Senior Director, Finance - Central EA Studios

Electronic Arts (EA); Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 191,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 3 weeks/year

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

Electronic Arts (EA) is seeking a Senior Finance Director to lead business support for EA Studios, partnering with leaders to drive profitability and strategic decisions. This role reports to the VP of FP&A, EA Studios, and operates in a hybrid model with three days in the EA office in the Vancouver area.

You will oversee P&L, long-range planning, and critical financial processes, while guiding a team of ~10 professionals in a fast-paced, creative environment that values collaboration

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive finance experience including senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• Advanced financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills with hands-on ERP/FP&A.
• Experience utilizing AI and technology solutions to improve financial processes, analytics and decision-making.
• A people leader invested in the team's success and building an inclusive environment.
• Excels in a dynamic business environment and can resolve complex business issues.
• Builds trust, diverse relationships, and can move beyond reporting to synthesis and insight.
• Proven track record managing businesses and organization at scale across a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with studio and finance leaders to drive business value creation and profitable growth.
• Manage the holistic health of the EA Studio business, including full P&L responsibility.
• Lead the financial planning process (long-range, annual, in-year) and develop operating metrics.
• Manage enterprise processes on behalf of EA Studios (title plan, investment prioritization & gating, management reporting).
• Drive regular communications with the President/Chief Studios Officer, COO EA Studios, and EA Studio Leadership Team.
• Establish and track performance measurements across major offerings and projects.
• Provide ad-hoc financial and decision support analysis for strategies & performance.
• Lead EA Studios FP&A communications and collaborate with other Finance teams.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Financial modeling

ERP & FP&A platforms

AI in finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance / Accounting / Economics

Tools

ERP systems

FP&A planning platforms

Job description

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 influence and help deliver our broad strategy, providing strategic decision support and insights to guide EA’s performance.

This Sr. Finance Director will lead business support for our central EA Studios organizations, serving as:

• An embedded and trusted senior advisor to Studio & Franchise businesses & teams; and
• An experienced & demonstrated leader in the Global Finance organization, contributing to strategic functional initiatives and transformation.

Supported by a team of ~10 employees, you will report to the Vice-President of FP&A, EA Studios, while partnering closely with EA Studios central leadership. You will work a hybrid work model defined as 3 days a week in an EA office.

Responsibilities

• Business Partnership:
• Partner closely with studio and finance leaders to drive the business and ongoing value creation & profitable growth. Provide actionable insights with a lens towards strategic execution and return on investments.
• Manage the holistic health of our various & collective EA Studio business, including full P&L responsibility.
• Lead the financial planning process, including the long-range, annual, and in-year planning cycles. Partner cross-functionally to develop & manage operating metrics that support financial planning.
• Manage other recurring, enterprise processes on behalf of EA Studios, including title plan, investment prioritization & gating, management reporting.
• Drive regular communications with President / Chief Studios Officer, COO EA Studios, and broader EA Studio Leadership Team to ensure connectiveness on activities above and facilitate alignment & key decision-making.
• Establish and track performance measurements across all major offerings and projects.
• Provide ad-hoc financial and decision support analysis in service of strategies & performance.
• Serve as a leadership partner on behalf of EA Studios FP&A with other Finance teams / disciplines, including Enterprise & Experiences FP&A, Finance Transformation, Controllership.
• Organizational Leadership:
• Lead the team responsible for financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes across central EA Studios, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and strategic initiatives.
• Develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute meaningfully at a leadership level to recurring, key Finance initiatives to evolve and improve our organization & impact.
• Help lead & support EA Studios FP&A communications and recurring activities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive finance experience, including leadership in senior-level roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Advanced financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with hands-on experience using modern ERP and FP&A planning platforms.
• Experience utilizing AI and technology solutions to improve financial processes, analytics and decision-making.
• A people leader invested in the team's success and building an inclusive environment.
• Excels in a dynamic business environment and can resolve complex business issues.
• Builds trust, diverse relationships, and can move beyond reporting to synthesis and insight.
• Experienced in evaluating performance metrics and implementing action plans.
• Proven track record managing businesses & organization sat scale across a distributed team.
• Strong business acumen with a strategic mindset, passion for innovation & transformation, and the ability to challenge self, teams & partners to grow & improve.

Pay Transparency - North America

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) *$190,500 - $267,300 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$215,900 - $327,900 USD
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) *$203,600 - $276,300 USD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

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 other incentive programs.

For Canada, 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 other incentive programs.

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.