Jr Accountant

Job Description

Your Role
The primary responsibility of the Record to Report (RTR) or Controller Junior Accountant is to deliver quality accounting services for Warner Bros. Discovery entities. The role will be based in Polanco, Mexico City and will report directly to the Manager – Record to Report or Manager Controller for Argentina and Chile based in Mexico City. The RTR/Controller Junior Accountant will need to work for their respective region and report to the Accounting Managers of that region or above and work closely with the Local Entity Financial Controller, including other Business Departments, Global Business Services (GBS), the broader Finance community, Internal Audit, and external auditors, Tax team and Financial Compliance. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accounting policies are followed for their respective region, month end processes are completed accurately and on timely basis and ensure completeness of SOX documents and process related documentation.
Your Role Accountabilities
• Responsible for preparing and posting month end journal entries, reconciling GL accounts, issuing IC invoices and other month end related standard and ad-hoc activities
• Prepare simple accruals and other manual journal entries and its respective supporting documents, keeping evidence of control and approval.
• Prepare supporting files to analyze the monthly activity of assigned accounts. Identify and highlight relevant variances and differences in QTD and YTD analysis. Report those variances to the Accounting Manager.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of assigned accounts. Identify improvement areas in the supporting files and documents used to back up those reconciliations in Cadency Certification. Suggest those changes to the Accounting Manager.
• Bank Reconciliations process, bank upload, clearing of open items, follow up to clear the items
• Participate in the closing process in the region
• Ensuring completeness of close for appointed entities
• Ensuring completeness of month end accounting process as per the month end calendar
• Other duties and responsibilities as requested by his/her key Customers/Stakeholders in respective accounting region

Qualifications & Experience
• Advanced student of Accounting/Administration/Finance
• Minimum of 1-2 years of accounting experience
• Experience in SAP FI/CO preferred
• Blackline and Cadency experience would be preferred
• Proficient with MS Excel and advanced functions
• Very good communication skills, soft skills, interpersonal skills
• Agility, flexibility, analytical, problem solving, putting extra effort to serve business-oriented goals
It's a plus if you have:
• Self-driven attitude every day, with willingness to GROW and take on more tasks
• Skills to work in a fast-paced environment that will be changing together with you
Other Requirements
• Required to be in the Polanco office three days a week (specific days to be determined upon hire)
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)
• Legal right to work in Mexico

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-k2bbb8-216-73-216-182-42 in your application.