Contract: Permanent.

Location: Lyon.

Work Model: Hybrid.

We are EA, a global leader in the interactive digital entertainment market. We produce games, content, and online services for connected consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets.

Our famous franchises include EA SPORTS FC™, Battlefield™, Apex Legends™, The Sims™, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL, Need for Speed™, Titanfall™, Plants vs. Zombies™, and EA SPORTS F1®.

EA's CFO organisation comprises a broad group of finance disciplines. Our common goal is partnership with business teams delivering strategies and providing our players with amazing experiences. All of our finance teams assist the business in achieving profitable creativity by providing financial insight, reporting and guidance.

We use progressive tools to analyse and visualise 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.

Role overview

The Purpose of the role is to: 

• Lead the delivery and understanding of Europe consolidated reporting
• Lead the monthly/quarterly closing requirements in relation to activities impacting the two International headquarters companies, including FX management, Inventory, IT/Equipment costs
• Lead the contracts review process and provide solutions to technical accounting situations

You will be hybrid, based in the Lyon office, and report to the Director of European Controllership based in Geneva, Switzerland.

What You'll Do:

• EU close, consolidation and reporting
• Prepare in collaboration with the Global Commercial FP&A team the monthly Profit & Loss statements reporting analysis
• Review Country packs and the European consolidated Balance Sheet Reporting
• Present them to the Corporate leadership during monthly close meetings

• Technical accounting
• Review or prepare accounting assessment,
• Implement processes to accommodate accounting standard updates,
• Review cross-jurisdictional, intercompany, capital transactions, including dividends, liquidations, M&A…
• When necessary, for complex accounting partners, partner with the Technical Accounting team based in North America,
• Be the primary point of contact for Europe for the review of draft of new or revised accounting policies,

• Accounting in relation to Games inventory, IT infrastructure and equipment costs, hedge and foreign exchange
• Review and approve the journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
• Partner with FP&A and Business teams to ensure accurate and complete period costs and manage effectively the hedge forecast

• Project management and Subject Matters Expert
• Participate in projects related to process alignment, modernization and simplification of the close and systems

• People management
• Manage, lead and mentor a team, supporting their career development and continuous learning

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Qualified ACA/ACCA or equivalent preferable 
• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant financial accounting experience 
• Demonstrated proficiency in Reporting and US GAAP accounting knowledge
• People management experience, including hiring, training (mentoring a plus)
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft suite including Power BI 
• Experience with Oracle R12 and Hyperion Financial Management or other similar systems
• Fluency in English with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Passionate, enthusiastic team player

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