Finance Manager, FP&A - Motive Studios / Responsable des finances, analyse et planification – Studios Motive

Requisition Number: 177435

Position Title: Manager I, Finance

External Description:

ROLE OVERVIEW:

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

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team in support of both Motive Studios as well as a to be announced development studio.  The Finance Manager role reports into the Senior Director of FP&A and will provide a unique opportunity to be a collaborative business partner & trusted advisor to the studio leadership team behind games as Star Wars™: Squadrons, the re-creation of Dead Space™ and now building an original Iron Man video game.  You will partner with senior leaders across Motive including the studio General Manager, Head of Operations, and their leadership teams to lead across all financial elements.

• You will provide strategic advice and partnership to the studio and executive leadership
• Manage the holistic health of the franchise, including full P&L responsibility
• Work closely with studio business partners in developing the fiscal year plan/forecast and strategic long-range model
• You will provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support our partners

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Business Partnering

• Work closely with the studio leadership team and collaborate to deliver against studio goals
• Provide financial leadership and support strategic decision making by ensuring the financial implications of all business decisions are understood and considered
• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional teams across all levels of the organization including both FP&A and business teams in our commercial, marketing and enterprise functions

Financial Close, Forecasting, Reporting & Analysis

• Overall responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, variance reporting and analysis.  Effectively communicate results to enhance and enable decision making
• Partner with the Accounting group to manage Close deliverables, timelines, process and reporting
• Proactively identify and manage Outlook, Risks and Opportunities

Drive FP&A Excellence 

• Identify and lead initiatives to continuously improve, standardize and automate forecasting and reporting tools and processes
• Challenge status quo and provide alternative solutions 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 6 or more years of financial experience (FP&A preferred)
• Proficiency in Accounting and general GAAP knowledge
• Extensive experience with P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, reporting & analysis
• Expert Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint knowledge
• Experience in Power BI or similar BI dashboard visualization tool preferred
• Experience with financial forecasting tools (Anaplan preferred)

#FlexibleWork

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $90,550 - $137,700
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $86,150 - $137,700
• Jersey City, NJ:
º $86,150 - $137,700
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $86,150 - $126,700
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $86,150 - $126,700

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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 (following 1 year of service), 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.

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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. 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: 17

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams’ careers. 

 

We put our people first, and we make sure they’re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn’t end at the workplace—we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more. 

 

Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren’t just keeping up—we’re staying ahead of the game.

 

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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.