Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description

Job Title: MANAGER I, FP&A

Location: Hyderabad

Introduction to EA & India Centre: Electronic Arts Inc. is a global interactive entertainment software company. EA develops interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless devices, and the Internet.

You will report to Manager II, FP&A

Primary Responsibilities:
• Full P&L responsibility of all the game franchises within the Studio and monitor their financial health through Measurements like GP & OC
• In partnership with the studio and product management team, build revenue forecast models and track content road map to assess title performance on a weekly/monthly basis.
• Provide in-depth financial analysis focused on a variety of areas such as optimising revenue or profitability and evaluating Return on investment of promotions.
• Achieve results by partnering on business-related projects such as modelling business scenarios and tracking performance metrics.
• Build relationships with partners and collaborate to work towards meeting financial and business objectives (Primary contact being Studio GM, Operations Lead and Game Producer)
• Prepare, hold, and present business reviews for leaders focused on the narrative (not just data) with clear insights and actionable presentation material.
• Help us to share weekly revenue performance of main titles in the Studio that contribute to majority of the net bookings.
• Provide bi-weekly financial visibility with regards to Outlook, Risk and Opportunities
• Manage headcount and project allocations on a monthly basis.
• Manage Opex budget w.r.t salaries, travel and hardware spend.
• Partner with the Accounting & FP&A group to manage Close deliverables, process, and reporting (including Month close commentary)
• You will lead the financial planning process, including the long-range, annual, and quarterly planning cycles.
• You will guide and assist teams to provide and accurate analysis to assist with decision-making and value creation.
• Improve analysis to highlight variance drivers and identify opportunities to mitigate risk and improve performance.
Other Responsibilities:
• Provide us ad-hoc financial analysis to support partners with a swift turnaround.
• Help us to identify and lead initiatives to improve, standardise and automate forecasting and reporting tools.
• Provide us strategic insights and partnership to Mobile studios and executive leadership.
• Approve POs related to Contracted Services, hardware spends.
• Work with larger Mobile group to build cost-effective Co-development models & chargeback methodology.

Qualifications:
• Academic Qualifications - Good to have Master of Business Administration in Finance but not mandatory. Bachelor's degree required – Finance / Accounting related field.
• 10+ years of related Financial and FP&A experience
• 5+ years of experience in Financial Systems- Power BI, reporting tools, Business Partnering

Who You Are:
• Highly motivated, passionate self-starter
• Ability to handle multiple and competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of change.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and independence.
• A team player able to work collaboratively, within the group and cross-functionally across business units/functions as a thought leader and partner.
• Strong business acumen with understanding of functional linkages and ability to build strong professional relationships with business partners in both operational and financial roles.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9y9zz-3-138-116-20-42 in your application.