Senior Revenue Accountant

Job Description

The Senior Revenue Accountant will be responsible for: preparing daily, monthly and quarterly advertising revenue accounting journal entries in accordance with US GAAP (and any local GAAP as may be required for statutory accounting) and Company policies and practices; performing SOX controls such as reconciliations and financial statement fluxes; preparing relevant reports and schedules necessary for management and external reporting obligations; and other duties as listed below. This role will work closely with stakeholders in various regions as well as assist accounting manager with internal and external audit requests.

Job Responsibilities

% of Time

Handle day-to-day, month and quarter end close activities for their assigned markets/networks including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, bad debt reserve calculation/analysis, SOX control preparation, and other tasks as requested by management, ensuring all milestones and deadlines are met on time

75%

Perform revenue cut-off procedures at month and quarter-end for their assigned region(s) including preparation of revenue accruals to ensure revenue is properly and accurately recorded for the period

15%

Cultivate strong internal partnerships with accounting, finance and other business departments

5%

Utilizes strong analytical and problem-solving skills to perform review of accounts and revenue processes in order to foster a continuous improvement environment

3-5%

Assist internal and external audit in their audit procedures as requested

<1%

Be proactive about learning the business and upstream processes to ensure proper accounting and identify efficiencies

<1%

Participate in professional development and other non-core business activities and initiatives

<1%
Other ad-hoc tasks as required

<1%

who assignS work to this position?

Direct manager, Controllership Leadership

TYPES OF DECISIONS MADE BY THIS POSITION?

Daily tasks where applicable and as long as the decisions do not impede achievement of accounting and finance related objectives, milestones, and deliverables. Note that this role does not have significant decision-making authority.

TYPES OF DECISIONS THAT MUST BE APPROVED BY SUPERIOR:

Ad-hoc items outside of normal daily processes, PTO requests, and other items as defined in Company policies and practices

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITES: Indicate Yes (Y), No (N), or Recommends (R)

Supervises other employees? No
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Makes employment decisions? No
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If another position must approve employment decisions, please indicate title: Director of LATAM Revenue Accounting, or LATAM Controller

JOB QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Work Experience

3-5 years of work experience in an accounting role and an experience-appropriate understanding of US GAAP and SOX 404 requirements. Local IFRS in LATAM region a plus.

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification
• BS/BA in Accounting from an accredited university
• Active CPA, or local equivalent, strongly preferred

Knowledge/Skills
• Prior revenue accounting experience (ASC 606) strongly preferred
• Experience performing accounting functions in SAP preferred
• Experience using Blackline to post journal entries and perform account reconciliations preferred
• Advanced Excel and PC skills
• Quick learner
• Applies fundamental functional/technical and business knowledge typically gained through formal education to deliver assigned work
• Results oriented, strong attention to detail a must
• Seeks guidance on new or unfamiliar tasks
• Keeps others informed of workload, timeline, and resources needed to accomplish tasks
• Embraces change driven by evolving business initiatives and maintains positivity when time- sensitive milestones shift
• Ability to work independently as well as working collaboratively with team members across the organization and prioritize multiple deliverables with competing deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to foster positive working relationships across the organization
Other Requirements
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) – Portuguese a plus
• Legal right to work in Mexico

Management has the right to add or change duties and job requirements at any time.

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, union status, 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@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzz3eq-3-145-191-214-42 in your application.