Director, Finance - Catalyst Studios & EA SPORTS Technology

Electronic Arts (EA); Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 151,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in entertainment seeks a Finance Director to oversee financial planning and reporting for their Catalyst Studios and EA SPORTS Technology divisions. The role involves strategic partnership with leadership, managing budgets and financial forecasts while promoting collaboration and efficiency within teams.

Benefits

Full benefits package

Paid time off

Sick leave

Retirement plan

Qualifications

• 10+ years in mid to senior finance roles.
• Experience with P&L management and budgeting.
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning and analysis for Catalyst franchises.
• Manage overall P&L responsibility.
• Provide strategic partnership to leadership teams.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Financial analysis

Leadership

Tools

Anaplan

Power BI

Tableau

Oracle

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Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

EA's CFO organization comprises a broad group of finance disciplines. Our common goal is partnership with business teams delivering strategies and providing our players with amazing experiences. All of our finance teams assist the business in achieving profitable creativity by providing financial insight, reporting and guidance.

We use progressive tools to analyze and visualize data, telling the story of financial drivers, performance, risks and opportunities. We value attributes like collaboration and learning. We celebrate inclusion by creating a place where you can come to work and be yourself.

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.

As the Finance Director, you will lead business support for our Catalyst franchises (including F1, NHL, UFC, Other Incubation) and technology team for EA SPORTS. Additionally, you will assist the consolidated reporting, quarterly targets, and submission process for these organizations. Supported by a team of 5, you will report to the Vice-President of FP&A, EA SPORTS, and will work in a hybrid work model, defined as 3 days in-office.

What You'll Do

You will partner with senior leaders across EA SPORTS including our VP / General Manager, Head of Operations & Publishing, Executive Producers and their leadership teams to lead across all financial elements associated with the delivery of our Catalyst Studios & EA SPORTS Technology strategies.

• Provide strategic advice and partnership to all studios and executive leadership
• Manage the holistic health of our franchises, including full P&L responsibility
• Lead the financial planning process, including the long-range, annual, and quarterly planning cycles
• In partnership with the studio and analytics team, manage and oversee net bookings forecasts for live services
• Establish and track performance measurements across all major offerings and projects
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support our partners
• Guidance on core finance processes, building efficiencies and streamlining deliverables
  
  

Major Functions & Related Activities

• Align with P&L owners on specific funding proposals
• Partner with leadership to set and manage budgets across all projects and titles
• Provide decision support to leadership on investment and project decisions
• Provide regular financial visibility with regards to Outlook, Risk and Opportunities
• Manage greenlight / incubation process
• Lead 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
• Balance priorities, and find creative solutions that achieve results
  
  

Team-Related

• Build relationships with partners across commercial, marketing, and corporate functions and actively collaborate to work towards meeting financial and business objectives
• Drive results by partnering on business-related projects such as modeling business scenarios and tracking performance metrics
• Manage the Catalyst & EA SPORTS Technology team and work closely with our FP&A partners across commercial, marketing and corporate functions
• Attract and mentor a team that provides insight and value to their partners
• Influence, motivate and collaborate with your partners and team
• Create a center of excellence and implement best practices, processes, and standards
  
  

Who You Are

• Highly-motivated, passionate self-starter
• Excellent interpersonal skills are a requirement for this role
• Strong overall communication, facilitation, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment
• Creative problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to balance multiple and competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with ambiguity and independence
• A team player able to work collaboratively, within the group and cross-functionally across business units/functions as a thought leader and partner
• Strong business acumen
• Passion or preference for working in game development
• Resolve complex business issues, ability to move beyond reporting to synthesis and insight
• Experience using tools, processes, and teamwork to work at scale
  
  

Qualifications

• 10 or more years' experience in mid-level to senior finance roles
• Experience with P&L management, budgeting, forecasting and analysis
• Proficiency in Accounting and general GAAP knowledge
• Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint expertise required, experience with Anaplan, Power BI, Tableau and Oracle
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) * $151,800 - $208,900 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento) * $170,500 - $259,300 USD
  
  

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

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  Entertainment Providers

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