Senior Manager, Accounting

Senior Manager, Accounting

We're headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many fields of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivaled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

As a Sr. Manager, Accounting, you will play a critical role in the Activision Blizzard controllership as well as the worldwide Finance Team.

You will oversee timely and accurate accounting close processes and provide governance and subject matter expertise through our business process outsourcing model, ensuring alignment with internal policies and performance standards. You'll provide thought leadership, guiding successful execution of accounting and financial reporting processes, engaging with stakeholders across ABK. The ideal candidate brings curiosity, innovative thinking, and a strong background in accounting close, business partnering, process management, and collaboration.

Overall, the responsibility of this role is to (1) Governance and Compliance, (2) Issue Resolution and Support, (3) Compliance and Reporting, (4) Process Improvement and Optimization and (5) ensure that we have aligned with all accounting requirements under US GAAP and global accounting policies within your areas of responsibility.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities :

• Serve as a subject matter expert and reviewer supporting outsourced vendor teams responsible for accounting activities. Responsibilities include validating financial close journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, analytical reviews, and other reporting deliverables to ensure accuracy and compliance with ABK accounting policies and guidelines. Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) metrics to assess performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Research, review, and document accounting standards, guidelines, and policies. Field complex questions from business partners in alignment with accounting policies.
• Perform in-depth P&L and BS analysis and respond to inquiries from business and finance partners regarding actual financial performance.
• Provide escalated support and troubleshooting to users. Investigate and resolve business partner inquiries, accounting deviations, and other data anomalies.
• Collaborate with the Technical Accounting team to ensure consistent accounting practices across different regions.
• Partner with the IA and SOX teams to ensure robust controls are in place for all accounting processes.
• Lead global initiatives to standardize, optimize, and automate accounting processes.
• Champion data-driven improvements by identifying opportunities for increased efficiency and accuracy, implementing best practices, and driving continuous process enhancements across key business activities.
• Act as a team lead for critical accounting systems, offering guidance and support to both internal teams and external vendors.

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Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including :

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https : / / www.benefitsforeveryworld.com / .