Financial Analyst

Founded in 2005, the 2K label includes some of the most talented game development studios in the world today including: Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar 13, 2K Czech and Cat Daddy Games. Our world-class team of engineers, developers, graphic artists and publishing professionals are stewards of a growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM. 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment.

Our vision is to build a diverse and inclusion environment to “Come as You are and Feel Equipped to do Your Best Work!” We are dedicated to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and equality in all that we do. Our communities are passionate about increased access and personal growth, and their greatness depends on a diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and perspective. We're an equal opportunity employer, and we're excited to build the future of co-living with the world's most hard-working people.

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 partners that will influence business decisions. This is an outstanding 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, achievements and results
• Partner with the business team in preparing for annual operating budgets, track results, expenses, headcounts, and provide transparency 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 accurately 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
• 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

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

• Strong analytical and organizational skills, written and verbal communication skills and sophisticated modeling and Excel skills
• Ability to lead challenging priorities with professionalism, and work with tact, 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

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.