Director, Financial Planning and Analysis - EA SPORTS, American Football

The Finance Director will lead the Tiburon Studios Finance team, supporting Madden HD and Mobile, College Football HD and Mobile, and Project Gridiron. Reporting to the Sr. Director of American Football / Catalyst FP&A, the role serves as a strategic finance partner to studio executives, shaping franchise strategy, investment priorities, and financial performance across the portfolio.

• Partner with American Football studio, product, commercial, and executive leadership to shape franchise strategy, prioritise investments, allocate resources, and optimise returns.
• Own financial performance across the American Football portfolio, including P&L management, long-range and annual planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, and executive reporting.
• Identify risks and opportunities, evaluate trade-offs, and guide strategic decisions.
• Leverage franchise economics, player behaviour, monetisation trends, and key business drivers to develop financial strategies and recommendations that support growth and profitability.
• Lead consolidated financial planning and performance management across American Football and Catalyst.
• Lead the Orlando Finance team as the senior on-site Finance representative, partnering with studio leadership on key business decisions while developing a high-performing team through coaching, empowerment, and accountability.
• Champion continuous improvement across FP&A through process simplification, automation, and standardisation to improve efficiency, scalability, and transparency.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, strategic finance, investment analysis, corporate finance, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior executives, influencing strategic business decisions, and leading cross-functional initiatives in complex organisations.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing finance professionals, including leading distributed teams and influencing across organisational boundaries.
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, business case development, investment evaluation, and full P&L management.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and GAAP.
• Experience with BI and planning tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Anaplan, or similar platforms, and use of AI-enabled solutions to improve reporting, enhance forecasting accuracy, and automate routine processes.
• Strong commercial judgment, executive-level communication, and cross-functional leadership.

• Gaming experience is helpful.

• Orlando-based role with a hybrid schedule of three days per week.