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Group Business Planning Director (F/M/NB)

Job Description

The team:

You will join the Financial Planning Group department at Ubisoft International HQ. Within this department, the Business Planning team’s tasks are to build group Budget, Forecast, and analyze actual performance. To do so, the team has to define reporting process, develop corresponding tools and interact with all BU’s Business planning Team.

The position’s objectives:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Planning Officer, you will be in charge of a team of 10 people and your role is to be at any time the reference for group performance of the current year and year to come.

To carry out this mission, we look for a Director with recognized analytical and organizational skills, the ability to deeply understand Ubisoft operational dynamics and Video Game industry challenges.

Your daily tasks will be to:

• Organize and animate the Budget, Forecast and Actuals reporting processes and tools in collaboration with BU’s Financial Planning;

• Define the Group's detailed financial Budget, highlight the key performance drivers, main risks and opportunities and present it to the Top Management;

• Analyze current performance, provide in depth financial analysis on selected topics and update Forecast accordingly. Your focus will be on Toplines, Direct and Indirect operational costs, R&D Investment, Ebit, Cash Flow from Operations, Capex, Live games & Players KPI’s – and any Financial and Non-Financial KPI’s which allow a fair understanding of Ubisoft Operating performance;

• Provide Financial Communication team with detailed financial perspectives;

• Develop your team to continuously enhance financial reporting processes, modeling capabilities and Business understanding;

• Manage and develop reporting tools to keep it adapted to group evolving needs and be part or lead projects of transformation;

• Co-own Financial Planning's global policies and work closely with Method & Process team and BU’s Financial Planning teams (Reporting Rules, Analytical Axis definitions notably);

• Partner with Group R&D Team and Group Strategic Planning to get a full understanding of our Investments and assess our Project/Games value;

• You will have close interaction as well with Treasury Team, Consolidation Team and Administrative Direction Project Team.

Qualifications

Your profile:

• You have acquired a solid experience in Financial controlling, you have led Financial teams.

• You are recognized for your leadership skills, your ability to convince and thrive on working with international teams. As well as building strong and extensive relations with your key partners

• You are confident in your capacity to offer sharp guidance to leaders (all the way up to C-level executives);

• You stand apart thanks to your rigour, reliability, inquiring mind and sense of initiative,

• You have a keen interest in the entertainment industry and, more specifically, video games;

• You speak fluent English and French.

Additional Information

Don’t hesitate and send us your application if you want to join us in this permanent position at our International HQ. In terms of job location, we are open to working from home in a timezone consistent with our International HQ in France.

Joining Ubisoft means joining a company that sends you all the thrilling vibes and energy you can find in a startup, along with all the perks of a big company! These include

• Profit sharing
• 12 RTT (paid days off)/year + 25 days paid leave/year
• 1 month paternity & coparent leave
• A workplace team dedicated to make your daily work experience at Ubisoft the best: rest areas, gaming areas, free hot drinks and fresh fruit, discount on a wide range of shows…
• And that’s naming just a few

If you are interested in this position and reckon you have what it takes, all you have left to do is send in your application via SmartRecruiters. We will get back to you within 3 weeks and if we think your profile matches the needs for the role, we will organize a 20-30 minutes phonecall, followed up by 2 to 3 interviews as well as a case study.

We look forward to reading you!!

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers community.

The position is attached to the International Headquarters.

Company Description

Ubisoft’s 20,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come.

Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.