Job Title: Senior Manager, Accounting

Requisition ID: R026076

Your Platform

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.

Your Mission

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.

Overall responsibilities include governance and compliance, issue resolution and support, compliance and reporting, process improvement and optimization, and ensuring alignment with US GAAP and global accounting policies within your areas of responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert and reviewer supporting outsourced vendor teams responsible for accounting activities, including validating financial close journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, analytical reviews, and other reporting deliverables.
• Monitor KPIs and SLA metrics to assess performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Research, review, and document accounting standards, guidelines, and policies; field complex questions from business partners.
• Perform in-depth P&L and balance sheet 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 regions.
• Partner with Internal Audit (IA) and SOX teams to ensure robust controls for accounting processes.
• Lead global initiatives to standardize, optimize, and automate accounting processes.
• Act as a team lead for critical accounting systems, supporting internal teams and external vendors.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting/Finance, or related field AND 7+ years accounting or finance experience.
• Extensive experience in accounting close and financial reporting.
• Proven track record in project management, delivering complex projects on time and within scope.
• Experience working with international teams and strong background in technical accounting is highly desirable.
• CPA preferred but not required.

Skills & Attributes

• Advanced analytical and critical thinking abilities for interpreting financial data and account relationships.
• Strong communication and influencing skills; ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Solutions-oriented mindset with focus on problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Adaptable and self-motivated, with a strong desire to learn and grow.
• Ability to perform under tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Oracle, OBIEE Answers, and/or SmartView is a plus.

Company

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world's largest interactive entertainment companies, home to 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.

We strive for a diverse and inclusive culture and provide benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being.

If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected].

Rewards

• Medical, dental, vision, HSA/HRA, healthcare and dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and other voluntary benefit programs.
• Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires you to move for the job.

Eligibility for benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns. Learn more at https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

Compensation

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $105,120.00 - $194,400.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Specific offers will be based on experience, performance, and work location. Employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (not guaranteed).