Description

Position at Sports Interactive

Team: Finance

Reporting into: Head of Finance

Hybrid working status: 2 days per week at the office

Studio Overview

We are Sports Interactive 🎮

The gaming studio behind: ⚽ Football Manager.

Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms.

To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential.

Position Overview

Sports Interactive is seeking an experienced and analytical Finance Analyst to join our Finance department. As part of the team behind the renowned Football Manager series, this position will be instrumental in evaluating and enhancing the financial performance of our studio, products, and strategic projects.

This role requires close collaboration with colleagues across Operations, Business Intelligence, and SEGA HQ’s Finance & Business Planning divisions. Serving as a key interface between data analysis and business decision-making, the Finance Analyst will manage reporting cycles, drive accuracy in forecasting, and provide actionable, insight-led recommendations to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and presentation of monthly Management KPI decks for studio leadership, encompassing financial results, performance metrics, and variance analysis.
• Maintain and improve the cost tracker to ensure clear visibility on SG&A, Capex, R&D, marketing, and development services expenditures.
• Oversee the latest view reporting process, consolidating risks and opportunities into ongoing forecasts with detailed performance versus budget insights.
• Track and visualise studio performance history, establishing a robust foundation for strategic planning.
• Support and implement Vena, the studio’s financial planning tool.
• Develop and maintain scenario models for informed decision-making related to:
• Deliver comprehensive P&L forecasts, incorporating amortisation and cash flow perspectives for new ventures, budgets, and greenlight processes.
• Contribute to the Annual Budget and Mid-Term Plan (5-year forecast), working cross-functionally to produce accurate, bottom-up projections.
• Create automation solutions and templates to enhance forecast efficiency and reporting consistency.
• Conduct regular reviews (quarterly/monthly) of major cost categories, identifying variances and recommending efficiencies.
• Maintain thorough documentation and process records for all essential financial activities.
• Promote continuous improvement and value creation by proactively evaluating and refining existing practices.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in a finance or analytical capacity, preferably within a dynamic, creative, or technology-oriented environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (including pivot tables, SUMIFS, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and financial modelling).
• Strong analytical skills with a proven ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights effectively.
• Demonstrated expertise in cost forecasting and variance analysis.
• Skilled at working with large datasets and consistently delivering precise results under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communicator with advanced PowerPoint abilities and experience presenting to stakeholders.
• Highly organised self-starter capable of managing multiple concurrent projects independently.

Desirable

• Understanding of core financial reporting concepts such as P&Ls, capitalisation, and amortisation.
• Familiarity with the video game industry or an interest in games.
• Experience with Vena, Power BI, or similar financial systems and planning platforms.

Benefits of Working at Sports Interactive:

• A flexible working policy to best suit you and your team. 🏠
• Subsidised mental health, therapy and coaching sessions are available. 😌
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 7% of annual salary). 🏦
• Free onsite evening bar in the Sports Interactive London HQ. 🍹
• A well-stocked breakfast bar with cereals, fruits, teas, and coffees. 🥣
• Regular events in collaboration with our partnered football clubs. 🏟️
• Access to our on-site physical and massage therapist services. 💆
• Multiple clubs and societies to join e.g., book club and art workshops. 🫶
• Free access to games released under the SEGA Europe umbrella. 🕹️
• A range of Gym Membership options through our Benefits partners. 🏋️
• Fully Subsidised Healthcare and Dental Plans. 🦷
• Free Travel Insurance for yourself and your family. ✈️

What is it like to work here?

We approach everything with passion, whether that is making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. We want to share that outlook with everyone who shows up to work here each day.

For us, talent wins games, but teamwork wins titles. Collaboration is the key to constantly topping our best. We believe everyone matters, no matter which part of the business you are in, so we encourage and support our people in driving your own growth and realising your full potential. But, more than anything else, we are a team. A team with a down-to-earth dynamic, that has a lot of fun doing what we do.

And whether that’s technical tweaks or fine-tuning our creative process, everything is geared at producing the best game possible for our players. To do that, we need to be tenacious and move quickly, and not be afraid of switching things up. It is these principles that have enabled us to produce a game that has defined year after year, and that will continue to push us for many more to come.

Our flexible working culture gives you the opportunity to optimise your workload, with in-office, hybrid, and remote working options dependent on role. So, if you want a work/life balance, we are behind you. Because while we live to create extraordinary games, we know that is not all you have got going on. You can trust that we always keep things in perspective, fostering an environment where work can be more than just a job.

We’re also a London Living Wage employer, boast one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry and are proud to have won the ‘Best Places to Work’ award by Gamesindustry.biz in large company category in 2023.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief.

SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer, and we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please ensure you advise us if you require any other reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.