Business Planning Analyst

19 Hours ago • All levels • Finance

About the job

Summary

As a Business Planning Analyst at Ubisoft's HQ, you'll join a 10-person team within the Financial Planning department. Key responsibilities include budget consolidation, monthly spending reviews, profitability tracking of various business models, monitoring financial performance indicators, data validation, and providing ad-hoc analysis to top management. You'll collaborate with business zone teams, engage with the financial systems administration team, and contribute to the ERP deployment process. The role demands strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel, and excellent communication abilities.
Must have:
  • Solid experience in audit/financial planning
  • Excellent analytical and people skills
  • Proficient in Excel, ideally with Oracle experience
  • Fluent English
  • Budget consolidation and profitability tracking
Perks:
  • Profit Sharing
  • Yearly company saving plan
  • 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off
  • 50% Transportation pass
  • Lunch vouchers
  • Healthcare for you and your family
  • Maternity leave (20 weeks)
  • Paternity/co-parental leave (7 weeks)
  • Gym access
  • Hybrid work arrangement
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Company Description

Ubisoft’s 19,000 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.

Job Description

Within the Financial Planning department (FP) at Ubisoft HQ, you join a team of 10 as Business Planning analyst. You contribute to the budget elaboration process, monthly reviews of Ubisoft spendings and to the profitability tracking of its various business models.

Your tasks include:

  • Throughout the Group’s yearly budget cycle, you consolidate the Group’s PnL and track profitability indicators ;
  • In collaboration with the Financial Planning teams of each business Zones, you collect and analyze the monthly and periodic financial reportings by cost categories ;
  • You lead the monitoring of financial performance indicators at group level (fixed cost base trends, staff costs, external spendings) and of Ubisoft’s games catalog profitability ;
  • You engage with the group financial system administration team to validate the quality of financial data, in sync with the group’s consolidation calendar ;
  • You help to elevate the global understanding of group’s financial flows (intercompany billings, analytical reallocations) ;
  • You contribute to providing adhoc analysis to top management and Financial Communication department ;
  • In the context of an ERP deployment across Ubisoft, you assist the efforts of testing, user acceptance of future solution and end-users training.

Qualifications

Relevant experience

To succeed in this position, you should have solid experience in audit/financial planning, either in a corporate setting or in an audit firm, ideally in an international environment.

Skills and knowledge

  • You are rigorous, trustworthy, and love to take initiative.
  • You have excellent people skills and know how to promote your ideas.
  • Your analytical skills enable you to have a keen understanding of your company’s business model.
  • You excel at Excel, and you love discovering and implementing new tools. A first experience with Orable technology a strong plus.
  • You speak English proficiently.

Additional Information

Ubisoft's perks

💰 Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
👶 Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
📍 Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building. Ability to work with a hybrid work arrangement according to the Ubisoft Work From Home policy.

Recruitment process

[30 minutes] : phone call with a Recruiter,
[60 minutes] : on-site interview with a the manager of the role and a Recruiter,
[60 minutes] : visio interview with the Business Planning Director.

Additional Information

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 job reports to the International HQ.

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About The Company

Ubisoft’s 21,000 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 commitment 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.

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