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Sr Accountant, Revenue

Warner Bros. Discovery

Mexico City, Mexico 09-18-2023
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
Your New Role
The Senior Revenue Accountant will be responsible for: preparing daily, monthly, and quarterly 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.

Your Role Accountabilities:
1. Handle day-to-day, month and quarter end close activities for their assigned region(s) 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%
2. 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
3. Cultivate strong internal partnerships with accounting, finance, and other business departments
4. Utilizes strong analytical and problem-solving skills to perform review of accounts and revenue processes in order to foster a continuous improvement environment
5. Assist internal and external audit in their audit procedures as requested
6. Be proactive about learning the business and upstream processes to ensure proper accounting and identify efficiencies
7. Participate in professional development and other non-core business activities and initiatives

Qualifications & Experiences:
• Minimum 4+ 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.
• BS/BA in Accounting from an accredited university
• Prior revenue accounting experience (ASC 606) strongly preferred
• Experience performing accounting functions in SAP preferred
• Experience using Blackline and Cadency 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
• Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Desirable
• Portuguese a plus
• Active CPA, or local equivalent, strongly preferred
• Big 4 public accounting experience a plus

If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro2xp3-18-188-185-167-42 in your application.