Senior Accountant – Max Content
Company | Warner Bros. |
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Location | Knoxville, TN, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- BS/BA in Accounting from an accredited college or university
- Knowledge of US GAAP
- Strong understanding of financial systems with ability to learn and master new system tools
- Attention to detail, accuracy, and strong organizational skills
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Capacity to effectively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines while balancing competing deliverables
- Strong Excel skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be able to work collaboratively with cross-functional team members at all levels
- Willingness to learn and accept new or unfamiliar tasks
- Active CPA license, or on a path towards CPA license attainment
Responsibilities
- Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations for in-house original productions, third-party and intercompany licensed content assets, accruals, prepayments, and amortization
- Assist in preparation of quarterly and annual SEC schedules, including content rights, commitments and future amortization
- Partner with content finance to ensure the accurate and timely premiere of titles and action adjustments to content asset and liability balances, when needed
- Provide support for audit requests, both internal and external
- Maintain compliance with the SOX control framework and partner with Financial Compliance regularly to aid in the evaluation of our control environment
- Utilize processes and reports within SAP S/4 to ensure accurate reporting of streaming content and perform account analysis
- Manage intercompany activity and communication between Max and other business units across the company, researching and resolving variances as they arise
- Support business and department initiatives and prepare ad hoc analyses as needed
- Complete all work in a timely and accurate manner within established deadlines
Preferred Qualifications
- Big 4 accounting firm experience or experience at a publicly traded company
- Film and media / entertainment accounting experience
- Strong business acumen working in a multinational company
- SAP S/4 HANA knowledge is a plus
- Experience in automating manual processes