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• Finance Job Description: Finance Manager – Corporate Functions (FTC - 14 months) Reporting to: Finance Director – Investment & Optimisation Why This Role?
• This is a highly visible Finance Manager role supporting several of King's core corporate functions.
• You will partner with several corporate functions, helping leaders understand their financial position, make informed investment decisions and deliver against budgets.
• Reporting to the Finance Director, you will provide financial insight, challenge and operational support across planning cycles, month-end, forecasting and investment decisions, while contributing to continuous improvement across Finance.
• Your Role within the Kingdom Corporate Business Partnering Partner and build trusted relationships with Corporate functional leaders to understand priorities, investment plans and financial performance.
• Support leaders in making informed decisions through financial insight and analysis.
• Build trusted relationships across Finance and the business.
• Provide constructive challenge while maintaining a collaborative approach.
• Help improve financial understanding across non-finance stakeholders.
• Planning & Forecasting Own forecasting and budgeting for assigned corporate functions.
• Coordinate Monthly Close, Forecasts, Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long Range Planning.
• Ensure submissions are accurate, complete and delivered on time.
• Monitor spend against budget and explain key movements.
• Identify risks and opportunities and recommend mitigating actions.
• Financial Analysis & Insight Analyse cost drivers and trends.
• Produce clear reporting and insightful management commentary.
• Develop financial models to support business cases and investment decisions.
• Support evaluation of initiatives, hiring requests and strategic investments.
• Translate financial data into actionable recommendations.
• Governance & Financial Control Maintain strong financial governance across headcount, capital and operating expenditure for assigned areas.
• Partner closely with FinOps, Accenture, HR, Procurement, and wider Finance teams to ensure smooth financial operations Ensure compliance with Finance policies and planning assumptions.
• Support approval processes for headcount and operating expenditure.
• Improve transparency of financial performance through robust reporting.
• Maintain data quality across finance systems.
• Process Improvement Identify opportunities to simplify planning and reporting.
• Improve financial models and reporting tools.
• Support automation and systems improvements.
• Help develop scalable and consistent finance processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• What We're Looking For Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) Demonstrated ability to quickly understand new organisations, build credibility with stakeholders, and deliver impact in complex environments Significant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or business partnering roles Experience supporting senior leaders and executive stakeholders within a complex organisation Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and accuracy Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to coordinate deliverables across numerous stakeholders and deadlines Comfortable operating in ambiguity and adapting quickly as priorities evolve Strong commercial judgement and ability to challenge constructively Excellent analytical, financial modelling, and problem-solving capabilities Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences, including senior leadership Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion Experience working with shared service or outsourced finance teams is advantageous Success in This Role The successful candidate will be: A highly organised operator who can manage complexity and competing priorities effectively Detail-oriented and financially rigorous, with a strong focus on accuracy and control Comfortable engaging with senior leaders and influencing decisions through insight and credibility Proactive, adaptable, and able to operate effectively in a changing environment A collaborative partner who builds strong relationships across functions and teams Able to balance strategic thinking with operational execution and delivery At King, we value collaboration, curiosity, and inclusivity.
• We are committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work while helping us deliver exceptional experiences for our players.
• About King With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile titles such as Farm Heroes Saga.
• King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users.
• King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta.
• More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn and @lifeatking on Instagram.
• Applicant Privacy Policy We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions of people every single day.
• We create unforgettable games that are loved around the world.
• We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players.
• Who we are King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.
• We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms.
• King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the company.
• Our passion Making great games is incredibly challenging but we’ve proven it can be done… and we see a world of possibilities ahead.
• We’re challenging ourselves to dream bigger in a Seriously Playful way.
• We’re experimenting, learning, and adapting continuously to shape the industry in ways yet to be imagined.
• We’re passionate about bringing moments of magic to our players and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way.
• Above all, we play as a team, helping each other have impact on a massive scale.
• And we’ll know we’ve outdone ourselves when we’ve inspired the world to play.
• If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!
• Together, we’ll create new experiences that raise the bar, delight billions of people, and redefine the world of games again and again.
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