Financial Analysis Manager jobs in Portland, OR

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for recommendations on financial planning and control, and works closely with the executive management team to provide relevant fiscal information. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with instinctive problem-solving capabilities, curiosity, and a positive mindset to make a big impact.

• Drive the annual budgeting and monthly forecasting process for all financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) in collaboration with company leadership 
• Provide relevant and actionable management reporting to help steer the management team toward achieving financial and strategic goals
• Partner with the CFO and senior leadership team to prepare long-term financial projections that align with the company’s strategic plan
• Perform sensitivity analysis and develop scenario models to weigh alternative actions
• Examine financial results against targets and provide commentary and meaningful insights on trends in the business
• Identify risks and opportunities to management to drive actionable strategies
• Present updates on the company’s financial health during monthly business reviews
• Streamline and optimize FP&A operations: build processes that incorporate FP&A best practices to provide guidance and clarity to the organization; ensure compliance with the budget process; design a system to ensure all relevant stakeholders have easy access to key financial data
• Assist with potential acquisition analysis and the due diligence of acquisition targets
• Drive continuous improvement of complex revenue forecasting models
• Partner with the Financial Reporting team on both revenue recognition processes and all expenses
• Oversee development and maintenance of the FP&A tech stack (Adaptive)
• Liaise with Parent company FP&A team for monthly submissions and ad hoc requests
• Oversight of FP&A team’s monthly game P&L reviews with executive producers and studio general managers to identify operational actions to improve the bottom line
• Support the financial reporting team with the month-end close process for revenue recognition, bonus accruals, valuations, and estimating the company’s annual performance index
• Review and approve new chart of accounts
• Review month end variance analysis of the actual versus forecast

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field supplemented with CPA designation or MBA
• 6 years of progressive experience in FP&A or a combination of financial reporting and FP&A experience. 
• Ability to partner cross-functionally, through strong relationship-building, influencing, negotiating, and communication skills, with all levels of management

• Comprehensive understanding of financial statements and IFRS standards (US GAAP knowledge is a plus)
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint 
• Experience with business intelligence software (such as Power BI or Tableau) and comfort with manipulating and interpreting large sets of data
• Experience with Adaptive Insights or similar cloud-based financial planning/reporting tool is preferred
• Extensive financial modeling experience, including sensitivity analysis and what-if scenarios
• Experience integrating entities into financial reporting and planning 
• Previous experience working in video games or the tech industry is a plus
• Familiarity with SQL is a plus
• Experience with planning for mergers and acquisitions is a plus
• Experience liaising with a parent organization is a plus

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
• DEIB Benefits: DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you’re able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you, and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
• RRSP Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
• PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
• Telus Virtual Health: we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
• Learning and growth: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
• Pay transparency: We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level-up to a promotion. 
• Cool spaces: Our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and Seoul. Whether it’s summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore, or trying local eats in Downtown Charlottetown - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
• Giving back: Our ‘Agents of Change’ initiative is how we support the communities close to our heart, and we have several events and fundraisers every year that Agents of Change organize.
• Hybrid Work: We aim to provide flexible arrangements that suit all work styles. All teams at Kabam are hybrid work environments, with a minimum of 2 days in-office to foster team collaboration and bonding. Full-remote options are also available for certain positions within Kabam.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Disney Mirrorverse, and Shop Titans, have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.