Accounting Associate - Motion Pictures

Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the world's leading full-service entertainment, media, and sports agency. We represent many of the most successful professionals working in television, film, music, theatre, video games, sports, and digital content. We also provide a range of strategic and marketing consulting services to corporate clients.

The Role

The primary responsibility of the Accounting Associate – Motion Pictures is to maintain accurate and timely records of all client participation reporting and associated payments. Responsibilities will include analyzing both contracts and profit participation statements, basic accounts receivable/account payable duties, follow-up on client monies/outstanding invoices, data entry, billing. The Accounting Associate – Motion Pictures will also create and manage spreadsheets in Excel format that are customized to business needs and client requests.

Responsibilities
• Review contracts / participation reporting to ensure accurate information is inputted into the accounting system
• Identify gaps or errors in participation reporting, including highlighting opportunities for studio audits
• Maintain regular and mutually beneficial connections with studio participation departments
• Prepare weekly Excel reports of contractual obligations for new motion picture releases and distribute to relevant parties
• Investigate held checks or wires with client team to reconcile with bookings
• Help agents and assistants with all back-end inquiries
• Perform other accounting tasks as requested by Supervisors and management
• Escalate collection of outstanding commission to Trust Accounting Supervisor, if no response in the defined timeframe
• Maintain communication with agents, assistants, managers, attorneys and the trust department
• Follow-up on open items where agent (or client) is no longer at CAA, but resolution is needed
• Perform month end close tasks for A/R – book revenue according to the revenue recognition policies and closing schedules are updated
• Maintain the monthly analysis of all general ledger accounts relating to commissions and Accounts Receivable
• Assist CAA Business Affairs w/ ad hoc projects
• Support the accounts receivable budget process by providing information and identifying variances; implement corrective actions
• Conduct monthly training for new agent assistants, including familiarizing them with trust accounting functions, as well as how to submit bookings
• Responsible for identifying and collecting on past due balances while maintaining positive relationships with our customers/clients
• Support with special projects, company initiatives and/or process improvements initiatives
• Collect/upload profit statements/update booking/invoicing supplier grids

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• One or more years Accounting experience
• Entertainment experience is preferred
• Enthusiasm or interest in motion pictures a major plus
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work well with a team and represent the culture of the company
• Team player with a high level of energy, enthusiasm
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to succeed in a fast paced, highly demanding, high volume, dynamic, corporate environment
• Unimpeachable integrity and can be trusted to maintain confidential information
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• 10-key by touch preferred
• Typing – 45 wpm preferred
• Good organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills; able to multi-task
• Will take initiative; ask for more work if needed

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqm9pz-18-218-184-214-42 in your application.