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Sr. Financial Analyst

As a global leader in mobile gaming, we’re dedicated to developing games the world can’t wait to experience. Games like Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire, Mobile Strike, and Game of War: Fire Age.

We build massive mobile games that break down linguistic and geographic barriers by uniting an unprecedented number of global players in one gaming world. Our team pushes the boundaries of innovation in a player-driven ecosystem.

As a studio, we are masters of our own destiny, untethered by the traditional publisher model. Every update and feature creates amazing experiences for millions of players!

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The Sr. Financial Analyst will play a key role in Machine Zone’s financial planning and analysis cycle, including budgeting, modeling, forecasting and reporting on a multi-site, global scale. You will be an integral part of a dynamic and growing Finance organization, reporting to the Senior Director of Finance. Machine Zone is a rapidly growing and constantly evolving organization, and we are building a finance team capable of ensuring that growth is profitable and sustainable.

This role requires a highly analytical person with expertise in Excel modeling. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and detailed-oriented. We need someone with a demonstrated ability to influence business partners and drive ROI-positive decisions. You should be creative in problem-solving and have a positive attitude. This role will evolve as the organization changes, and the right candidate will be someone who plans to make a meaningful impact throughout the organization.

What You'll Be Doing

• Responsible for improving and executing the budgeting and planning process. Manage budget revisions and provide forecast vs. actual variance analysis
• Maintain and improve corporate operating and financial model
• Partner with marketing and operations teams, and use insight and analysis to influence future strategic decision making
• Build and maintain executive dashboards, developing meaningful insights and actionable recommendations to the executive team
• Develop marketing profitability metrics and analyze performance by partner, geography, and platform
• Identify areas to improve on the effectiveness of financial planning activities, including timelines, tools and methods to reflect changing business needs & strategic priorities
• Assist in short and long-term planning cycles
• Assist in reporting for internal and external stakeholders, including executive team and investors
• Ad-hoc work on strategic projects

Your Background And Who You Are

• 3-5 years of progressive experience in a Corporate Finance role
• Bachelor’s Degree with concentration in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Experience in technology and/or gaming environment preferred but not required
• IPO experience a plus
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Netsuite experience preferred but not required
• Ability to translate complex analytical data into an easily-understandable format
• Results-oriented, highly energetic, dynamic individual with hands-on mentality
• Proven ability to think outside the box and develop new ideas and creative solutions to problems
• Self-direction skills and ability to drive results and set priorities independently, proactively and positively
• Ability and confidence to present in a clear, concise and accurate fashion
• Ability to question the output of a financial model and consider options for improvement
• Be adaptable and able thrive in an informal setting with high-functioning fast-moving “doers”

MZ is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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