Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is an innovative tech company that creates incredible experiences for millions of players around the world. But what matters most is our people who inspire us, and the world, to play. As we bring new forms of entertainment to people around the world, we need innovative, collaborative, diverse and adaptable people to keep making Electronic Arts better.

ENTERTAINING IS OUR PASSION

#WeAreEA the world’s leading video game publisher and we exist to inspire the world to play. EA values creativity, pioneering, passion, determination, learning, and teamwork. We mean things like acting with curiosity, speaking up with original ideas, and committing to each other as one team.

We’re looking for all the best kinds of people to make great experiences for our players. The best people want a job that inspires them, while giving them room to enjoy their lives. And we want to give them that. We celebrate diversity and 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.

You will provide business support for the Asia Publishing organisation as a collaborative & trusted advisor to drive reporting and rhythm of the business operations. This role requires an experienced partner to help drive continued growth in this high priority strategic region. Knowledge of the gaming industry, or ecommerce / social media are a significant advantage.

You will report to the Senior Director of FP&A – Asia.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide financial guidance and strategic partnership to the Asia Publishing leadership team on Operational Expense Management.
• Lead the product financial planning process for product (TBC), including the long-range, annual, and quarterly planning cycles
• Drive insightful analysis to highlight variance drivers and identify opportunities to mitigate risk and improve performance
• Manage the product P&L to maximize the health of the business, including budget spend tracking, headcount forecasting and tracking, purchase order and invoice tracking and monthly close activities
• Create P&L modeling and evaluate opportunities in support of changing circumstances 
• Provide strategic advice and financial rigor, ensuring the implications of business decisions are understood & aligned with profitability goals
• Prepare and hold business reviews for EA’s leadership team with clear and actionable presentation materials
• Identify and lead initiatives to continuously improve, standardize and automate forecasting and reporting tools and processes.

Experience / Capabilities:

• Experience evaluating performance metrics and implementing action plans
• Demonstrates initiative, flexibility, maturity under pressure & anticipates and resolves problems proactively
• Ability to resolve complex business issues within a multinational organization 
• Proven self-starter with the ability to operate independently.
• Communicate to executive audiences in with clarity and precision
• A team player able to work collaboratively, within the group and cross-functionally
• Preference for experience in gaming entertainment or digital businesses
• Inquisitive by nature, including adoption of AI and automation tools.
• Mandarin language is an advantage. 

Team Related:

• Collaborate and build relationships with your finance and business partners.
• Work closely with our FP&A partners across commercial, marketing and corporate functions
• Foster an inclusive culture 

Technical Skills:

• A bachelor’s degree is required.  MBA or CPA preferred 
• Minimum 5 years of related financial experience
• Experience with P&L management, financial modeling, forecasting, reporting, and analysis.
• Experience evaluating business performance metrics and translating to applicable recommendations.
• Proficiency in Accounting and general GAAP knowledge
• Knowledge in Anaplan, Power BI and corresponding data models.