Manager, Commercial Finance | Candy Crush Saga

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Job Description:

This role is integral to supporting the leadership team of one of our most iconic titles, Candy Crush Saga. You will partner closely with leaders across the game team to drive financial and commercial strategies, unlocking value and ensuring the continued success of the game.

Your role within our Kingdom

• Establish yourself as a trusted partner to leaders across the Candy organisation, providing actionable financial insights and advice on commercial matters, including revenue performance, investment decisions, and new opportunities.
• Drive planning cycles, including forecasts and budgets, by translating financial and non-financial metrics into meaningful, actionable plans that help drive the business forward.
• Analyse and challenge assumptions, providing robust financial analysis and guidance to improve decision-making and business outcomes.
• Prepare and deliver clear and concise financial reporting packs, highlighting key trends and actionable insights for the game leadership team.
• Partner with finance and operational teams to implement process improvements, drive resource optimization, and enhance financial controls.
• Monitor industry trends and competitors to identify risks and opportunities that could impact Candy Crush Saga’s financial performance.

Skills to create thrills

• 5+ years of proven experience gained in a global mobile gaming company or a similar fast-paced, dynamic industry.
• Confidence and gravitas in partnering with and challenging senior leadership, with excellent business partnering experience in a fast-paced tech company.
• Comfortable working with large datasets and translating results into meaningful analysis and forecasts. Advanced Excel skills with experience in building robust financial models.
• Strong commercial competence, with the ability to understand the relationships between key financial and non-financial business drivers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, capable of presenting sophisticated financial issues in clear, simple language to non-finance teams and key stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain quality work, meet rigorous timelines, and lead process improvements across gaming operations.

Tasty Bonus points:

• Understanding of revenue drivers, marketing channels, and resourcing requirements.
• Strong data analysis & visualization skills (basic understanding of SQL is advantageous), with proficiency using Power BI or Excel expert/enthusiast with a genuine desire to learn.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, with the ability to create professional presentations and advanced graphs that clearly articulate key points and actionable insights.
• Experience with Hyperion or similar financial systems is highly regarded.
• Qualifications in ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or an international equivalent are preferred.

About King

At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft.