Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Studios

Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Studios

Location:

Las Vegas, NV, US, 89113

IGT, where innovation meets entertainment on a global scale! From the casino floor to your mobile screen, we deliver thrilling, responsible, and unforgettable gaming experiences—powered by world-class content, strong technical and commercial capabilities, and nurtured by a culture of collaboration, accountability, and ownership. Whether it's spinning reels, placing bets, or enabling secure payments, we turn innovation into impact through disciplined execution and long-term value creation.

With a team of over 6,000 employees across 30+ countries and products delivered in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide, we operate at scale while staying closely connected to customers we serve. If you're ready to bring your talent to a team shaping the future of entertainment, your next big move starts here.

The Senior Manager FP&A – Studios will lead financial reporting, forecasting, and analytical support for IGT's Studio organization, including land-based and online gaming. This role provides forward-looking financial insight, strategic direction, and thought leadership to the Studio leadership team, while supporting data-driven decision-making, Studio and game profitability, and operational efficiency in a highly regulated gaming environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead forecasting and financial planning for R&D Studios, including monthly/quarterly forecast cycles, headcount planning, outside services forecasting, and multi-year incentive program modeling.
• Analyze financial performance by reviewing P&L variances, forecast changes, quarterly actuals, external testing results, and key cost drivers to deliver clear, actionable insights to Corporate FP&A and Studio leadership.
• Manage development project financials, including project creation approvals, cost controls, overage management, and ROI validation across financial and project systems.
• Drive business partnering with Studio leaders, facilitating forecasting discussions, reviewing operational updates, and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships while guiding decision-making.
• Oversee the Global Gaming Incentive program, including forecasting, validating game qualification, incentive award calculations, employee letter reviews, and coordination with Accounting, P&C, and Payroll.
• Monitor outside services and external testing spend, including compliance cost tracking, performing variance analysis, and identifying material drivers and operational issues.
• Prepare financial reporting packages covering P&L analysis, KPI trends, operational reporting, and ad hoc insights that support strategic decisions and product profitability evaluations.
• Develop and refine financial models for game-level profitability, new product assessments, and scenario analysis to support investment decisions across R&D.
• Ensure data accuracy and system alignment by resolving mismatches, validating inputs across internal financial, product management, and sales order data systems, and maintaining reliable financial and operational data flows.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, ideally within Fin Tech, payments, gaming, or transaction-based technology businesses.
• Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes across multiple product lines.
• Strong understanding of revenue and cost drivers across a variety of products and services.
• Advanced Excel modeling skills, experience with ERP and BI tools (Oracle, SAP, Navision, JET, Net Suite, Power BI, Tableau).
• Experience with AI Tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini), leveraging and developing AI agents for first-order analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders.
• Implementing new forecasting methods and potentially supervising the activities of others.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
• Ability to handle complex issues, requiring consideration for multiple variables.
• Excellent communication skills and ability…