FP&A Manager, World of Warcraft and Diablo

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Job Title:            FP&A Manager, World of Warcraft and Diablo

Reporting To:    FP&A Director

Department:      Finance

Contract Term:    Permanent

Location:              Office based (Soho, London) & hybrid work from home

Your Mission:

Partner throughout the business to drive decisions that improve profit & engagement

As part of the AB EMEA Finance and Analytics Team, you will be involved in all the aspects of the financial planning and analysis processes of the World of Warcraft and Diablo businesses in EMEA. The role is to monitor performance of the business but also to identify insights for the franchise teams and the leadership team to act upon.

The role seen as front-line financial partner/force of change & recommendation with stakeholders including EMEA HQ, Business Units and Global Finance.

This role includes but is not limited to the following tasks/duties*:

• Act as a business partner to the EMEA World of Warcraft and Diablo Franchise teams and help the team to identify, quantify and act upon commercial opportunities for each franchise.
• Provide financial context to the analytics insights that are generated by the Analytics team. Understand and use cohorting developed by the Analytics team to target the right players and drive profitability on World of Warcraft and Diablo in EMEA.

• Own the EMEA P&L for both the World of Warcraft and Diablo Franchises and monitor achievement of our Operating Income objectives. Regularly review risks and opportunities versus forecasts. Provide a weekly pacing update (a view of expected revenue for the quarter, with commentary on recent trends).

• Prepare insightful, timely and accurate analysis on each franchise that enables ongoing assessment of operating performance against agreed targets. Deliver key business insights to senior management, including in a weekly report.

• Develop understanding of all parts of the business model for World of Warcraft and Diablo, both on Full Game, Subscriptions and Live Ops and use this understanding to identify the right KPIs to follow to monitor performance.

• While forecasting will mainly be done by global teams in HQ, you will need to consolidate the forecasting/planning/analysis process of AOP and Forecasts as well as understand and challenge the assumptions for EMEA. Alongside your manager prepare/present the Annual Operating Plan and forecasts to leadership team and the franchise team.

• In collaboration with the franchise team, our marketing shared services and the global finance teams in Irvine, track marketing spend to ensure the budgets are spent adequately and with the best return on investment.

• Comply with Activision Blizzard policies and procedures to guarantee the reliability of financial reporting within your areas of responsibility. This will include providing monthly marketing accruals for Accounting to post. Review month-end results and provide analysis of variances versus forecast.

• Find and execute on opportunities to reduce non-value added work, improve on existing processes/reporting and maximize the value and impact of analyses. Drive automation of reporting.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement across all activities and in all relationships with other functions.

Player Profile

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in Business Studies/Finance
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven experience in business partnering
• Highly analytical, precise, detail oriented and well organized
• Excellent written and oral communication in English.
• Team player, sociable, interacts with co-workers well
• Excellent system skills (Excel, Oracle, Essbase, Hyperion)
• Ability to work independently under tight deadlines, manage different tasks at the same time and set priorities appropriately
• Adherence to deadlines
• ‘Have done, can do, will do’ approach with positive attitude
• Ability to deal and liaise with colleagues at all levels within Activision Blizzard
• Self-starter with drive and enthusiasm
• Actively communicates with local management, BU leads, Global Franchise Finance and corporate

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

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources and Finance.

Our office is based in Soho, the cultural heart of London’s West End with a vast array of classic record shops and leading film companies, media offices and great restaurants. Regent’s Park is close enough for a lunchtime run, as are the delights of Piccadilly Circus and the shopping mecca of Oxford Street. It is conveniently walking distance from a number of London tube stations and mainline train stations and has a well-stocked kitchen and free on-site gym.

To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on X at @ATVI_AB

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 innovative 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 advised by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

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.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.