Senior Finance Manager

Who we are:

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

Position Summary:

The Senior Finance Manager will formulate the Annual Operation Budget by reviewing, analyzing, and making recommendations on budget requests for various assigned business areas under 2K Games (Studios/Publishing Business Units – NBA, Sport, Mobile Franchises). This candidate will be a strategic thinker, highly analytical, creative, and have a demonstrated ability to optimally lead financial responsibilities and decision making in a rapidly evolving business. This role requires a self-starter with strong modeling skills, attention to detail, and ability to run multiple projects effectively. This role also has regular interaction with senior executives, various business divisions, and multiple team members across 2K/T2 and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.

What you will do:

• Own preparation process of Annual Operating Budget and long-range project/by-title P&L planning which include partnership with various studio leaderships, business partners to collect and gather operating and project assumptions.
• Collaborate with key partners: assigned business divisions leadership team, centralized/shared services leadership, internal finance team and other functional teams for developing forecasts and budgets; accounting team for close process, financial analysis and decision support for business to develop new case and investment decision making frameworks.
• Provides business insights and recommendations to peers and team members to achieve revenue and profitability goals including: resource allocation, cost optimization, revenue generation, trends, and future requirements.
• Leads and drives processes through engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with business leaders to define action plans for financial and business analysis findings.
• Prepare, report, monitor and run key financial and non-financial performance indicators including: P&L, headcount and labor model, key performance metrics, cost allocations, and product development pipeline
• Updates to monthly forecasts and quarterly Product Investment Review Process (PIRP) use of historical and statistical methods, product development assumptions updates while incorporating variance analysis (actual v. budget and forecast)
• Act as key advisory to the business owners in actively leading assigned P&L or business areas (i.e. Sales/Commercial/Marketing spend analytics, Product/Development Costs management or General and Selling expenditures cost management) under guidance leadership of Directors/Vice President
• Recommend courses of action to help achieve financial goals or targets, participate in financial scenarios buildings
• Monitor budget request from numerous departments and provide variance explanations and business insights to the partners in concise manner
• Prepares ad-hoc reports, special projects, and presentations for various internal collaborators
• Work with the Finance and Business teams to set up new processes and procedures, and opportunities for operational improvement

What you need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• Minimum 6+ years in finance
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel & Power Point is required
• Excellent communication skills to interface with a diverse set of partners in a global environment (including Finance team members and functional leaders); ability to summarize analyses and recommendations and present to leadership.
• "Can-do" demeanor with a desire to learn
• Organizational savvy to handle multiple business priorities simultaneously and prioritize and complete work within tight deadlines
• General accounting knowledge preferred
• Proactive approach to problem solving including analytical and information system skills
• Detail oriented, with high level of ethics and integrity

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $130,000 and $160,000 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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