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Financial Performance Analyst

COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS TEAM

BASED AT SEGA HQ IN BRENTFORD, WEST LONDON

REPORTING TO THE HEAD OF COMMERCIAL ANALYSIS

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30 TH JANUARY 2020

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 five development studios spanning the UK, Bulgaria, France and Canada. Known for quality and creativity above all else, our studios include Sports Interactive, Amplitude 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…

• For our gaming buffs, you can get involved in our lunchtime gaming sessions in our games lounge, regular gaming tournaments and free SEGA games on Steam
• If you're more of a foodie, you can take advantage of Ice cream Wednesdays or our fresh fruit and cereal every single day
• Fitness fanatics will love our discounted gym membership, ride to work scheme, workout area and bootcamps in the park. You can find your zen with weekly yoga classes as well as in-house massage therapy
• 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 hold regular lunch & learn sessions, company updates at the world-famous BAFTA theatre in Central London and Summer and Christmas parties that you’ll want to brag to your mates about! What’s not to love?

• We pride ourselves on having flexible working hours to ensure that you have a life outside of the office

• 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

As Financial Performance Analyst you will be supporting the Head of Commercial Analysis and Commercial Analysis team with the monthly forecasting process across PC and Console Digital game sales on some of the industry’s biggest games franchises. You will be responsible for forecasting, interrogating financial sales data, organizing and documenting the monthly sales forecasts and tasked with creating a strong foundation for sharing and communicating key insights to the commercial sales teams, business planning, product teams and studio leads.

This role would suit someone with 2+ years’ experience in forecasting, finance or insights, and would favour someone with strong organizational and communication skills. Someone who is comfortable with independently reaching agreed targets/objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Specifically, you will:

• Work with the Head of Commercial Analysis on implementing the monthly forecast to a tight schedule
• Support in the tracking and auditing of sales revenues versus commercial expectations
• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Business Planning and Internal Development studios to align on monthly forecast submissions
• Produce various revenue tracking reports and dashboards for use across the global business
• Prepare presentations for external communication around key insights and updates
• Represent Sega of Europe and manage relevant in external/internal queries on behalf of the department heads

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• More than 2 years’ experience in a revenue, financial or insights-based role
• High level of planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Expert in Microsoft Excel with excellent ability in PowerPoint
• Able to succeed both independently and in collaboration with others
• A self-motivated individual with good organisational skills able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Beneficial

• Passionate about video games with a good understanding of genres and key video game concepts (free to play, downloadable content, monetisation, market trends etc)
• Experience with reporting/stats packages (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
• Fluency or working proficiency in Japanese, Mandarin or Korean
• Financial accreditation/qualifications