Senior Accountant

Job Description

Tennis Channel's Senior Accountant for Pickleball serves as accountant and operations manager for Pickleballtv (PBTV), a new joint venture (JV) between Tennis Channel and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA). This role will manage the PBTV general ledger, A/R, A/P, and full cycle month end close in coordination with Tennis Channel's financial reporting deliverables. As this is a new joint venture, the ideal candidate will have an operational mindset and be experienced in full cycle bookkeeping, including financial reporting and forecasting, cash management, and the creation of operational procedures. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate who will work with and support the Senior Accounting Manager and Director of Accounting.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• General Ledger / Operational Accounting
• Manage the PBTV general ledger in QuickBooks on a monthly cycle in coordination with Tennis Channel closing calendar, including Gain/Loss on JV investment entries for partners.
• Manage and maintain the books and records for all facets of the JV including bank reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, capital expenditures, and equity investment accounting.
• Create and review journal entries as necessary in accordance with GAAP.
• Reconcile and adjust balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Revenue Reporting / Credit and Collections
• Work with the Ad Sales Team to ensure accurate revenue reporting and forecasting. Calculate partner revenue share according to the contracts.
• Coordinate with Corporate Accounting and credit and collections team to ensure accruals are accurate and collections are timely.
• Financial Reporting, Planning, and Analysis
• Prepare monthly financial reporting package to the JV executive management and Board of Directors
• Update Forecast on a quarterly cycle in coordination with Tennis Channel's FP&A deliverables
• Manage the cash flow of the business and work with the Finance Team on cash call related procedures and reporting, as well as partners' equity reporting.
• Work with Corporate Treasury to set up cash procedures to enable a production business
• Other duties, ad hoc analysis, and requests as assigned.

Required qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• C.P.A. or Masters preferred
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in a start-up environment
• Production Accounting experience preferred
• Entertainment or Sports experience preferred
• Strong communication skills, including ability to write proficient emails to upper management
• Strong organizational skills, including using task lists and project planning schedules.
• Self-motivated and proactive, should be comfortable working in a dynamic new business environment as well as part of a team
• Strong analytical skills
• Must have the ability to complete all entries and duties timely to meet reporting deadlines.
• Must have the ability to provide work free of errors (highly accurate, without frequent revisions and management review)
• Proficient in QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivot tables, etc.)
• Familiarity with Oracle or similar integrated cloud platform preferred

Tennis Channel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About PickleballTV

Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America's fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the game's top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more.

About Tennis Channel

Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers.

About Sinclair

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. Also, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, our own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!

The base salary compensation range for this role is $100,000 to $115,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates' relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase plan.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dynk5p-3-143-168-172-42 in your application.