Senior Financial Analyst - Central Technology

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

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.

Join us at Electronic Arts (EA) and help inspire the world to play by supporting our iconic franchises and innovative projects. As a Senior Financial Analyst on our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, you will guide financial insight through financial modeling and storytelling. You will report to the Director of FP&A and will work a hybrid work schedule (three days in office), providing partners with financial support for insightful reporting, analysis and strategic direction. You'll partner with budget owners to forecast OpEx and CapEx spending for departments, locations and projects.

Responsibilities

• Present business reviews for EA Experience leaders, providing clear recommendations to communicate financial drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Support strategic decision-making by modelling financial scenarios and delivering data-driven recommendations.
• Own the financial forecast for your group, including analysis, variance review, and identifying areas for improvement in partnership with the Accounting team.
• Manage headcount and budgets, support business cases, and track investments to ensure agreement on strategic goals.
• Conduct monthly close meetings and partner with the Accounting group to manage close deliverables, processes, and reporting.
• Collaborate with EAIT leadership, Enterprise and CTO Finance teams to provide updates, explanations, and inputs for consolidation, delivering a clear narrative for enterprise reporting.
• Challenge the status quo by providing alternative solutions and identifying efficiencies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or equivalent university degree.
• 4+ years of financial experience with P&L management, OpEx budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Experience with MS Excel (advanced formulas, pivot tables) and familiarity with PowerBI or other data visualization tools, Oracle and Anaplan.
• Experience partnering with business teams to deliver financial analysis and present insights to leadership.
• Experience scaling workflows by using low-code platforms, LLM prompting, agentic coding, or building custom solutions directly on top of AI APIs.

Pay Transparency - North America

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$77,700 - $107,900 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.