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Vice President, Strategic & Financial Planning
Santa Monica, CA
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Job Description
Vice President, Strategic & Financial Planning
Description
Activision, Inc. is a leading international publisher of interactive entertainment software products. The company maintains a diverse portfolio of products that span a wide range of categories and target markets and can be used on a variety of game hardware platforms and operating systems. The company has created, licensed and acquired a group of highly recognizable brands that it markets to a growing variety of consumer demographics. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at www.activision.com.
Primary Responsibilities
Own the Strategic Planning Process
* Lead multifunctional effort to annually renew company objectives, goals, strategies and plans (OGSP) culminating in Three Year Plan and taking into account competitive environment, market dynamics and internal resource capabilities; end result is a set of clear strategic choices of where Activision “will play” and how Activision “will win”.
* Manage communication of Three Year Plan with Executive team, Board of Directors and employee base
Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
* Establish and communicate financial targets/guidelines for budgets (leveraging Three Year Plan)
* Synthesize and analyze AOP submissions by operating units, preparing consolidated view for CFO/President. Ensure AOP represents realistic view of expected company performance, given internal capabilities, market conditions, etc.
* Identify risks and opportunities and indicated actions to maximize financial performance.
* Prepare presentation materials for final Board discussion and approval of budgets.
Provide visibility and insight thru quarterly P&L forecasts and monthly cash flow analysis
* Prepare corporate P&L forecast twice every quarter – synthesize/analyze business units submissions to determine expected company performance
* Identify risks and opportunities and indicated actions to maximize financial performance
* Alert executive team on forecast cost-overruns, such that corrective action can be taken
* Prepare monthly cash forecasts, with detail on expected inflows/outflows for the current quarter.
* Ensure high level of forecast accuracy as a basis for providing external revenue and EPS guidance as well as maximizing yield profile of cash and short term investment portfolio.
Support Investor Relations and Corporate Controllership organizations
* Prepare forecast outlook and related analytics used by Investor Relations on earnings conference calls and analyst discussions. Assist with preparation of conference call script and Q&A documents
* Assist in quarter/year-end close process – help with analyses reconciling actual performance to most recent forecast and other such reports; import financial data into Hyperion for easy access by Accounting Dept.
Provide coaching and development for Financial Planning employees
* Establish development plans and provide on the job coaching for 2 direct reports as well as profit center controllers
* Ensure that “best practices” are shared across business units
Manage planning systems and infrastructure
* Ensure that Hyperion Planning application satisfies user needs and serves as key analytical tool for entire finance community
Serve as key analytical/strategic resource for rest of Finance and global ATVI organizations
* Assist with various ad-hoc analytics (acquisition analyses, royalty structure reviews, etc.), ensuring that all potential deals/transactions satisfy corporate objectives (financial, strategic goals, etc.)
* Create common analytical frameworks for use by broader ATVI organization
Qualifications
MBA with exceptional academic record preferred.
Minimum of 10 years experience within a global “blue chip” company and leadership role in strategic and financial planning.
Experience in effectively communicating with top management critical.
Business development experience including M&A analytics and due diligence a plus.
Strategy consulting experience in consumer products, entertainment or tech industry helpful.
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Experience Required
10 plus years exp.
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Last Update
July 21, 2008
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