Senior Manager, FP&A - Lifestyle Entertainment

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.

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 is a diverse group of finance disciplines working closely with teams across the company to deliver profitable creativity.

Our mission is to partner with the business to enable great player experiences through strong financial insight, planning, and decision support. Across our finance teams, we combine curiosity, analytical rigor, and collaboration to tell the story behind the numbers - identifying opportunities, understanding risks, and helping teams make smarter decisions.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, FP&A to lead the Lifestyle Entertainment Finance team, supporting The Sims franchise, Skate franchise, and Lifestyle Central Tech. Reporting to the Director of FP&A, you will serve as a trusted finance partner to studio leadership and cross-functional teams, helping connect financial planning, business performance, and development strategy. You will work a hybrid schedule defined as three days in an EA office.

This is a highly visible role for a problem solver, communicator, and player-coach who can lead a high-performing team while also staying close to the work. You bring strong business judgment, clear financial storytelling, and the ability to influence partners toward decisions that drive growth, profitability, and long-term franchise success.

• 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 management across supported franchises, including full P&L management, forecasting, close analysis, risks and opportunities, scenario analysis, and executive reporting.
• Lead and coach Lifestyle 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.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment analysis, corporate finance, or a related field; gaming or entertainment experience beneficial.
• Experience mentoring and coaching a high-performing team.
• Demonstrated financial modeling skills, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, business case development, and full P&L management.
• Solid foundation of accounting principles and GAAP; experience with Power BI, Tableau and planning tools such as Anaplan, or similar platforms
• Experience communicating analytical findings for a range of audiences.

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).

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$133,500 - $186,400 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$153,700 - $233,600 USD
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) *$144,900 - $196,500 USD

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

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid…