Sr Financial Analyst, Controllership

Job Description

Sr. Financial Analyst, Controllership (TV Production)

The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) oversees and grows the entire portfolio of Warner Bros Discovery television businesses, including worldwide production, traditional and digital distribution, and broadcasting.
WBTVG divisions produce live-action dramas and comedies, animated series, and unscripted & alternative programming for traditional broadcast networks, cable channels and the first-run syndication marketplace, as well as for subscription/on-demand platforms and digital media outlets.
Duties include general ledger stewardship, month end closing and reporting, consolidation of actual results and preparation and review of all financial statements, by title reporting, footnotes, and disclosures. Duties also include Production and Marketing payroll, WWTVM Billback and Chargeback, Production insurance claim, AP vendor maintenance, Purchase Order Maintenance, and working with the Service Delivery Center (Capgemini), Business Units and Consolidated Financial Reporting group in support of the closing process.
Your Role Accountabilities:
TV Production (TVP), Alloy, Theater Ventures (ThV), WB Animation (WBA) and Digital Networks Group (DNG)
• Support day-to-day general accounting and reporting activities
• Prepare weekly Cast and Crew and WWTV Marketing payroll.
• Monthly Billing of WWTVM to International Conventions & Domestic's First Run JEs, Co-Op accrual /Station Summit Billing
• Insurance claim
• Invoice coding
• Responsible for all day-to-day activities relating to WWTVM billback and reclasses.
• Request new MPMs and Shield projects to SAP IO creation.
• Purchase Order Maintenance (shopping carts & PO log).
• Act as liaison for the Controllership Group in connection with the Business Unit, and Financial Operations organizations, retained Business Unit departments (sales, marketing, business affairs, etc.) and various WB Corporate departments (CFR, FPP, Tax, MIS, Treasury, Legal, Participations).
• Make recommendations on process improvements and standardization to gain greater efficiency and effectiveness within the finance organization.

Qualifications & Experience:
• BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting required.
• CPA or MBA preferred.
• Experience working with large amounts of data preferred.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• 3+ years previous work experience in an accounting or finance field.
• Highly motivated, analytical, proactive, and self-sufficient
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with people on all levels, in person, via email or other digital format and on the telephone.
• Must have the ability to organize and schedule work effectively.
• Must have the ability to multi-task projects simultaneously and be able to prioritize.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Excel.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-0214nm-216-73-216-159-42 in your application.