Staff Accountant

Job Description

WJLA-TV is seeking a Staff Accountant to join our team! Do you enjoy being the go-to for business operations? Regardless if it is related to financial forecasting or employee concerns? Are you skilled when it comes to wearing multiple hats and tackling a variety of tasks? We think that's great! In fact, that is what we value most about you - we are looking for someone who is able to transition to and from month's end to our biweekly payroll process - all before those deadlines! If you're up for the challenge, then the Staff Accountant position might be the position for you!

While no day is the same, a day in the life of an Accountant might look like this:
• Assist leadership with routine financial reporting
• Leverage data to drive results and business decisions
• Complete general accounting functions on behalf of the location/station
• Be the subject matter expert and location/station resource for accounting matters: like Sarbanes-Oxley, Company 'best practices,' and GAAP reporting guidelines.
• Process (& occasionally problem-solve) the teams' biweekly payroll
• Advise and strategize with team leaders at the location/station to ensure everyone is within budget
• Provide support as requested by the location/station's Business Manager

We think it would be great if your background looked something like this:
• Bachelor's degree in related field(s) - e.g., accounting, finance, economics, and/or Business
• On the job experience with HR tasks including payroll and/or General Ledger (GL), or Financial, or Accounting related duties
• Advanced in excel - i.e., you consider yourself fluent in VLOOKUP, functions, conditional formatting, pivot tables/charts, formulas, and you might even dabble with VBA & Macros
• Previous experience working with a range of experience levels (i.e., you might have worked across a few departments to complete a project, or two…)
• Previous experience in a role charged with the responsibility of accounting, payroll, personnel & employment matters, and
• Past experience that demonstrates your understanding of the importance of confidentiality in accounting and HR related matters
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP)
• Experience in the broadcast industry is a plus!

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4keq1-3-144-42-196-42 in your application.