Staff Accountant

Job Description

Hearst Television has an opening for a Staff Accountant. This position assists with a variety of projects to support management initiatives in a centralized accounting environment providing corporate/division and regional/individual unit support. The position is located at the Hearst Television business office in Charlotte, NC.

Job Responsibilities:
• Research, code, and submit daily Accounts Payable invoices
• Collect and submit new supplier paperwork to our central procurement team
• Investigate invoice or general ledger discrepancies and propose solutions
• Maintain proper controls to ensure completeness & accuracy of outgoing payments
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, adjusting and recurring as needed
• Research and prepare monthly account reconciliations and analysis
• Prepare financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing financial transactions
• Generate and distribute key reporting and other analyses to key stakeholders
• Communicate with key personnel on status of open projects and other requests
• Create and maintain documentation of department processes and procedures
• Assist with internal and external audits
• Prepare ad hoc reports and perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Qualification Requirements:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail, ability to work efficiently with large volumes of transactions
• Ability to recognize problems and develop or suggest solutions
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated, quick learner and a self-starter
• Ability to work with accuracy and meet deadlines
• Strong time management skills, ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced environment
• Ability to operate with minimal daily direction from manager to accomplish directives
• Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of peers, management and external parties

Experience
• 1-2 years of accounting/finance experience preferred
• Experience with Oracle ERP preferred
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance preferred

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro8yj4-18-226-251-217-42 in your application.