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Finance Analyst (Business Planning)

FINANCE ANALYST (BUSINESS PLANNING)

BUSINESS PLANNING

BASED AT SEGA HQ IN BRENTFORD

REPORTING TO THE BUSINESS PLANNING COORDINATOR

A BIT ABOUT SEGA

SEGA is one of the leading interactive entertainment companies in the world, with our European HQ based in West London and our seven development studios spanning the UK, Bulgaria, France and Canada. Known for quality and creativity above all else, our studios include Sports Interactive, HARDlight, Amplitude Studios, Two Point Studios, The Creative Assembly and Relic Entertainment.

At the heart of SEGA is our publishing team based in London, where we help the studios bring their creative vision to life. Here we have a hardworking bunch of people spanning Tech, Sales, Marketing, Finance, QA and more.

Together, we drive the continued success and evolution of our Western business through living our company values of always collaborating, being entrepreneurial in spirit, having a winning mentality and focusing on uncompromising quality.

WORKING THE SEGA WAY

We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we make sure that we look after ours, even more so with everyone working remotely during COVID-19…

• For our gaming buffs, you can get involved in our online gaming nights and free SEGA games on Steam
• Fitness fanatics will love our discounted gym membership and ride to work scheme. You can find your zen with our weekly virtual yoga classes as well as online physical therapy with our masseuse.

• We hold regular company updates to keep everyone in the loop and we stay connected with social events like virtual pub quizzes and art workshops
• We support your learning & development with access to online courses through Udemy, and webinars and resources on mental health and financial wellbeing

• When you’re in the virtual office, we’ll make sure you have everything you need when it comes to tech/furniture, and we pride ourselves on having flexible working hours to ensure that you have a life outside of your home office
• You'll have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes life assurance, income protection, private healthcare & dental insurance schemes and an enhanced contributory pension scheme. We offer competitive salaries and a fantastic bonus scheme so that you can stay motivated and focused on making SEGA the best it can be

• We want people of all backgrounds to see themselves represented and included in our work, so we actively seek to diversify our team and bring more voices to the table. All applicants are welcome!

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Check out our Careers website to find out why we are a workplace you’ll never want to leave!

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for Business Planning Analyst to be the newest member of Business Planning team.

Reporting to Business Planning Manager, you will be responsible for profit and loss statement (“P&L”) creation for internal decision-making process (“Inline”) to assist development studio’s decision- making, closely work with the studios as well as people who are involved that process to maintain it. You also be assisting the project development cost management for the studio as well as internal Dev service teams (QA, Localisation QA and Localisation) for the monthly performance reporting process.

You will be a part of the international business professional team, continually interacting with other departments, studios, and our headquarters in Tokyo.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project planning related:

• Support project P&L creation and assist their decision making on the project with studios and other stakeholders
• Ensure submitted P&L provided by studios adheres to Sega's Project Planning (Inline) assumption and accounting rule.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders across the organisation to meet the deadlines and improve the process continuously
• Prepare ad-hoc analysis reports and study the new accounting rules if required
  
  

Month End reporting related:

• Assist studios as well as internal Dev service teams to monitor their spending
• Analyse the latest forecast and estimate the impact against budget. Assist Director of business planning for the monthly performance report creation.
• Create various analytical reports/models/templates to assist the senior management decision-making process

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification
• Accounting and FP&A experiences in mid to large corporations
• Working knowledge of month-end closing/forecasting processes and accounting terminologies
• Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Excel
• Experience with BPC and Oracle (or other ERP) to update data and generate/maintain routine reports