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Financial Analyst, WW Studios

Role Overview

Located in Burnaby, British Columbia the Financial Analyst reports into the Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis. The role provides an excellent opportunity to be a collaborative business partner and trusted advisor on a global team within the Worldwide Studios organization at Electronic Arts.

Business Partnering

• Support various business groups within Worldwide Studios
• Provide detailed and timely analysis to help drive business decisions
• Receive, analyze, integrate, and consolidate assumptions and data from business and finance partners
• Prepare and present information to business partners and senior leadership

Financial Management

• Coordinate FP&A tasks with the assigned deadlines
• Create and update budgets, forecasts, and annual plans
• Ensure month-end processes are complete in accordance with company accounting policies
• Track variances against forecast and assessing impact to financial plan
• Provide regular financial reporting to business units to assess performance
• Understand and identify risks and opportunities on a regular basis

Ad Hoc Projects

• Drive process improvements with both business and finance partners
• Perform financial scenario analysis

Other

• Define, incorporate and report on financial and/or non-financial key performance indicators
• Drive One Team culture

Skills & Capabilities

• A team player able to work collaboratively, within the group and cross-functionally across business units/functions, as a thought leader, project manager, partner, and effective independent team member
• Strong initiative and desire to drive change and enhance processes
• Ability to proactively identify business risks and opportunities
• Flexible and adaptable to the rapid changing needs of the business and finance
• Ability to quickly process information and assess impact
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy on work output
• Strong business acumen with an ability to build strong professional relationships with business partners in both operational and financial roles
• Ability to effectively prioritize multiple and sometimes competing demands
• Disciplined, passionate, self-starter; comfortable interacting and challenging business partners and senior management
• High proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Strong working knowledge of financial planning systems/tools and ERP software. Specific experience within Hyperion Essbase and Oracle a plus
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive information with high level of confidentiality
• Ability to professionally present information to business and finance management
• Natural curiosity, and a desire to learn

Experience and Education

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis with a large global organization preferred
• Experience partnering with various levels of management
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA, CPA, or CFA preferred