IT Financial Planning Analyst

at  Ubisoft

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 commitment 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.
Job Description
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

• 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
  Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

• 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