Senior Accountant I

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Accountant I to join their Finance team in Hyderabad, India. The successful candidate will be responsible for General ledger activities, including dealing with Finance system related projects, Lease Accounting, Inter-Company Accounting, Fixed Assets Accounting, Preparation of Bank Reconciliations, Manual Journal Entries, and VAT Computation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of accounting and finance concepts with hands-on experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Record to Report (R2R) on finance systems, preferably Oracle and Cadency Reconciliation.
• Experience in Finance System implementation, such as Oracle, Leases, and Reconciliations.
• Advanced to expert knowledge in preparation and documentation of Accrual and Prepaid journal entries, in compliance with the journal entry policy.
• Dealt with Balance sheet Reconciliations, including Cash, Fixed assets, Inter Company, Current assets, and Current liabilities.
• Experience in lease accounting, with implementation of ASC 842 being an added advantage.
• Knowledge of Prepayments and periodical amortization of prepayments.
• Knowledge of Fixed assets accounting cycle, including capitalization, depreciation accounting, disposals, and retirement.
• Analyze the movement in GL balances and assist in Balance Sheet commentaries.
• Thorough knowledge of Balance sheet items and Income statement line items.
• Adherence to internal controls and support the review of key controls and SOX compliance.
• Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process.
• Willingness to continuously evaluate, recommend, and implement changes to all processes impacting the GL to simplify while improving transparency.
• Demonstrates a technology-enabled mindset with the ability to identify opportunities for process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Qualified CA/CMA with a minimum of 3+ years of working experience in relevant business experience.
• Semi-Qualified Chartered Accountant/Bachelor/Master degree in Commerce with a minimum of 6 to 8 years of relevant business experience.
• Advanced accounting and financial skills required, with hunger to apply accounting principles and practices.
• Experience in USGAAP concepts is a must, with IFRS knowledge being a plus.
• Hands-on experience on Oracle R12 and Cadency Certification, HFM tool will be an added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible, meet deadlines, and work well in a team.