Senior Accountant (12 Month Contract)

Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

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Requisition Number: 163560

Position Title: Contingent

External Description:

Senior Accountant: Please note this is an initial 12-month contract opportunity

Finance

The CFO organization comprises a broad group of finance disciplines, with the common goal of partnering with business teams delivering strategies and providing our players with amazing experiences. Our finance teams assist the business in achieving profitable creativity by proving financial insight, reporting and guidance.

We use progressive tools to analyze and visualize data, telling the story of financial drivers, performance, risks and opportunities. We value attributes like collaboration and learning. We celebrate diversity and inclusion by creating a place where you can come to work and be yourself.

Corporate Accounting

Corporate accounting’s mission is to create shareholder value through integrity, leadership and business partnership. The department’s primary responsibility is to prepare and report the worldwide consolidated financial statements to senior management and to shareholders through press releases and earnings calls. Furthermore, responsibilities include: accounting consultation to internal partners, assisting with acquisitions, system improvements and other special projects.

The Challenge Ahead:

The Controlling team supports statutory compliance and local and US GAAP reporting for local legal entities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Sweden and Finland. Important collaborators to the group include FP&A teams, Finance shared services and non-Finance partners involved in the sale and distribution of packaged goods, studio development, and corporate activities.

The main objective of the group is to provide accurate financial reporting, as needed by local GAAP or SEC compliance (US GAAP).

You will support general ledger management, financial close and reporting for entities across the European region, including in the Nordics, UK, Ireland and Germany as part of resource sharing and pooling for the hub.

As a Senior Accountant, you will have a broad range of responsibilities directly and indirectly related to the monthly, quarterly and year end close processes.

What an Accountant does at EA:

Prepare and book journal entries under guidance of Accounting managers
Open and close financial periods in Oracle
Prepare reconciliations and month-end close reporting for local and Corporate requirements, using Hyperion, Excel, and Cadency
Ownership and management of balance sheet accounts, including ad-hoc analysis of transactional activity
Perform controls related to financial reporting, including SOX controls
Read, understand, and complete steps as needed by general ledger (GL) procedure documents
Maintain close schedules and report on progress
Support the implementation, standardization, and improvement of all processes, including testing and documentation of new systems
Work with FP&A and non-Finance budget holders before month-end to ensure accuracy and completeness of accruals related to spending
Ensure revenue recognition is in line with US and local GAAP reporting requirements
Delegate and review work carried out by offshore accounting support teams
Resolve technical accounting issues, and prepare memos
Identify areas of process improvement or efficiency, and propose and implement changes in process under guidance
Prepare materials for off-cycle reporting, including annual balance sheet reviews
Support internal operational and external financial audits
With guidance, complete VAT return submissions and other local compliance document filings
Prepare statutory financial statements, transfer pricing adjustments, and tax provisions

The next great EA Senior Accountant also needs:

One of the following backgrounds:
ACA/ACCA/CIMA-qualified or equivalent financial accounting studies
Prior equivalent GL work experience with a multinational company
Prior public accounting experience
Fluency in English required, working knowledge of other European languages a plus
Multinational experience preferred.
Experience communicating technical and general accounting issues
Experience with month-end reporting deadlines or preparation of local statutory financial statements
Experience with corporate governance or internal controls compliance or corporate taxation issues a plus
Experience with large ERP financial accounting systems such as Oracle or SAP required
Experience working with remote or offshore teams a plus
Familiarity with US GAAP, UK GAAP, German GAAP, or local equivalent a plus
Experience with Oracle R12 and Hyperion Financial Management a plus
Familiarity with Microsoft Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) required, including data mining tools and PivotTables
Think outside of the box; willing to challenge existing processes to promote efficiency

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Community / Marketing Title: Senior Accountant (12 Month Contract)

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

EEOText: About EA At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more! 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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Date Opened: 2021-01-13 04:15:28.2

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About EA

At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more!

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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.