Manager, Accounting

Company: Warner Media Group
Location: Burbank
Posted on: February 7, 2020

Job Description:

What Part Will You Play?

We are currently seeking a Manager, Digital Accounting for Warner Home Entertainment's Home Office Accounting Department, supporting HBO and Turner. This individual will report into the Director of Accounting, and will manage the integrity and accuracy of digital accounting as related to the integration of Warner Media businesses, licensees, affiliate offices, and global deals.

The Daily

• ManagingHBO/Turnertransactional royalty accounting, point of sale (POS) data analysis, analytics, ad hoc reporting, receivables management and financial close processes (-75 monthly WFs: 60 HBO and 15 Turner).
  
• Assisting with business decision support analyses, ad hoc reporting and analytics.
  
• Assisting with integration projects and help management create, improve and streamline business processes during assignment period of contracts and go-forward.
  
• Leading efforts to on-board & integrate client data, contracts and processing into Warner Bros. standards, including promotions and validations.
  
• Managing contract and title data exceptions, including mapping errors, POS reconciliations, cash application, and responsible for HBO/Turner cash flow forecasts.
  
• Reviewing and approving journal entries, accruals, and royalty processing.
  
• Reviewing and approving reconciliations and SOX compliance test work for HBO/Turner licensees.
  
• Assisting with aligning SOX controls with established WBDD processes.
  
• Managing staff and projects, including UAT and other initiatives.
  What Do We Require From You?
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree with a concentration in accounting or equivalent.
    
  • 3-4+ years of accounting experience, including royalty specific knowledge in the entertainment space.
    
  • Strong interpersonal skills, as the individual will be required to work with various levels of management--both within and outside digital distribution.
    
  • Motivated, organized self-starter with a hands on approach and the ability to collect relevant facts quickly, provide recommendations, and make decisions.
    
  • Solid understanding of the domestic and international reporting experience, including foreign exchange and currency revaluation.
    
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP, accounting standards, practices, and controls.
    
  • Financial statement preparation (P&L, BS, CF) and monthly close.
    
  • Advanced Excel skills and proven track record of process improvement.
    
    • Previous SAP/BW experience is preferred.
      
    • CPA or MBA is preferred.
      
      
      Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
      Requisition #
      173059BR
      
      Area of Interest
      Finance/Accounting, Participations/Residuals/Royalties
      
      Industry
      Film Production and Distribution
      
      Location_WM
      United States - California - Burbank
      
      Position Type
      Full Time
      
      Business Unit
      WHV:Domestic
      
      Business Unit Overview
      Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) brings together all of the Company's businesses involved in delivering home entertainment content to consumers. This includes global distribution of packaged and digital media, and formats including DVD, Blu-ray, video-on-demand, cable, satellite, online, mobile, electronic sell-through and more.
      
      Company Overview
      WarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Now, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC Entertainment, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.
      
      Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world's most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.
      

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