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Revenue Accounting Manager

Discovery

Knoxville, TN 12-02-2020
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description

The Revenue Accounting Manager will be part of the team responsible for accounting for Latam sales revenue , including digital ad sales, and Distribution Revenue. This individual will be expected to perform and review the accounting within their scope of responsibility, as well as manage a small team of revenue accountants. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in US GAAP revenue accounting principles and able to work within tight deadlines while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy

Responsibilities

Responsibilities:
• Manage the accounting for Digital, Ad Sales and Distribution Revenue and ensure compliance with US GAAP and the Company’s revenue recognition policies

• Prepare and/or review journal entries and account reconciliations in accordance with Company policy while meeting all close deadlines

• Responsible for Barter approval tracking and Barter Revenue and Expense reconciliation and tracking

• Prepare and/or review balance sheet, including intercompany, account reconciliations to include investigating and resolving outdated balances and discrepancies

• Work with various regions in the reconciliation of revenue with Ad Agencies and calculation of any related incentives prior to pay out and to assure proper provision

• Perform and/or review SOX controls and submissions for SEC reporting purposes

• Assist with local statutory audits as well as any Internal and External audit requests

• Assist direct manager as necessary with revenue contract reviews and determine proper revenue recognition in accordance with US GAAP accounting standards and company policy, as well as coordinate any system setups in order to properly recognize and report such revenue

• Performing other duties and responsibilities as needed

Requirements

What you need to have:
• BS/BA in related discipline from an accredited university

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in an accounting role and a strong understanding of US GAAP and SOX requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a supervisory/leadership role

• CPA required

• Fluency in Spanish

It's a plus if you have:
• Big 4 or large national public accounting background

• Proven accounting experience with US GAAP revenue recognition

• Attention to detail, accuracy and strong organizational skills

• Experience with SAP and Blackline strongly preferred

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office

• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure

• Capacity to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Embraces change driven by evolving business initiatives and maintains positivity when time-sensitive milestones shift

• Stong analytical and critical thinking skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Must be able to work collaboratively with cross-functional team members at all levels

• Experience implementing best practices that require significant innovation for improving processes by applying advanced understanding of complex functional/technical and business issues and challenges

Nearest Major Market: Knoxville

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj6op0-13-59-236-219-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Discovery

Discovery, Inc. is the global leader in real life entertainment. We serve passionate fans with content that inspires, informs, and entertains, providing leadership across deeply loved and trusted brands, such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel.