Finance Analyst

Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTST, EAT, EA SPORTS BIGT and POGOT. In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com. Main Purpose of the Role In supporting the Nordic FP&A Manager (Financial Planning and Analysis), the key responsibilities within the role will be: owning all elements of management reporting; revenue forecasting and data accuracy. Through managing these key responsibilities, this individual will be able to bring value-added analysis and commercial partnership to the Nordic business. Nordic FP&A forms part of EA's SENSA (Southern Europe, Nordic and South America) region, which operates in multiple locations within Europe. Candidates will be expected to work within a Nordic team with interaction with multi functional professionals in Europe. Key Duties and Responsibilities: *Co-ordination and ownership of the revenue forecasting process *Ownership for integrity of the actual and forecast data, analysis and reporting *Work with SENSA FP&A team to be the link person for the European product release plan *Run monthly revenue reviews with Management team. Continually develop and evolve reporting. *Ownership of daily/weekly revenue reporting on key SENSA documents. Focus on gaining a thorough understanding of the key revenue drivers. *Establish and improve key metrics and reporting around pricing. *Analysis and reporting of sales and returns by customer. *Issue monthly management reports covering the full P&L *Analyse and extract the key drivers behind the results *Act as a point of contact for the business managers with ad hoc queries. *Ownership and development of a forecast accuracy model. *Be an expert in the global planning system (GPS) in order to support the business managers with forecasting. *Other tasks as required. Experience and skills required: *Relevant tertiary/university qualification in the area of financial analysis or mathematics. *Strong (minimum 1 to 2 years) experience in management reporting, forecasting and presentation of results to senior management *Knowledge of Essbase is desirable. Experience in other financial reporting systems is an advantage. *Experience in working for an international organisation, particularly US parent, is desirable. *Fluency and confidence in spoken and written English. Fluency in one other Nordic language preferable. Key behaviours/competencies: *Ability to relate to individuals at all levels of the organisation *Ambitious and keen to take responsibilities *Logical approach to problem solving *Proactive and highly motivated individual *Ability to adapt well to organisational changes and work practices *Organised and structured approach to work *Ability to influence others and deal with objections/challenges *Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills. *Able to manage multiple priorities and work on own initiative.