Revenue Accountant, DTC

Job Description

The Revenue Accountant DTC is a key position in the accounting team supporting expense accounting for Direct-to-Consumer activity for various businesses within EMEA territories for Warner Bros. Discovery. This person will be responsible for performing accounting activities related to expenses, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial records and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and company policies.

Responsibilities

1. Perform the revenue accounting function, including:
• timely and accurate recording of revenue transactions, reconciliation of accounts, and preparation of financial statements and reports related to revenue.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and applicable regulations related to revenue recognition, including ASC 606.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including sales, legal, and finance, to ensure accurate revenue recognition and billing practices.
• Understand and follow revenue accounting policies and procedures to ensure consistency and accuracy across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements and internal control environment.
• Monitor and analyze revenue trends, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations to senior management for process improvements.
• Prepare revenue-related audit schedules and support the annual external audit process.
• Participate in special projects and ad-hoc analyses related to revenue accounting and financial reporting as needed.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, regulators, and business partners.
• Key accounting user of SAP BRIM and RAR revenue subledgers. Work closely with revenue assurance team and systems team on data and reporting for revenue activity

2. Engage with key DTC EMEA controllership stakeholders, including FP&A, Tax, GBS, and country specific business unit teams. Ensure understanding of the streaming business in core operating sectors and provide responsive consultation and information as required in key business decisions.

3. Participate and provide input to key system and process integrations in the EMEA controllership area, especially as it relates to the revenue systems changes with the ERP upgrade initiatives.

Requirements:

Work Experience
• At least 3+ years of work experience in an accounting role and a strong understanding of US GAAP, SOX requirements as required

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
• BS/BA in Accounting from an accredited university
• Master's degree in accounting a plus
• CPA or Chartered Accountant (CA) strongly preferred

Knowledge/Skills
• Experience performing financial accounting monitoring of key business performance metrics
• Strong understanding of financial systems with ability to learn and master new system tools
• Experience in automating manual processes
• Attention to detail, accuracy and strong organizational skills
• Ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Capacity to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• 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
• Embraces change driven by evolving business initiatives and maintains positivity when time-sensitive milestones shift
• Willing and able to travel internationally for occasional business trips

Preferred experience:
• Strong accounting acumen working in a multinational company
• SAP knowledge
• Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Operational accounting experience
• Filmed Entertainment accounting

We offer
• hybrid work model, flexible working hours
• free access to player.pl
• 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, 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
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• casual dress code
• parking available for booking

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5ox57-18-118-145-114-42 in your application.