Senior Financial Analyst - Fan Growth

Electronic Arts Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Vancouver is seeking a Financial Planning and Analysis professional to provide strategic partnerships. This role involves collaborating with various teams, managing financial forecasts, and enhancing forecasting tools. The ideal candidate has a degree in Finance/Accounting and over 4 years of experience in financial analysis. The position offers competitive compensation between $75,900 and $105,600 CAD and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

3 weeks vacation

10 days sick time

Extended health/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Complimentary games

Qualifications

• 4+ years of related financial experience.
• Experience with OpEx budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
• Proficiency in accounting and general GAAP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships and collaborate with key EA Experience teams.
• Own the financial forecast and provide insightful analysis.
• Contribute to initiatives that improve and standardise forecasting tools.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Relationship building

Forecasting

Variance analysis

P&L management

Education

BS degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

MS Excel

PowerBI

Anaplan

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 organisation 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 analyse and visualise 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.

Our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team provides strategic partnerships to leaders across EA. We do this by engaging with our partners to understand our broad strategy, analysing data, and delivering insights to help guide EA's performance.

Role Overview

As part of our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, you will play a critical role in providing strategic partnerships to leaders across EA. We engage effectively with partners to understand and evolve strategies, analyse data, and deliver insights to drive EA's performance.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of FP&A supporting the Fan Growth organisation, you will be based in Vancouver, Canada with a hybrid work-model (defined as three days in office). You will partner with the EA Experience teams, manage headcount and budgets, help drive business cases, and collaborate on forecasting and tracking investments across the team.

What You'll Do

Business Partnering

• Build relationships and collaborate with key EA Experience teams such as Media, Marketing Production, Business Management, CX Services, & Content Solutions.
• Prepare and present business reviews for leaders, focusing on storytelling with clear insights and actionable material.
• Support strategic decision-making by partnering on projects like modelling financial scenarios.

Financial Close, Forecasting, Reporting, and Analysis

• Own the financial forecast, providing insightful analysis to highlight variance drivers and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct monthly close meetings with stakeholders.
• Partner with the Accounting group to manage close deliverables, processes, and reporting.
• Lead the consolidation of Fan Growth's risks and reinvestment opportunities for leadership visibility and alignment.

Drive FP&A Excellence

• Contribute to initiatives that improve, standardise, and automate forecasting and reporting tools and processes.
• Work with Total Experience FP&A leadership to provide updates, explanations, and inputs for consolidation to deliver clear narrative for enterprise reporting.
• Challenge the status quo and provide alternative solutions and efficiencies.

Required Experience and Technical Skills

• BS degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent university degree.
• 4+ years of related financial experience.
• Experience with P&L management, OpEx budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
• Proficiency in accounting and general GAAP knowledge.
• Excellent MS Excel expertise required, familiarity with PowerBI and Anaplan.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$75,900 - $105,600 CAD

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.