Financial Analyst, Studios

Requisition Number: 164309

Position Title: Financial Analyst

External Description:

We’re EA—the world’s leading video game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles—Madden, FIFA, The Sims, Apex Legends, Battlefield, Need for Speed, and Star Wars, to name but a few. We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry.

Role Overview:

Our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team provides strategic and financial partnership to EA’s Leadership team. We achieve this through engaging with our partners to understand our broad strategy, analyzing data, and delivering insights to guide EA’s performance.

The Senior Financial Analyst role offers an excellent opportunity to learn about our operations and be a collaborative partner and trusted advisor for the Studio Data and Insights (SDI) and User Experience Research (UXR) teams. You will report to a Finance Manager in EA Studios.

What You’ll Do:

You will partner with the Studio Data and Insights Leadership and UXR teams based in Europe and North America, to lead across all financial elements associated with the delivery of their strategies.

• Provide partnership to SDI and UXR Leaderships and EA Studios
• Perform the ongoing requirements for monthly close, which includes accruals, reclasses, headcount reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis, and proactively managing risks and opportunities.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support our partners

Major Functions & Related Activities:

• Align with functional leaders on specific funding proposals
• Partner with leadership to set and manage budgets across all projects and titles
• Support to leadership on investment and project decisions
• Provide regular financial visibility with regards to Outlook, Risk and Opportunities
• Support ad-hoc projects to improve processes and performance
• Improve internal finance workflows
• Anticipate risks and partner with the leadership to identify trade-offs to de-risk and maintain financial goals 

Experiences / Capabilities:

• 3 -5 years’ experience financial analysis and management reporting experience.
• Experience using tools, processes, and teamwork to work at scale

Preferred Experience and Technical Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration (CPA, MBA preferred)
• Experience with P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and analysis
• Experience in Accounting and general GAAP knowledge
• Excellent MS excel and PowerPoint expertise,
• Knowledge in Hyperion Essbase and Oracle
• Maintain complex financial models

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Community / Marketing Title: Financial Analyst, Studios

Company Profile:

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 57

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.