Assistant Manager, RTR

Job Description

The Role

The primary responsibility of the Record to Report (RTR) Assistant Manager is to deliver quality accounting services for Warner Bros. Discovery entities. The role will be based in Hyderabad, India and will report directly to the Manager – Record to Report based in India. The RTR Assistant Manager will need to work for their respective region and report to the Accounting Managers of that region or above and work closely with the Local Entity Financial Controller, including other Business Departments, Global Business Services (GBS), the broader Finance community, Internal Audit, and external auditors, Tax team and Financial Compliance. This individual will be responsible for ensuring accounting policies are followed for their respective region, month end processes are completed accurately and on timely basis and ensure completeness of SOX documents and process related documentations.

What you will be doing:

Standard working hours for this role will be from 3:00pm – 11:00pm (IST). However, it's subjected to change in future based on the roles/responsibilities.

Responsible for preparing and posting month end journal entries Royalty Payments, Royalty accruals, Royalty Statements, Prepaid and Amortizations and other related standard and ad-hoc activities.

Ensuring accounting and reconciliations supporting documentation meets SOX standards.

Reconciliations process B/S accounts as required for the role.

Ensuring completeness of close for appointed activities /tasks

Support for various audits or other statutory requirements related to local or global.

Improving processes through standardization ,simplification and automation.

Responsibility to ensure all the global accounting policies are always followed and be compliant.

Ensuring completeness of month end accounting process as per the month end calendar or due dates
Other duties and responsibilities as requested by his/her key Customers/Stakeholders in respective accounting region.

What you need to have:
• MBA/B.COM/CA inter/CMA inter/MCOM required.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of accounting experience, preferably in US GAAP environment
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in SAP FI/CO
• Experience on working in transitions/transformation.
• Blackline, SAP ECC & S4 would be preferred.
• Must have experience with MS Excel advanced functions and Power BI
• SOX controls experience and ability to articulate key SOX controls in General Accounting
• Very good communication skills, soft skills, interpersonal skills
• Experience working in Multinational/Multicultural organization matrix.
• Agility, flexibility, analytical, problem solving, putting extra effort to serve business-oriented goals.

It's a plus if you have:
• Big 4 public accounting background and prior exposure to work in a captive Finance Shared Service Centre
• Self-driven attitude every day, with willingness to GROW and take on more tasks.
• Skills to work in a fast-paced environment that will be changing together with you
Other Requirements:

Required to be in the Hyderabad office three days a week (specific days to be determined upon hire)

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjk0ew-3-147-67-237-42 in your application.