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[Electronic Arts] Accountant, Controlling

We are EA

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The Challenge Ahead

The Asian Controlling team supports US GAAP reporting and statutory for the Group’s legal entities across the region. Our Asian teams are in three main locations: Singapore, Shanghai (China) and Seoul (Korea).

A member of the Asian Controlling Team, you will have responsibility for managing the Asian close process and related financial reporting in conformity with US GAAP and supervising close, reporting and statutory compliance for selected entities such as EA Japan. Please note this role may require some travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Close Process
• Plan the monthly Asian Close Process, including review and analysis of U.S. GAAP reporting
• Oversee selected Legal Entities, including preparation of monthly balance sheet reporting package, reconciliations and journal entries, as assigned
• Manage the recording and settlement of inter-company transactions between us and its intercompany trading partner(s)
• Asian Consolidation & Reporting
• Manage the accounting consolidation of the Asia/subsidiaries
• Review, understand and summarise the internally prepared monthly fluctuation analyses prepared by local teams to prepare/ present the monthly consolidated Asian financial statements with commentary on fluctuations from prior periods and company estimates.
• Statutory Compliance/ Internal control environment
• Manage overall control environment and its effectiveness in area of responsibility
• Manage filing of our statutory financial statements, VAT and income tax returns
• Document statutory and US GAAP accounting positions and prepare memos/ whitepapers on accounting issues.
• Prepare reconciliation of US GAAP to local statutory financial statements
• Management of local and US external auditors, and support for other statutory and tax audit matters
• Partnering with EA’s tax department, ensure implementation of transfer pricing arrangements
• Business Support
• Review and document contracts for US/local GAAP, identifying essential risks areas, supporting conclusions and recommendations, ensuring changes are implemented to bring improvements while mitigating risk.
• Maintain relationships with the other Finance teams (Shared Services, Corporate, Treasury, Other regional counterparts, Tax, etc).
• Be a primary liaison to selected business groups
• Project management
• Spend a portion of time on projects (e.g., globally aligning EA’s accounting practices, improving documentation, building more analysis reporting)
• Represent Asian controllership team in global projects and other special projects as assigned

Technical Skills

• BS or MS in Accounting or equivalent
• Certified Public Accountant, ACCA or equivalent
• > 4 years relevant financial accounting experience in a multinational organisation
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
• Experience with Oracle and Hyperion Financial Management a plus

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