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Finance Manager, EA Studios - HD Los Angeles Studios

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Role Overview

I. Basic Function

Located at EA’s Respawn Entertainment Studio in Los Angeles, this Finance Manager role provides a unique opportunity to be a collaborative business partner & trusted advisor for our HD Los Angeles Studios organization (including Respawn Entertainment & DICE LA).

II. Responsibilities and Duties

• In partnership with onsite Studio leadership, develop & manage 3-year strategic plan, which incorporates title / content planning across all platforms / business models & overall responsibility for all P&L modeling.
• Overall accountability for all core FP&A processes including (but not limited to) fiscal year planning, quarterly forecasts & business reviews, and risks & opportunities management. Own Studio P&L forecast and associated budgets, holding organization accountable to targets.
• Accountability for financial controllership including: the adherence to corporate policies & processes, identification & prevention of material revenue recognition issues, monthly expense accruals, monthly close, variance analysis & reporting.
• Provide financial leadership, ensuring the financial implications of all business decisions are understood & considered.
• Compile, analyze & contribute to the development of fiscal year goals for Studios.
• Partner with the Senior Finance Director to influence the Marketing, Publishing & Analytics (MPA) organization with regards to decisions around full game volume, pricing & marketing expense forecasts.
• Partner closely with EA Studios (EAS), MPA & Accounting organizations to develop live service digital revenue forecasts, considering revenue recognition policies. Quantify risks & opportunities assessing daily KPI performance, trends & content roadmap.
• Partner with our technology organization to influence live service cost forecasts & decisions (e.g. hosting), & the Central Development Services organization to influence shared service forecasts & decisions (e.g. quality verification, localization).
  

III. Technical Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required – Finance / Economics / Accounting related field preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of related financial experience (FP&A experience preferred).
• Extensive experience with financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, reporting & analysis.
• Demonstrated top performance in prior roles, with increasing levels of responsibility and independence.
• Exceptionally strong results orientation & bias to action. Healthy impatience for change. Willingness to ask the tough questions & challenge the status quo. Self-motivated, demonstrates initiative, flexibility, maturity under pressure & anticipates and resolves problems before they develop.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills that enable clear & concise communication to all levels of the organization. Strong data visualization skills to help leaders digest complex information in an accessible manner.
• Confidentiality & integrity in dealing with highly sensitive information. Strong reputation for professional integrity, seasoned business judgment & objectivity.
• Experience & proficiency with financial programs like Hyperion Essbase & Oracle.

IV. Reporting Lines

• Position reports to Senior Finance Director, EAS Financial Planning & Analysis based in Redwood City, CA
  

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