Senior Associate / Accountant RTR Networks

Job Description

The Role

The Senior Associate in EMEA Accounting Operations will be based in Hyderabad , India and will report directly to the Manager – Record To Report based in India. As a primary responsibility need to work for EMEA Entities and report to EMEA Accounting Managers or above and also works closely with Local Entity Financial Controller in EMEA, including other Business Departments, Global Business Services (GBS), the broader Finance community, Internal Audit, and external auditors, Tax team, Financial Compliance. This individual will be responsible for ensuring Accounting policies are followed for respective region, Month end processes are completed accurately and on timely basis and ensure completeness of SoX documents and process related documentations.

What you will be doing:
• Working EMEA time zone with fixed reporting line in India Center and a dotted line to EMEA Accounting Managers/ Sr Managers.
• 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 that can GROW
• Ensuring Accounting and Reconciliations supporting documentation meets SOX standards
• Bank Reconciliations process , bank upload, clearing of open items , follow up to clear the items.
• Ensuring completeness of close for appointed EMEA entities
• Improving processes through standardization and simplification
• Responsibility to ensure all the global accounting policies are always followed and be compliant
• 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 EMEA Accounting

What you need to have:
• Graduation Degree in Accounting or finance, preferable B. Com, M.Com
• Minimum of 3-4 years of Accounting experience, preferably in US GAAP environment
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in SAP FI/CO
• Blackline exposure would also be good
• Very good communication skills , soft skills, interpersonal skills
• Track of record working in Multinational/Multicultural organization matrix
• Agility, flexibility , analytical, problem solving, putting extra effort to serve business oriented goals

It's a plus if you have:
• Big 4 public accounting background and prior exposure to work in a captive Finance Shared Service Centre.
• Self-driven attitude every day, with willingness to GROW and take on more EMEA tasks
• Experience with Blackline and MS Excel Macros and advanced functions strongly preferred
• SOX controls experience and is e able to articulate key SOX controls in General Accounting
• Skills to work in a fast-paced environment that will be changing together with you

How We Get Things Done…

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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.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz4951-3-144-232-164-42 in your application.