About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

A Senior Financial Analyst at Activision will drive the Call of Duty business with a focus on in-game live operations. Must-haves include 2+ years of experience in investment banking, equity research, or revenue management, robust financial modeling, and strong analytical skills.

Job Title:

Sr. Financial Analyst

Requisition ID:

R023855

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Reporting To: Senior Manager, Live Service Finance

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Your Mission

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will drive the Call of Duty business with a specific focus on in-game live operations across console, PC, and mobile. This role is centered around projecting and handling the day-to-day performance of our supported titles’ player counts and key monetization systems such as the Battle Pass, Item Shop, and more. This is a dynamic role which will collaborate and be a key partner across our finance & strategy, product management, analytics, and studio organizations.

What you bring to the table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

  • Perform engagement & monetization analysis to identify trends in our player base and in-game store to help advise and craft the product strategy for Call of Duty

  • Partner with the Call of Duty finance leaders to drive Live Seasons

  • Build ad-hoc analysis & collaborate with product, commercial, and marketing leadership to advise on business decisions

  • Contribute to live season go-to-market plans and business unit performance updates

  • Support forecasting process (annual, in-year, long range) in partnership with other COD franchise finance team members

Player Profile

Minimum Qualifications

  • 2 or more years of experience, ideally in investment banking, equity research, or revenue management within a similar industry

  • Robust financial modeling, ideally with a history in consumer internet/entertainment

  • History of cross functional work with positive relationship management & collaboration

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking; ability to communicate sophisticated concepts at a high level

  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Extra Points

  • Curiosity about video games or entertainment

Our World

At Activision, we strive to build the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

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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Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

  • 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.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $72,720.00 - $134,460.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.
$72.7K - $134.5K/yr (Outscal est.)
$103.6K/yr avg.
Santa Monica, California, United States

About The Company

Founded in 1979, Activision continues to disrupt the world of entertainment with its extensive roster of epic blockbuster games -- Pitfall®, Tony Hawk®, Guitar Hero®, Crash Bandicoot™, Skylanders™, Bungie’s Destiny and Call of Duty.®


As the leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products on consoles, mobile and PC, our “press start” is simple: delight players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.


Activision is headquartered in Santa Monica, and publishes globally in markets including U.S., Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, mainland China, Hong Kong and the region of Taiwan.


At Activision, we strive to connect and engage our global player community through entertainment. Our success comes from the passionate, talented and diverse team of people behind our world-class franchises. Ensuring Activision is an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive will help us deliver a new era of epic entertainment for our players.

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