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Your Mission

Responsibilities

This position will provide global studio finance support to the iconic first-person shooter Call of Duty franchises (which includes the storied Modern Warfare & Black Ops franchises) focusing on the following responsibilities

Activision is looking for a highly motivated, energetic and financially minded individual to join the Activision Publishing Finance team.

  • Support the quarterly forecast with a focus on accurate forecasting and variance analysis to provide business understanding
  • Support studio planning efforts to help develop the next wave of blockbuster titles
  • Support business planning efforts (annual and long-range planning)
  • Play key role in the delivery of the consolidated long-range planning model
  • Partner with business counterparts globally to plan, forecast and ensure delivery against development budgets. Influence long-term cost savings and efficiencies.
  • Assist with the execution of project greenlights and provide monthly project status updates
  • Partner with HR to monitor hiring trends and ensure projects are adequately supported
  • Help with other ad-hoc projects that arise in this fast paced, ever-changing industry

Our team is lean, dynamic, and focused - which means you will have real responsibility and the opportunity to have high impact one of the leading companies in the interactive entertainment space. Strong financial and business acumen, a desire to learn, attention to detail, timely follow-through, adaptability, and the ability to effectively manage against multiple priorities are keys to success in this role.

Player Profile

The Key Qualifications For This Role Include

  • 2-5 years of experience in operations finance, FP&A, brand finance, accounting or related area
  • Strong partnership and collaboration skills
  • Strong personal presence and communication to work across finance, marketing, development, and executive leadership in pursuit of business goals
  • Strong user of Excel, PowerPoint and financial management tools
  • Strong finance, business acumen and general analytical skills
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Bachelors Degree in a related field (advanced degree or certification a plus)
  • Experience with financial systems desired
  • High energy; passion for games is a plus

Your Platform

Were headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many disciplines of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivalled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

Our World

Great Games Start with Great People! This is an exciting time to join us!

Ask anyone who works at Activision, or with Activision, their favorite thing about it, and theyll tell you, its the people. We have world class brands, infrastructure and resources, but our success doesnt come from assembly lines producing widgets. Our success comes from people producing greatness together. We are nothing without our employees brilliance. So if youre interested in our biggest priority, its the people.

Activision is more than just the leading developer and publisher of video games; we are the creators of some of the worlds biggest, most ground-breaking titles in the industry. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot.

Activision is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), headquartered in Santa Monica, California with locations across the globe. Activision Blizzard is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology, and entertainment. A member of the S&P 500 and recognized on the 2018 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world with approximately 10,000 employees and players in 196 countries.

The video game 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 directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.