Accounting Manager

Job Description

Your New Role…

This is a position in part of the Global Content Accounting team, whose primary role includes the accounting for Content.

Your Role Accountabilities...
• Overseeing Content Accounting process by managing the content accounting team, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and following the accounting policies and procedures
• Accounting for Sports Rights acquired by WBD
• Working closely with the Global Content Accounting team in the US in terms of process standardization, applying appropriate accounting policies and questions requiring technical accounting considerations
• Accounting support for Production and Programming Departments in terms of advising the process to be applied and financial impact of various transactions
• Constant communication with FP&A teams to support proper amortization, spend forecasting and impairment process
• Position performs and is responsible for various content accounting duties including maintenance of the content assets register and other content records,
• Reviewing assets set up in SAP based on signed agreements, reviewing cost allocation, and ensuring that all expense profiles and invoicing plans have been set-up correctly in SAP in line with contractual terms and accounting policy,
• Recording/Reviewing journal entries in order to keep appropriate balances of the content assets and liabilities on the books,
• Supporting the internal/external audit process by submitting necessary requests
• Ad hoc assignments as required by management

Month end activities
• Responsibility for the month end close activities including assets capitalization and amortization
• Month end close Sports Rights accounting
• Review of the Balance Sheet reconciliations for content assets and liabilities and investigation and resolution of any anomalies
• Reviewing projects and budgets for content contracts in SAP, as needed
• Supporting quarterly review of potential content assets/developments write-offs and retirements
• Cooperation with Global Content Accounting team in terms of preparation of the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements
• Demonstrate and maintain high standards of accountability to deliver superior quality financial information on timely basis to Manager
• Work across divisional lines on a global team to resolve accounting and closing issues and work closely with FP&A/Programming to make required entries and adjustments

Team Management
• First point of contact for HC and people related matters of the direct reports and further communication of those matters to Direct Manager
• Taking part in Talent Management and Development initiatives for own direct reports

Controls and Procedures
• Continuous improvement and development of processes, controls, and reporting
• Implement control procedures over the purchases and production of programme rights
• Support development of systems, tools, and processes to facilitate efficient and accurate analysis
• Ensure SOX compliance and appropriate administration and documentation for the Global Content Accounting function, including liaison with internal and external auditors
• Thorough documentation of controls and processes

Experience and Qualifications...
• Demonstrate ability to lead, manage and develop talent
• 6+ years accounting experience, ideally within a large multinational corporation
• Firm understanding of financial accounting principles of US GAAP/IFRS
• Candidate needs to be fluent in English as all the work will be performed in this language
• Good communication and interpersonal skills particularly with non-Finance personnel
• Proven ability to build confidence and trust with team members and external business partners
• Ability to work across multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines
• Team player with a strong interest in Television/Media sector will be an asset
• Motivated by a challenging, high-energy environment
• Experience working with Excel (intermediate/advanced)
• Good understanding of a range of financial systems, including SAP
• Degree educated with accounting/finance focus

What's in it for you?
• Contract of employment
• Hybrid work model (3 days from the office/week)
• Flexible working hours
• Free access to player.pl and HBO Max
• Benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
• Work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
• training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Bridge learning platform, sharing sessions with experts, periodic movie shows in the office cinema room
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• Casual dress code
• Parking space available for booking

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4q787-3-21-231-245-42 in your application.