Financial Analyst, WW Studios

Requisition Number: 159829

Position Title: Financial Analyst

External Description:

Role Overview

Located in Burnaby, British Columbia the Financial Analyst reports into the Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis. The role provides an excellent opportunity to be a collaborative business partner and trusted advisor on a global team within the Worldwide Studios organization at Electronic Arts. 

Business Partnering

• Support various business groups within Worldwide Studios
• Provide detailed and timely analysis to help drive business decisions
• Receive, analyze, integrate, and consolidate assumptions and data from business and finance partners
• Prepare and present information to business partners and senior leadership

Financial Management

• Coordinate FP&A tasks with the assigned deadlines
• Create and update budgets, forecasts, and annual plans
• Ensure month-end processes are complete in accordance with company accounting policies
• Track variances against forecast and assessing impact to financial plan
• Provide regular financial reporting to business units to assess performance
• Understand and identify risks and opportunities on a regular basis

Ad Hoc Projects

• Drive process improvements with both business and finance partners
• Perform financial scenario analysis

Other

• Define, incorporate and report on financial and/or non-financial key performance indicators
• Drive One Team culture
  

Skills & Capabilities

• A team player able to work collaboratively, within the group and cross-functionally across business units/functions, as a thought leader, project manager, partner, and effective independent team member
• Strong initiative and desire to drive change and enhance processes
• Ability to proactively identify business risks and opportunities
• Flexible and adaptable to the rapid changing needs of the business and finance
• Ability to quickly process information and assess impact
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy on work output
• Strong business acumen with an ability to build strong professional relationships with business partners in both operational and financial roles
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple and sometimes competing demands
• Disciplined, passionate, self-starter; comfortable interacting and challenging business partners and senior management
• High proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Strong working knowledge of financial planning systems/tools and ERP software.  Specific experience within Hyperion Essbase and Oracle a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive information with high level of confidentiality
• Ability to professionally present information to business and finance management
• Natural curiosity, and a desire to learn

Experience and Education

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis with a large global organization preferred
• Experience partnering with various levels of management
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting.  MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred

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Community / Marketing Title: Financial Analyst, WW Studios

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

EEOText: EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand, Veteranenstatus oder anderer durch das Gesetz geschützte Charakteristiken getroffen. Wir berücksichtigen unter Einhaltung der geltenden rechtlichen Bestimmungen auch qualifizierte Kandidaten mit Vorstrafen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.

Days Open: 94

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus getroffen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.