Our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team provides strategic and financial partnership to EA’s Leadership team. We achieve this through engaging with our partners to influence and help deliver our broad strategy, providing strategic decision support and insights to guide EA’s performance.  You will work a hybrid work model defined as 3 days a week in an EA office.

This  Sr. Finance Director will lead business support for our Shooters & Action Role-Playing Games (ARPG) portfolio, serving as:

• An embedded and trusted senior advisor to Studio & Franchise businesses& teams; and
• An experienced & demonstrated leader in the Global Finance organization, contributing to strategic functional initiatives and transformation.

Supported by a team of  ~10 employees, you will report to the Vice-President of FP&A, EA Studios, while partnering closely with Shooters / ARPG leadership.

Responsibilities 

You will partner with senior leaders across the business, including our SVP / General Managers, Heads of Operations & Publishing, Executive Producers and their leadership teams to support all financial elements associated with the successful execution of our Shooters / ARPG strategies.

• Business Partnership:

• Partner closely with studio /franchise leaders to drive the business and ongoing value creation & profitable growth. Provide actionable insights with a lens towards strategic execution and return on investments.
• Manage the holistic health of our various & collective businesses, including full P&L responsibility.
• Lead the financial planning process, including the long-range, annual, and in-year planning cycles. Partner cross-functionally to develop& manage operating metrics that support financial planning. 

• Establish and track performance measurements across all major offerings and projects.
• Provide ad-hoc financial and decision support analysis in service of strategies & performance.
• Serve as a leadership partner on behalf of Shooters/ ARPG FP&A with other Finance teams / disciplines, including Enterprise & Experiences FP&A, Finance Transformation, Controllership

• Organizational Leadership:

• Lead the team responsible for financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes across Shooters / ARPG, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and strategic initiatives.
• Develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of analytical rigor, inclusion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute meaningfully at a leadership level to recurring, key Finance initiatives to evolve and improve our organization & impact.

Qualifications

• 12+ or more years experience in senior finance roles.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Advanced financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with hands-on experience using modern ERP and FP&A planning platforms.
• Experience utilizing AI and technology solutions to improve financial processes, analytics and decision-making.
• A people leader invested in the team's success and building an inclusive environment.
• Excels in a dynamic business environment and can resolve complex business issues.
• Builds trust, diverse relationships, and can move beyond reporting to synthesis and insight.
• Experienced in evaluating performance metrics and implementing action plans.
• Proven track record managing businesses & organization sat scale across a distributed team.
• Strong business acumen with a strategic mindset, passion for innovation & transformation, and the ability to challenge self, teams & partners to grow & improve.