Strategic Finance Professional

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Strategic Finance Analyst within Publishing, you'll report to the Global Head of Publishing Finance. Your team works with senior go-to-market leadership on all topics related to budget and finance. Initially, you will leverage your financial modeling and operations skills to manage, maintain, and improve key operational models and processes. Over time, you will develop into a strategic thought partner for go-to-market leadership for one or more games or functions within Publishing. Your financial craft expertise, coupled with a strategic mindset and player-value orientation will help you increase the efficiency and performance of a world-class Publishing organization.

Requirements

2 to 5 years experience in investment banking, management consulting, corporate strategy, strategic finance, FP&A, or corporate finance role
Exceptional financial modeling and analytical skills
Experience managing analysis of complex or ambiguous problem spaces spanning multiple organizations
Ability to work independently within defined areas and manage multiple priorities
Knowledge of or willingness to deeply learn financial systems for planning and reporting such as OneStream, Hyperion, etc.
Knowledge of or experience working in one or more of the following topics relevant to Publishing: Gaming or Entertainment business models, FP&A and/ or Financial Operations, International market strategy and operations

Nice To Haves

Experience with Marketing organizations, from both strategic and financial perspectives
Experience building resilient systems with the aid of Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge of tools that can automate and simplify financial data analysis and visualization (examples include VBA, SQL, R, Alteryx, Tableau, Looker)

Responsibilities

Learn, update, maintain, and build complex financial models to understand, plan, and report Publishing’s financial performance
Manage, maintain, and improve budgetary tracking systems
Partner with central Finance, Tax and Treasury, Accounting, and Purchasing functions to service the needs of the Publishing organization and Riot as a whole
Work with cross-functional teams to improve financial and operational processes within the organization
Assists and/ or drives ad hoc analysis and projects as directed by leadership
Support the annual planning process, including budgeting and forecasting within Publishing and iteration on and development of existing planning models
Aid in the development of financial frameworks that guide senior publishing and live operations leadership thinking through complex or ambiguous resource allocation problems
Create communication materials such as models, presentations, and other forms of written documentation, tailored to the right audience level (e.g. management seniority, area of expertise)
Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across Publishing functions