Financial Planning Analyst

**Company Description**
Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.
- ** Location**: Paris, France
- ** Duration of work**: Full-time
- ** Remote or on-site**: Flexible working organization to be discussed with the manager of the role, in accordance with the Ubisoft Work From Home policy - 3 days a week in our HQ office in Saint-Mandé.

As a Financial Analyst, you will join Ubisoft's IT team. This department specializes in the development, integration, and maintenance of technologies and infrastructures necessary for game development and the operation of online multiplayer game components.

Your mission will consist of several parts. On one hand, you will facilitate budget operations with the various stakeholders in the department as well as analyses for senior management decision-making during monthly and quarterly reviews.

**In this role, your responsibilities will include**:

- Being the key contact for all IT-related cost issues within the department:

- Producing analyses and assisting various managers in managing their budgets.
- Presenting analyses and budgets to IT top management, IT teams, and internal clients.
- Acting as a liaison with the IT Financial Planning (ITFP) teams and participating in or assisting with the monthly close process (calculating provisions, profit & loss impacts, monitoring hosting consumption), reviewing references and services.
- Proposing improvements in IT cost modeling:

- Analyzing costs proactively and helping to quickly identify inconsistencies and budget risks.
- Actively contributing to the automation, standardization, and optimization of our financial processes.
- Implementing relevant key performance indicators (KPIs) for domain monitoring.
- Optimizing activity reports.
- Following up with various vendors and service managers.
- Developing financial and investment plans for future investments.

**Qualifications** Relevant experience, skills and knowledge**
- Demonstrated professional experience in financial planning analysis, accounting, or financial analysis.
- Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Excellent communication skills - presentations to executives.
- Thoroughness in ensuring detailed and error-free analysis proactively and independently.
- Experience with tools such as Anaplan, MicroStrategy, Tableau, PowerBI, HFM, PeopleSoft would be an asset.

**Additional Information** Ubisoft's perks**
Profit Sharing, yearly company saving plan. 25 paid time off + 12 additional paid days off. 50% of your transportation pass is paid by the company, lunch vouchers (9€/day), healthcare for you and your family, and lots of Ubisoft additional perks.
Maternity leaves of 20 weeks, paternity/co-parental leaves of 7 weeks.
Our office is located in Saint Mandé, (Metro line 1, Saint Mandé station). Gym available in the building. Ability to work with a hybrid work arrangement according to the Ubisoft Work From Home policy.

**Processus de recrutement**
[30 minutes] : visio interview with François, Recruiter,
[120 minutes] : you will prepapre a business case during one hour, then you will present the business case to Sylvain, manager of the role, and to an IT Financial Planning Analyst during a one-hour visio interview.
[60 minutes] : final interview with Sandra, IT Director, Financial Planning, and with Guillaume, IT Associate Director for our Infrastructure team.

**Additional Information**
Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers’ community.
The job reports to Ubisoft IT.