Senior Accountant, Affiliate Revenue

Job Description

Your Role
We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our team to assist with month-end closing and monthly analytics of actual results. Successful Senior Accountants have a desire to gain a deep understanding of the business and have a customer service mindset towards the various Corporate Functions with whom there is regular interaction.
Our team values recommendations on process improvements and standardization to gain greater efficiency and effectiveness within the finance organization.
Your Role Accountabilities
• Month-end close activities, including preparation of complex journal entries and supporting documentation to ensure accurate reporting to the GL, primarily in Oracle (including project ledger) and also in SAP (30%).
• Prepare and communicate monthly actuals results (variance analytics) to management (20%)
• Partner with finance/operations business partners to provide support to key stakeholders (15%)
• Prepare account reconciliations, analysis, and certifications in Cadency (15%)
• Perform and assist with AdHoc and/or special projects, as needed, but expected on a regular basis (10%)
• Assist with various quarterly and Year End audit request (10%)

Qualifications & Experience
Work Experience
• Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience required and a strong understanding of US GAAP and SOX requirements.
• Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited university

Knowledge/Skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Detailed oriented with a strong desire to meet deadlines and other relevant performance metrics
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, proactive, highly organized
• Mental agility to prioritize, problem-solve and execute independently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent work habits, including initiative, independent problem-solving abilities and ownership of work product
• Willing to embrace change and explore new ways of working as the company continuously improves its processes
• Ability to foster positive working relationships across the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have:
• CPA license (or equivalent) attained or progress toward attainment
• Master's degree in accounting
• Big 4 or other public accounting experience
• Oracle, SAP, Cadency and/or Blackline
• Affiliate revenue accounting in the media/entertainment industry
• ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

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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