Description
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. Here, everyone is part of the story, part of a community that connects people all over the world. This is a place where creativity thrives, diverse perspectives are welcomed, and ideas matter.
As a Financial Analyst, you will report to the Manager, FP&A. The CFO organization comprises a broad group of finance disciplines, with the common goal of partnering with business teams to deliver strategies and provide players with amazing experiences. 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.
Responsibilities:
- Assist the onshore services team in monthly/quarterly forecast and annual planning processes.
- Ensure accurate and timely completion of reporting deliverables in advance of Quarterly Business Reviews, MBRs, etc.
- Discuss plan and forecast numbers with business leaders and load them into the system.
- Report actuals, compare them with plan/latest forecast, and provide commentary for major variances.
- Provide early warnings to leaders about unforeseen expenses.
- Analyze situations where cost reduction is necessary and make recommendations to leadership.
- Work directly with global business partners on daily finance ad-hoc tasks.
- Create new Power BI reports as requested by business teams.
- Interact regularly with various business partners across different locations globally.
- Maintain high data accuracy and attention to detail.
Qualifications:
- Academic qualifications: Master's degree in Finance preferred but not mandatory; Bachelor's degree required in Finance/Accounting-related field.
- 3-5 years of related Financial and FP&A experience.
- Demonstrated passion for learning and growing.
- Highly motivated with the ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities.
- Comfortable building analysis based on data from multiple sources.
- Extreme attention to detail with a rigorous process for reviewing accuracy.
- Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Adept in MS Office, with a strong emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with Anaplan and/or Power BI is a plus.