users. We have a personal interest in providing the best possible product.

IGN Entertainment offers competitive salaries in addition to robust health and wellness focused benefits including medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits; Flexible Spending accounts, 401(k) with company match, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Pregnancy and Parental leave, Family Planning Support via Maven, Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, Fitness Reimbursement as well as employee-focused engagement and education programs, including Employee Resource Groups and company-sponsored events.

IGN Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Disclosure: IGN Entertainment provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The base pay for this position ranges from $125,000 to $150,000, plus incentive compensation (for eligible roles only), 401K with company match, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short and long-term disability, and a flexible time off policy.