Sr. Accountant, Controllership R2R

Job Description

Your New Role...
• Provide support for month end close activities including: trial balance review, journal entry postings, and other related GL account analysis.
• Perform variance analysis on results comparing actual theatrical operating performance to forecast / ultimate. Analysis is presented monthly to Business Unit finance, sales, and marketing executives.
• Lead meetings with Business Unit, Territory finance teams, and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) team, both during and after close to review and understand theatrical performance and GL close status.
• Prepare and review trial balances of multiple legal entities on a quarterly basis and explain significant / irregular balances. This analysis is presented quarterly to SC executives.
• Analyze and approve actual results for the quarter / month / year end closing process.
• Manage and guide offshore BPO teams to ensure completeness and accuracy of GL activity.
• Identify, recommend, and implement global theatrical process improvements to drive efficiencies in the organization.
• Foreign currency exchange rate gain / loss analysis.
• Research US GAAP as it relates to significant matters and provide accounting guidance to ensure proper compliance.
• Review account reconciliations prepared by BPO team and ensure resolution of aged items.
• Assist with Sarbanes-Oxley cycle documentation, audit testing, identify areas of control risk and design and recommend mitigating control procedures.
• Work closely with internal auditors and external E&Y auditors as needed.
• Complete ad-hoc projects and analysis as determined by internal management.
• Assist in the enhancement/system testing to support the day-to-day transactions of GL Management and to improve financial operations.
• Financial data for accuracy and completeness and recommend appropriate course of action, if necessary, based on materiality of issue. Recommend adjustments to correct where deemed necessary.
• Escalate system and financial issues to senior SC management and/or Territory/BU management and recommend appropriate course of action to resolve the issues.
• Plan daily BPO workload and manage to deadlines.
• Oversee work performed by BPO provider and make decisions on issue resolution both while in Burbank.

Qualifications & Experience...
• 3-5 years experience working in accounting or related financial area.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or MBA, preferred
• Proficient in Windows, Excel, and Word
• Ability to coach others and deliver feedback.
• Manage intermediate-level processes and projects with minimal input from others.
• Manage multiple deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Embrace and thrive during change.
• Communicate effectively and tactfully with internal and external persons at all levels.

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…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $66,364.00 - $123,248.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status 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-r1w06m-3-144-97-189-42 in your application.