Accountant

Accountant

Finance Development Program

(Based in Burnaby, BC)

Accountant

Electronic Arts (EA) is looking for the next generation of finance leaders to join the team at one of our largest game development studios in Burnaby, BC. This unique opportunity open to recent graduates and students in their senior year of university looking for a CPA articling role. You will gain exposure to different areas within finance and accounting through a fixed 30-month rotational program on the following teams:

Canada Corporate Accounting Team (First 15 months)

Worldwide Studios – Financial Planning & Analysis (Last 15 months)

Targeted Start Date: September 2024

CPA Designation:

EA Canada offers a CPABC pre-approved training program.

What will you do:

Financial Analyst

• Work with business partners to translate financial data into insights to enhance operational decision-making
• Provide financial analysis focused on a variety of areas such as maximizing profitability or resource allocation.
• Build reports to track results and help present financials to business partners.
• We use progressive tools to review, analyze and visualize data, telling the story of financial drivers, performance, risk and opportunities.

Accountant

• Prepare journal entries, perform account reconciliations and analyze the balance sheet (BS), profit and loss (P&L) statement and other financial reports as part of EA’s ongoing North America and Global close activities.
• Support Canada Corporate Accounting team in the compilation of EA Inc.’s balance sheet FX hedging forecasts to Treasury.
• Prepare ad-hoc analytics/ reporting required to work on ongoing projects including but not limited to efficient processes, IT systems and quality documentation

Training and Development:

You will be paired with a buddy in our Finance team who will meet with you regularly to provide mentorship to help you gain the skills needed for a successful career at EA. This program provides visibility to EA’s finance leadership team through special projects, presentations, and networking.

Technical Skills and Requirements:

• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business with a GPA of a minimum 3.3 GPA or equivalent, graduating May/June 2024
• Enjoy collaborating within a diverse group, across myriad divisions / functions, both as part of a team and as an independent contributor
• Proficiency in independently monitoring workload and deadlines
• Bring creative ideas and solutions to problems
• Embraces change in a dynamic environment

Tagged as: Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Financial Planning, Hedging, Leadership, Mentorship, Presentations, Resource Allocation, Treasury