Description & Requirements
ROLE OVERVIEW:
As a Senior Finance Manager, you will guide the Catalyst Studios Finance team supporting our NHL, UFC, and F1 franchises. Reporting to the Senior Director, FP&A - American Football / Catalyst, you will serve as a trusted advisor to studio leadership and cross-functional partners-connecting financial planning, business performance, and development strategy. You will follow a hybrid work schedule, defined as three days a week from an Electronic Arts office.
In this collaborative role, you will mentor and develop your team while staying actively engaged in daily financial operations. You will use clear financial storytelling and sound business judgment to influence partners to make informed decisions that support sustainable growth, profitability, and long-term franchise success.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to studio, product, commercial, and finance leaders, influencing business decisions across franchise strategy, investment prioritization, resource allocation, and return on investment.
• Translate franchise economics, player behavior, monetization trends, KPIs, cost drivers, live services, and new product investments into clear insights and recommendations that support growth, profitability, and long-term business success.
• Own financial planning and performance analysis across supported franchises, including full P&L management, forecasting, close analysis, risks and opportunities, scenario analysis, and executive reporting.
• Lead and coach Catalyst FP&A team, setting clear priorities, providing thoughtful guidance, and enabling high-quality decision support and strong business impact.
• Enhance team productivity and impact through prioritization, simplification, automation, standardization, and thoughtful change management.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 8 + years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment analysis, corporate finance, or a related field; gaming experience helpful.
• Experience mentoring and coaching a high-performing team.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, business case development, and full P&L management.
• Experienced with accounting principles and GAAP
• Experience using modern financial systems, BI tools, and AI-enabled solutions to streamline reporting, enhance forecasting accuracy, and automate routine processes.
• Experienced in communicating analytical findings and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear and actionable insights across a variety of audience levels.
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) *$133,500 - $186,400 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 other incentive programs.
Post To
External careers site, Internal careers site
LinkedInID
1449
