Senior Analyst, FP&A

Position Overview

The company is seeking a commercially experienced Senior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to provide finance business partnership and oversight to its businesses in Korea and Japan, with additional responsibilities for APAC region FP&A reporting. The Senior Analyst, FP&A will coordinate planning, forecasting, and reporting processes and serve as the finance partner for local management and GTM (go-to-market) teams. This role involves assisting with business reviews, helping manage operational risks and costs, and supporting growth initiatives. The candidate will need to foster partnerships with regional and global finance stakeholders to execute and deliver results within timelines. 

The ideal candidate is an independent, self-organised individual with a proven track record of accurately maintaining P&L reporting and analysis, and identifying and implementing process efficiencies and reporting enhancements.  

This position reports directly to the FP&A Senior Manager, APAC, in a highly matrixed organization. 

Role & Responsibilities 

The role will primarily be the day-to-day Finance support to the KR/JP local functional teams and will also contribute to APAC regional level management reporting and any other ad-hoc requirements. 

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization. 

• Involvement in the annual budgeting and quarterly/monthly forecasting processes, collaborating with local functional teams to generate accurate estimates.  

• Work on a routine rhythm of business updates including weekly revenue pacing to track business performance.  

• Monitor key performance indicators, identify trends, and analyze causes of unexpected variance. 

• Develop and maintain operational metrics, financial dashboards, and reports for planning and monitoring purposes, including monthly reporting decks for local and regional management and GTM teams. 

• Conduct financial impact analyses and prepare ad-hoc business cases to support decision-making.  

• Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made. 

• Collaborate with global teams as part of the APAC FP&A team to align regional metrics, goals, and business reviews. 

Minimum Requirements 

Experience  

• 5+ years of experience in finance business partnering/FP&A, working in a cross-functional team environment, ideally within a multinational corporation.  

• Proven track record in building and maintaining financial models and dashboards, ideally using BI tools. 

• Demonstrated excellent analytical skills and business acumen. 

Knowledge & Skills  

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business, or other related areas or an MBA with a focus on Finance. 

• Professional accounting/finance qualification such as CPA, AICPA, ACCA or similar, with at least 3+ years of post-qualified experience. 

• Excellent verbal and business written skills in both English and Korean. 

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel. 

Key Attributes  

• Ability to multitask and meet constant deadlines.  

• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate, influence, and persuade non-technical stakeholders. 

• Self-starter attitude, quick to learn and adapt to an ever-changing environment, while being well-organized. 

Extra Points  

• Knowledge of Korean/Japanese gaming markets. 

• Proficiency in Japanese would be advantageous. 

• Experience with accounting systems such as Hyperion Essbase and Oracle. 

• Proficiency in Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker would be highly regarded. 

• Experience in revenue modelling or simulation would be desirable.