Sr. Accountant, Royalty

Job Description

The Job

Warner Bros. seeks a Sr. Accountant, Royalty (Broadband) for the Home Entertainment Accounting department. Responsible for timely and accurate accounting primarily related WB Home Entertainment Digital Distribution (EST/VOD) business which includes Global partner Deals & Broadband deals. Utilize digital systems to facilitate royalty accounting, POS data analysis, analytics, ad hoc reporting, receivables management and financial close processes.

The Daily
• Understanding of digital's revenue recognition guidelines and apply guidelines to royalty accounting
• Analyze and process statement royalty data in accordance with contract terms. Use applicable WB systems such as Mediamorph, SAP and BW to process and report on the data. (Data analysis requires excel usage for large amounts of data, excel functions: pivots, sorts, formulas, v-look ups)
• Review/validate data against contractual terms including validation that payments (rates and splits) tie to contract pricing, promotional rates are documented and approved, rights and avail dates agree with published schedules.
• Responsible for by customer and by title revenue
• Assist with business decision support analyses, ad hoc reporting and analytics
• Calculate, prepare and process journal entries and accruals.
• Track actuals vs forecast (by client) and assist with variance analysis as needed.
• Review financial statements (revenue and cost data)
• Research variances (run data reports) as needed, gather supporting documents
• External Audit / SOX compliance
• Internal Audit review
• 3rd Party Participants

The Essentials
• 2-4 years accounting experience required
• Royalty accounting, entertainment or new media experience a plus
• CPA or license-in-progress a plus
• Ability to multi-task and organize work priorities
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to collect relevant facts quickly, provide recommendations, make decisions Motivated, organized, self –starter with a hands-on approach.
• Flexibility – ability to adapt quickly to new systems and processes
• Well organized, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting shifting deadlines.
• Excels at working internally with various internal stakeholders and with customers/clients
• Thrives upon change and continual process improvement.
• Knowledge of Film, Royalty, and/or Licensing accounting a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills as the individual will be required to deal with various levels of management both within and outside Digital Distribution.
• Must have strong written and verbal skills
• SAP, R3, and BW accounting experience preferred
• Advance PC skills (Advanced Excel) required
• Ability to learn new systems (MediaMorph, Marvin, Business Objects).

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv1q6m-3-21-248-47-42 in your application.