Commercial Finance Manager, King
Shared Technology
1-4 days a week in office
Mobile games developer
Job no longer available
Mobile games developer
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1-4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
At King, we’re Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We’re the creators behind it. 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.
Role
Who you are
- Strong commercial acumen, as well as demonstrable experience of delivering and evolving diverse financial insight to a range of multi-disciplinary stakeholders across the business
- Effective business partnering experience, collaborative in building robust relationships within the King community
- Resourceful with ability to deliver and handle change in a fast-paced tech company would be beneficial
- An analytical mindset comfortable working with big data sets and translating results into meaningful analysis, incorporating into forecasts and providing actionable insights
- Confidence and gravitas in working with and challenging senior management
- Experience in presenting commercial and financial metrics to non-finance teams and key stakeholders
- Advanced excel skill and experience and initiative in building robust financial models
- Developing professional PowerPoint decks/presentations and advanced graph building skills
- Provide routine and ad hoc analysis and reporting in a form that accurately and clearly articulates the key points and actionable insights
- Able to maintain quality work and meet rigorous deadlines
- ACA or CIMA qualified or international equivalent
- Finance related degree or equivalent experience
- Hyperion systems experience or similar large enterprise software is beneficial
- Extensive experience in commercial finance
- Accounting/audit background is beneficial
- Experience of managing forecasts/working in matrix structure
- Tech company experience is preferable
What the job involves
- You will be part of the Finance, Insights & Strategy team, responsible for managing the financial performance of King’s Shared Technology function
- You will be partnering some of the most exciting teams at King providing insight into King’s game production engine, AI / machine learning and enterprise analytics teams managing investment requests, budget, forecasts, and month end processes, whilst regularly providing leadership with financial performance updates
- You will be reporting into the Senior Finance Manager
- Also, please note this is a 9 to 12 month fixed-term contract role
- Being a valued and trusted business partner providing supportive challenge and valuable insight, driving a culture of ongoing continual improvement and lead the implementation of those improvements
- Utilize your commercial finance experience to provide financial advice and insights to Shared Tech Leadership team on all matters relating to financial performance. Driving business performance and influencing decision-making
- Lead Forecast process with support from Senior Finance Manager (Weekly and Quarterly) for Shared Technology including analysis on costs, headcount, CAPEX, and investment
- Responsible for preparing and evolving monthly leadership packs which ensure full visibility of costs and preparation of re-forecast materials
- Translate financial and non-financial marketing metrics into actionable operating plans to support key stakeholders in driving the business forward
- Support in management of Month End process for all Shared Technology costs
- Take charge of business case proposals for investment and growth, delivering comprehensive cases to leadership for approval
- Provide financial business partnering insight to strategic projects across Shared Tech
- Seek out opportunities for growth and development within King to take yourself to the next level
- Get commercial! Have the motivation to fully embed yourself in the business, understanding the key success drivers and how we can partner, inspire and enable
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Gaming is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, but many still view gaming as inconvenient, inaccessible, or niche. King solves that problem by designing mobile games with broad market appeal.
Since its launch, King has released more than 200 titles in 14 languages, including Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue, and more. The company pioneered in-game spending, which allows it to monetize user interactions without charging them to buy the game. Titles such as Candy Crush are designed to be highly accessible to demographics that wouldn’t usually define themselves as “gamers”, including older users. King now boasts more than 200 million monthly active users, making it a clear market leader.
In 2016, King was bought by gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which has since been purchased by Microsoft. While the company still operates with a high degree of independence, it has greatly profited from the financial and marketing support of its parent corporation. This support has been instrumental in enabling King to maintain its competitiveness in the constantly evolving mobile gaming industry.
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Focus on employee wellbeing
"There is an amazing worklife balance that the company puts an emphasis on. On top of that there are amazing benefits to take part in, for example in..."
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2005
$43m
SERIES A
Jun 2005
$41m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $84m
Company benefits
- 🏥 Private medical, dental, critical illness and pension plans
- 🌴 Generous paid holidays, with additional time off close down between 25th December and the New Year
- 🥯 Next-level offices that provide numerous creative spaces as well as free breakfast, snacks, and drinks
- 🎒 Exclusive, free goodies
- 🏳️🌈 Four employee-led diversity-focused networks and other community groups that raise awareness
- ❤️ Reimbursements for both physical and mental health-related activities. Some offices also have their own onsite gyms.
- 🏅 Community Day, charity donation matching, free and discounted Activision Blizzard games, and our Royal Recognition Awards rewarding commitment of long-serving Kingsters
Company values
- Fun & Friendly 🧡 We create an inclusive environment where everyone can belong. We build trust, we're supportive and demanding in everything we do, and we're not afraid to have fun along the way
- Care & Craft 🤗 We put our heart and soul into everything we do - and we do it for our players. It takes all Kingsters, contributing in different ways, to craft and operate brilliant mass-appeal games
- Humble & Open 📖 We treat each other as equals. We seek and give feedback, we listen, we learn, and we're honest with ourselves and others
- Fast & Fluid ⏩ We are responsive and embrace change. We take smart risks, are always ready to dust ourselves off, learn fast, and try again
- Creative Champions 🏅 We are curious about our players and we drive innovation in big and small ways to delight them every day. We boldly seek new ways of thinking to unleash creativity
- Passion & Performance 📈 Our passion guides us to set ambitious goals for ourselves and each other. We hold each other accountable, see things through, and contribute to our sustainable growth
Company HQ
Soho, London, UK
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Founders
Tjodolf Sommestad
(President )President from February 2022. Previously served as King’s Chief Development Officer.
People progressing
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Diversity & Inclusion at King
Vikki Leach (Senior Director, DE&I)
- A great saga needs all sorts of heroes. At King, we share a passion for making the world playful. To achieve this, it takes people with different skills, experiences, and world views to work together.
- There’s no such thing as a typical gamer. That’s why we embrace and celebrate what makes us different rather than what makes us the same
- Our Employee Networks help us to stay connected as individuals and as a company; Kaleidoscope (ethnic, cultural, and national diversity), Royal Unicorns (LGBTQIA+), Women@King (crushing bias and equal opportunities) and CAN (collective abilities).
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