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Senior Accountant (Temporary Full Time)

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 156108

Position Title: Senior Accountant II

External Description:

This is an excellent opportunity to be a member of a fast paced, high performance Accounting Team. The Canada Corporate Accounting team is responsible for:

  • Providing timely and accurate financial information that is transparent to our users.
  • Creating and enforcing key controls designed to safeguard corporate assets and promote compliance with external regulations.

Objective:

Be a part of a globally integrated team, capable of continuously improving our systems, processes, and controls, to proactively discharge our financial and transactional responsibilities, as well as serve as valued partners in supporting our business operations.

Key Responsibilities:

The Senior Accountant will have a broad range of responsibilities involving many aspects of the monthly, quarterly and year end close processes; assisting as well as having the opportunity to lead Corporate Accounting projects; and the development of process efficiencies.  The ideal candidate will be self-motivated.  As an individual who will promote excellence throughout EA, this role involves a number of important responsibilities:

  • Performing close activities including, but not limited to:
    • Journal entry preparation for complex, high profile transactions;
    • Review and preparation of reconciliations;
    • Overseeing and coordinating aspects of the close calendar; and
    • Preparing and reporting on close schedules to the Controllership team including presenting key aspects of the balance sheet.
  • Provide accounting and general ledger business partner support; act as a liaison to selected business groups across finance (i.e., FPA, SEC reporting, Revenue, AR, etc.)
  • Develop and maintain External Audit and SOX documentation as it relates to the role. Further, act as liaison between external auditors and business partners during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
  • Identify process improvements with emphasis on streamlining and/or improving controls within accounting. Further striving for Global Standardization.
  • Conduct quarterly business unit balance sheet reviews.
  • Produce standard and ad-hoc reporting to analyze trends vs. prior quarter and prior year for the statement of operations and the balance sheet
  • Prepare memos/whitepapers on accounting issues as required
  • Spend a portion of time on projects (e.g., globally aligning EA’s accounting practices, improving documentation, building more robust analytical reporting)

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s university degree required, preferably finance-related. Professional accounting designation is preferred. Minimum 4 years of relevant business experience
  • Advanced accounting and financial skills required
  • Excellent organizational, problem solving and communication skills. Attention to detail and accuracy a must
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
  • Experience with Oracle R12 an asset
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team
  • Confidentiality and integrity in dealing with highly sensitive information.
  • Self-motivated, able to work with little or no supervision, demonstrates initiative, flexibility, teamwork, maturity under pressure, and anticipates and resolves problems before they develop.
  • Very comfortable with building consensus through positive conflict.
  • Customer focused

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Company Profile:

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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