Manager, FP&A

4 Days ago • 5-8 Years • Finance

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Job Description

As Manager, FP&A at Jam City, you'll lead forecasting, reporting, and analysis processes, including the monthly rolling forecast, annual operating plan, and strategic plan. You'll perform variance analysis, develop key financial metrics, collaborate with Studio & Data Science teams on forecasts, and support financial reviews with budget owners. This role requires extensive experience with financial modeling, Adaptive Insights, and Excel, and involves leading initiatives to improve forecasting and reporting. You'll also play a key role in M&A deals and prepare business reviews for Jam City's leadership team.
Must have:
  • Lead FP&A processes
  • Variance analysis
  • Develop key metrics
  • Adaptive Insights expertise
  • Excel proficiency
  • M&A support
  • Business review presentations
Good to have:
  • MBA/CPA
  • Oracle Essbase/Smartview experience
Perks:
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • Paid Sick Days & Holidays
  • 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Catered Lunches
  • Well-stocked Kitchens
  • Yoga & Wellness Activities
  • Happy Hours
  • Company Events
  • Dog Friendly
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As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent.  We’re searching for innovators  who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog Friendly

We are looking for a Manager, FP&A to perform analytical and reporting tasks, primarily financial in nature, for all Company activities that will assist management, investors, and other key stakeholders in making educated economic decisions about the Company's future.

RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Lead the monthly rolling forecast, monthly actual reporting and analysis, annual operating plan, and strategic plan processes. Provide variance analysis and determine cause of change. Scope includes multi-period Strategic Business Plan, Profit and Loss (P&L), balance sheet and cash flow statements
    • Develop and continuously improve key financial metrics and analysis to support the unique and changing needs of the functions supported
    • Develop and collaborate with Studio & Data Science teams on long range, annual and quarterly forecasts
    • Lead financial reviews with budget owners to develop annual plans and subsequent forecast updates
    • Live in our Adaptive Insights instance every day with the goal of helping us transition as many of our models away from spreadsheets as possible
    • Provide support for quarterly and annual audit reviews.
    • Be a pivotal lead in M&A deals and ad
    • Identify and lead initiatives to continuously improve, standardize and automate forecasting and reporting tools and processes
    • Prepare and hold business reviews for Jam City's leadership team with clear and actionable presentation materials

QUALIFICATIONS

    • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or CPA preferred
    • 5-8 years of experience in FP&A, or other relevant FP&A fields
    • Proactive, analytical thinker with the ability to complete tasks on time.
    • Exceptional knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft tools.
    • Oracle Essbase/Smartview and Adaptive Insights experience strongly preferred.
    • Must be able to work independently.
    • High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
    • Superior interpersonal and communication skills.
CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. 

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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