Senior Purchasing Administrator

Multiple Locations: Vancouver, BC, Canada • Toronto, ON, Canada • Montreal, QC, Canada

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Requisition Number: 164105

Position Title: Project Manager

External Description:

We’re EA—the world’s leading video game publisher. You’re probably familiar with many of our titles—Madden, FIFA, The Sims, Apex Legends, Battlefield, Need for Speed, and Star Wars, to name but a few. We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry.

EA’s Competitive Gaming Entertainment group (CGE) is a fast-growing and dynamic part of EA’s broad portfolio dedicated to expanding what video game entertainment means. With some of the biggest franchises in video games, CGE is leading exciting projects at all scales.

As a Sr. Invoicing Administrator, you will report to the Finance Manager of CGE to help provide operational support to team members through partnership across EA. You will engage with our internal partners to refine the purchasing process and help achieve operational performance.

Responsibilities

Management of the purchase order process
- Update vendor lists in the purchasing system to ensure efficient creation of PO’s
- Create Purchase Requisitions and PO’s, implement change orders, receipts upon completion of work orders
- Manage blanket PO’s, documentation of deadlines for month end, deliverable prioritization
- Maintain PO trackers for month end and forecast cycles
Maintain invoice tracker processes
- Partner with CGE team to update invoice trackers with timelines, status, PR details
- Update purchasing team with details for invoice creation and submission
Business partnership
- Coordination with partners in CGE to ensure completion of month end activities including payment tracking, receipts, and closure of PO’s
- Partner with internal teams to support the purchasing process and eliminate duplication of work across CGE
- Communicate deadlines and ensure collaboration across the team
- Partnership with Finance teams (AR, AP, accounting) to monitor PO status, month end impacts and payments
Process improvement
- Document processes, templates, checklists, and main contact lists to ensure a streamlined PO system across CGE
- Increase efficiency through the PO approval process by partnering on approvals and highlighting system issues or process bottlenecks
- Implement best practices for the purchasing and invoicing process

Requirements:

5+ years’ experience supporting administrative work for a large team
Experience with spreadsheet applications and using PO management systems
Ability to collaborate across teams and manage projects with multiple team members
Prior success in problem solving and finding new ways to set up processes for team members to follow
Experience using tools, processes, and teamwork to work at scale
Working knowledge of Oracle is a plus

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Company Profile:

We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 120

Can this position be remote?: 1

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