Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Studios
The Senior Manager FP&A – Studios will lead financial reporting, forecasting, and analytical support for IGT’s Studio organisation, including land-based and online gaming. This role provides forward-looking financial insight, strategic direction, and thought leadership to the Studio leadership team.
This position supports data-driven decision-making, Studio and game profitability, and operational efficiency in a highly regulated gaming environment. The individual will act as a key business partner, facilitating forecasting discussions, reviewing operational updates, and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships to guide decision-making.
- 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.
- 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 FinTech, payments, gaming, or transaction-based technology businesses (required).
- Experience leading budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling processes across multiple product lines (required).
- Strong understanding of revenue and cost drivers across a variety of products and services (required).
- Advanced Excel modeling skills (required).
- Experience with ERP and BI tools such as Oracle, SAP, Navision, JET, NetSuite, Power BI, or Tableau (required).
- Experience with AI Tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, or Gemini, leveraging and developing AI agents for first-order analysis (required).
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders (required).
- Experience implementing new forecasting methods and potentially supervising the activities of others (required).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset (required).
- Ability to handle complex issues, requiring consideration for multiple variables (required).
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights (required).
- Estimated starting compensation range of $140,000–$150,000 USD.
- Bonus or commission opportunities depending on the role.
- 401(k) savings plan with company contributions.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life and disability coverage.
- Paid time off.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Wellness programs.
International Game Technology (IGT) is a global gaming company best known for designing and manufacturing slot machines, casino systems and digital gaming content. Founded in 1975 and long headquartered in Las Vegas, with major operations in Rome and Providence, it has been one of the largest gaming-machine and lottery suppliers in the world. In 2025 the group's lottery business was renamed Brightstar Lottery, while IGT's gaming and digital division was acquired by Apollo Global Management and combined with Everi, continuing to trade under the IGT brand. The company supplies land-based and online casino games to operators across the globe.
