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Staff Accountant

Starz

Englewood, CO 03-04-2022
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description

Summary of Position

Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions in the general ledger.

Responsibilities
• Monthly accounting close process

• Monthly review of operational departments expenses and accruals

• Work with finance department to analyze actual to forecast variances on a monthly basis

• Maintain fixed asset sub-ledger in SAP and record monthly depreciation

• Maintain prepaid expense schedule and record monthly amortization expense

• Review balance sheet to ensure proper short-term long-term presentation of assets and liabilities

• Maintain SAP setup of accounting fields to ensure detail reporting requirements

• Monthly account reconciliations

• Provide PBC schedules to external auditors and additional information as needed

• Ensure Company's accounting policies are adhered to and followed

• Ensures internal controls adhered to and documented

• Assists AP with vendor setup

• Various special reporting and analysis projects as needed

• Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions in the general ledger.

Experience & Skills
• Bachelor's degree in accounting

• 2+ years of accounting experience

• Knowledge of GAAP

• Experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred but not required) and other financial reporting tools

• Knowledgeable in Excel functionality and model building

About the Company

Business Unit Overview

Starz

With the Company aligning its studio operations behind the growth of its streaming business, Starz has become one of the pre-eminent modern premium global streaming platforms. Offering subscribers more than 7.500 television episodes, including Starz original series and provocative documentaries, along with a broad catalogue of first-run movies, Starz is taking the lead in delivering relatable premium content that makes it the platform of choice among a wide spectrum of female, African-American and other historically underserved audiences. Its focused brand, premium content and freedom from legacy relationships position Starz at the forefront of the new bundles emerging throughout the media ecosystem, a compelling value proposition to complement virtually every kind of subscription platform.

Distinguished by its successful and focused content strategy, top programming, exceptional curation and speed to market, Starz has quickly scaled its platform to become one of the most widely distributed and fastest-growing OTT services in the world, with OTT subscribers making up more than half of its global subscriber base. The Starzplay International premium subscription service offers a ''best of global SVOD'' content portfolio in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Japan and India through a bespoke and expanding network of distribution partners. The Starzplay Arabia joint venture is one of the leading SVOD operators in the fast-growing Middle East and North Africa region. The proprietary and highly-rated Starz app, a proven hit with US audiences, continues to roll out internationally.
Our Benefits
• Full Coverage – Medical, Vision, and Dental

• Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase

• Work/Life Balance – generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and Impact Day

• 401(k) company matching

• Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)

Compensation

$55,900 - $69,900

EEO Statement

Nearest Major Market: Denver

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9bqqz-18-119-159-150-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Starz

Combining the STARZ premium global subscription platform with world-class motion picture and television studio operations, Lionsgate brings a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. Its film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and the largest collection of film and television franchises in the independent media space.