Finance Manager

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Job Description:

Finance Manager – Business Operations
Reporting to: Senior Finance Director – Investment & Optimisation

Contract: Full-time (FT)

Why This Role?

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager who enjoys stepping into complex environments, building strong relationships quickly, and making a visible difference.

You’ll work at the centre of King’s business operations, partnering closely with senior leaders and owning planning and performance across a significant cost base. The role is ideal for someone looking for a fast-paced, commercially focused contract role.

What You’ll Be Doing

Business Partnering

• Act as the primary finance partner to senior stakeholders 
• Provide clear financial insight, challenge and advice to support operational and strategic decisions
• Lead and participate in business partner meetings, translating financial data into clear, actionable narratives
• Manage a complex portfolio, balancing cost control with strategic investment
• Note: Assigned partnering and planning area remits may evolve / change by role over time depending on business needs and requirements

Planning, Forecasting & Performance

• Take full ownership of financial planning activities for assigned areas, aligned to company priorities
• Lead preparation and ongoing management of:
  • OpEx, CapEx and headcount plans
  • Forecasts and outlooks
• Perform monthly cost and headcount reconciliations, identifying key drivers, risks and opportunities
• Own and evolve L1 reporting, delivering concise, senior-ready analysis, KPIs and commentary
• Act as Finance approver for headcount, invoices and POs, applying strong budget judgement to spending decisions

Financial Control & Delivery

• Partner closely with Accenture and FinOps teams to ensure smooth PO, invoicing and month-end processes
• Ensure accurate, timely actuals, forecasts and P&L outputs
• Proactively identify and resolve system, data or process issues
• Drive continuous improvement across finance processes and ways of working

Projects & Added Value

• Support and lead cost initiatives and investment business cases
• Apply strong modelling and presentation skills to influence senior decision-making
• Contribute to wider Finance projects
• Act as a mentor and sounding board for more junior team members

What We’re Looking For

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong experience in FP&A and business partnering, ideally in a fast-paced / tech environment
• Comfortable stepping into a role quickly and operating with autonomy
• Proven ability to manage complex cost bases and influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent financial modelling, analysis and communication skills
• Experience working with shared service / outsourced finance teams is a plus

At King, we value collaboration, curiosity and inclusive teams — and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @king_games on X.