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Senior Strategic Finance Manager

Reporting to the Head of FP&A, the Senior Strategic Finance Manager will join the growing Financial Planning & Analysis team at Bungie. As the Senior Strategic Finance Manager you will create and manage long-term models, and provide financial and analytical guidance and support across the studio. In this role, you will partner with many cross-functional groups including Game Development, Business Performance, Publishing, and Analytics. You will be responsible for business/market intelligence insight, benchmarking industry best practices and monitoring emerging industry trends.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a deep understanding of the business and operating model to communicate performance and plans, and to be able to ascertain where to make incremental investments for maximum return
• Lead and manage strategic financial planning process for organization to define long-term and annual goals
• Work closely with business unit leaders and business performance and analytics teams to produce detailed financial models for existing and new game development
• Maintain and develop long-term plan and game specific models to support long-term company strategic goals
• Establish game KPIs and standard cost matrix to drive models and facilitate analysis of planned versus actual game performance
• Build analytical frameworks and forward-looking models to enable quality decision-making and support future funding activities
• Anticipate risk scenarios and recommend mitigation strategies to business unit leaders and management
• Define and analyze internal productivity metrics for development activities to help drive efficiencies (i.e. live game content and in-game assets)
• Refine financial model process and provide financial guardrails and key metrics to greenlight new game development
• Develop driver-based revenue models that reflect the increasing complexity of the business
• Keep current on industry trends and identify and communicate opportunities and risks on a proactive and timely basis
• Work collaboratively with the business to drive better returns by verification and challenge of business assumptions and how they affect overall company performance
• Strive for continuous improvements in process, systems, reporting, and partnerships
• Assist in ad-hoc projects as they arise

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Relevant experience in corporate strategy, finance, or investment banking
• Undergraduate degree in business, economics, math or engineering. MBA strongly preferred
• Experience in the games or entertainment industry
• Expert financial modeling skills and solid knowledge of financial statements, including income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow
• Experience with managing long term planning process for organization
• Ability to create structure from ambiguity, and be a self-starter while doing it
• Proficient with return on investment analysis (IRR, NPV, LTV/CAC, cohort analysis, etc.)
• Ability to translate complex business operating models and operational indicators into financial performance
• Experience with scale and global complexity, as well as experience supporting new business models and ancillary revenue streams
• Ability to prioritize assignments, deal with interruptions, and meet deadlines in a fast paced and growth-oriented environment
• Highly effective communicator and influencer

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Practical understanding of US GAAP
• Familiarity with SQL and Tableau