Commercial Finance Director, King
1-4 days a week in office
Mobile games developer
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Mobile games developer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
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
- Proven experience gained in a global mobile gaming company or a similar fast-paced, dynamic industry, with a deep understanding of revenue drivers, marketing channels, and resourcing requirements
- Strong commercial competence, with the ability to understand the relationships between key financial and non-financial business drivers
- Demonstrable experience building, leading, and inspiring impactful teams, setting clear goals, and organizing work effectively
- 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
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, capable of presenting sophisticated financial issues in clear, simple language to non-finance teams and key stakeholders
- Advanced PowerPoint skills, with the ability to create professional presentations and advanced graphs that clearly articulate key points and actionable insights
- Ability to maintain quality work, meet rigorous timelines, and lead process improvements across gaming operations
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Director of Commercial Finance to join the King Finance team!
- This key role is integral to supporting the leadership team of one of our most iconic titles, Candy Crush Saga
- You will partner closely with game leadership to drive financial and commercial strategies, unlocking value and ensuring the continued success of the game
- Establish credibility as a trusted business partner to the Candy Crush Saga leadership team, providing financial advice and insights on all commercial matters, including revenue, marketing, resourcing, and new business opportunities
- Translating financial and non-financial metrics into actionable operating plans to support business partners in driving the business forward. Provide supportive challenge and valuable insights to improve decision-making and business performance
- Lead, develop, and grow a team of six finance professionals, including three direct reports, ensuring they possess a balance of commercial and technical skills. Foster a culture of integrity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Deliver operational excellence across core planning processes, driving ongoing improvements and implementing enhancements to financial controls and processes
- Stay informed about industry trends and competitors, finding opportunities and mitigating risks. Provide insights to guide the strategic direction of Candy Crush Saga
- Partner with finance teams to lead efficiency improvement initiatives, optimizing the use of resources and driving cost-effective strategies
- Prepare and present monthly financial reporting packs, including both financial and non-financial critical metrics, to the game leadership team and other senior executives. Perform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to support game-specific initiatives
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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Leadership
Tjodolf Sommestad
(President )President from February 2022. Previously served as King’s Chief Development Officer.
People progressing
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Diversity, Equity & 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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