Manager, Technical Accounting

Requisition Number: 155240

Position Title: Manager I, Accounting (IC)

External Description:

This is an individual contributor role reporting directly to the Sr. Director of SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting. The Technical Accounting Manager will perform an integral role on the team responsible for establishing accounting policies and interpreting accounting guidance. Looking for a team player who is self-motivated, well-organized and who can work independently while also collaborating with various teams across the organization. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish company-wide and North American local accounting policies
  • Identify policies that need to be drafted
  • Draft policies and coordinate the policy review and approval process
  • Liaise with international and cross-functional business partners in the drafting and review process
  • Manage and organize policy inventory
• Conduct accounting policy and U.S. GAAP training sessions; consult with business partners regarding policy interpretation and application
• Perform technical research on accounting issues and provide accounting consultation advice to business partners
• Lead the implementation of new US GAAP accounting standards, including assessing the impact on EA’s financial statements and accounting policies, and working with various cross-functional stakeholders
• Draft and maintain accounting memos and liaise with senior management and external auditors
• Provide guidance and coordinate approval reviews for Internal-Use Software projects
• Review and provide accounting conclusions for various contracts including lease agreements
• Assist in or lead special projects
• Assist in the SEC reporting and other filing processes as necessary

Qualifications:

Required

• CPA certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance and/or Accounting with minimum 5 years’ relevant experience
• Combined public accounting and industry experiences are preferred, with a minimum of 4 years of public accounting experience from a Big 4 firm
• Demonstrated experience in U.S. GAAP technical accounting research and drafting accounting memos
• Must possess strong analytical, communication and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities
• Organized and thorough attention to detail with excellent interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred

• Experience with Accounting for Internal-Use Software and Lease Accounting

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. es una empresa de software de entretenimiento interactivo líder a nivel mundial. EA distribuye juegos, contenido y servicios en línea para consolas, ordenadores personales, teléfonos móviles y tabletas conectados a Internet.

EEOText: EA ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Nuestras decisiones de empleo se hacen independientemente de raza, color, nacionalidad, ascendencia, sexo, género, identidad o expresión de género, orientación sexual, edad, información genética, religión, discapacidad, condición médica, embarazo o estado civil, familiar o de veterano, o de cualquier otra característica protegida por ley. También consideramos candidatos cualificados con antecedentes penales, de acuerdo a la ley aplicable. EA también lleva a cabo ajustes de espacios de trabajo para individuos cualificados con discapacidades, de acuerdo con la ley aplicable.

Days Open: 144

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Nuestras decisiones de empleo se hacen independientemente de raza, color, nacionalidad, ascendencia, sexo, género, identidad o expresión de género, orientación sexual, edad, información genética, religión, discapacidad, condición médica, embarazo o estado civil, familiar o de veterano. EA también lleva a cabo ajustes de espacios de trabajo para individuos cualificados con discapacidades, de acuerdo con la ley aplicable.