Financial Analyst

The FP&A Financial Analyst for the 2K Games/Studios is an integral position that assists in financial oversight and management of assigned business areas:  production/studio’s budgeting, reporting, forecasting, and performance tracking activities for various 2K Studios’ game/product portfolio of Development and Productions.  This is a highly visible role where you will be providing financial and operational analyses and reporting to key stakeholders that will influence business decisions. This is a unique opportunity to become an integral part of FP&A in supporting executives.

Responsible for handling complex game production budgets and schedules, which will require attention to detail and an understanding of the production pipeline, milestones and deliverables Partner with the business team in preparing for annual operating budgets, track results, expenses, headcounts, and provide visibility to divisional and finance leadership; maintain in-depth a full P&L forecasting and reporting, track actuals and predict future financial performance for your assigned business areas (Internal studios and Publishing) Gather production expense planning assumptions and timing updates in coordination and consolidation with various business partners, internal finance teams, legal and operations Prepare production costs’ estimate updates monthly/quarterly/annually including headcount/resource allocations to projects/titles in collaboration with Producers, Studio’s functional leaders and internal FP&A teams Present monthly/quarterly Estimated Final Cost (EFC) reports and relevant budget cost and variance analyses of assigned game production budget/latest approved plan to Producers, Product Management leaders, Studio leaders and internal FP&A teams Identify and analyze cause of change (variances) between monthly forecasts through ongoing meetings with production teams; communicate risks and opportunities, ensure that all data is properly loaded and reported through various financial systems Coordinate Production Accounting compliance audits:  project/time tracking and Video Game Tax Relief (VGTR) incentive supports of assigned game productions Assist Production Leadership and Department Managers in crafting and maintaining various ad hoc reports for planning production flow, executive level presentations on product updates as relates to financial views Distilling large amounts of data into actionable insights, leveraging financial and operational database systems Research and resolve Business Unit(s) inquiries for assigned functional/business areas. Assist in month-end closing working in partnership with centralized accounting teams, prepare and advise month end accruals, recommend reclassification of expense as needed resulting from detailed transactional analyses against various plans Develop a proficiency in and a business understanding of all of 2K’s financial systems and data sources and an understanding and working knowledge of 2K financial processes, accounting principles and internal controls

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; or equivalent experience  Minimum 2-3 years of accounting or finance experience Proven time management and multiple task management capabilities Experience using databases and data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau, Oracle, Workday, SQL)

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Strong analytical and organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills, and advanced modelling and Excel skills Ability to manage competing priorities with professionalism, and work with diplomacy, discretion, confidentiality, versatility, and reliability Flexible to work independently or as part of a team, with little or only general instruction Technically oriented with database/process experience and geared towards driving standardization and consolidation