Electronic Arts

EA's CFO organization 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 analyze and visualize 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.

The Challenge Ahead:

Distill complexity and provide transparency related to cost allocations, metrics, and budgets. Collaborate across diverse teams including Technology Infrastructure, Game Studio Finance, Procurement, Global Sourcing, and Accounting.

What this Senior Financial Analytics Associate will do at EA:

You will manage Opex and Headcount for EA's growing Digital Platform (EADP) & Data Insights teams, an area essential to achieving our digital strategy. Reporting to a Director of FP&A supporting the CT (Central Technology) organization, you will be based in either Austin, TX, or Vancouver, Canada with a hybrid work-model.

You will use creative technical solutions to support the CT business.

• Data Management – organize large datasets using database modeling and data warehousing knowledge

• Dashboard Creation – develop dynamic dashboards to support ad-hoc requests and insight generation

• Identify opportunities to use data analytics for forecasting activities

You will also demonstrate a foundation in traditional FP&A responsibilities including:

• Business Partnering – be the finance liaison to promote business owners' success

• Financial Reporting – lead financial reviews, conduct variance analysis, and develop multi-year financial forecasts

• Monthly Close – prepare accrual and reclass entries to reflect accurate accounting

• Financial Modeling – analyze financial data to identify trends, savings opportunities, business storylines, and return on investment

EA's next great Senior Financial Analytics Associate also needs to have:

Education

• Bachelor's degree with a preference for Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Statistics, or Accounting.

  • Extra considerations for Master level degrees

Experience

• 3+ years experience in business analytics or finance, preferably supporting a technology organization

Technical Skills

• Business Intelligence and visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Looker)

• Expert Excel skills (model building, advanced formulas and arrays, Power Query)

• Experience with one of the following preferred:

  • Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

  • Structured Query Language (SQL)

  • Python or R