Senior Accountant, Content Revenue

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join the Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Content Revenue Accounting team. This team provides support for the licensing and distribution of intellectual property (IP) for HBO and Max, including ''functional IP'' such as a produced film or television series and ''symbolic IP'' such as a character or brand. The DTC Content Revenue team also supports Consumer Products where the HBO and Max brand is licensed to other licensees for merchandise and e-commerce sales including apparel, accessories, and mobile games. This team is responsible for accounting functions including revenue recognition, inter-company transactions, third party liabilities as well as the related distribution, participations, and residuals expenses. The DTC Content Revenue team works with key stakeholders throughout the business, including Warner Bros Distribution Accounting, Contract Administration, Content Finance, Technical Accounting, Financial Systems, Operations, Line of Business and Consolidated Financial Reporting.

Your Role Accountabilities
• Prepare and analyze intercompany transactions and reporting
• Perform analysis of participations and residuals accruals and liabilities
• Prepare daily, monthly, and quarterly Content Licensing and Consumer Product accounting deliverables in accordance with US GAAP and Company policies and practices
• Prepare journal entries in PeopleSoft, Oracle and/or SAP S4 Hana (including project ledger)
• Assist with Financial Systems Transformation projects (from Oracle and/or PeopleSoft to SAP S4 Hana)
• Prepare monthly subledger to general ledger reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly SEC Reporting and tax packages
• Analyze existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Assist internal and external audit in their various quarterly and year-end audit procedures, as requested
• Cultivate strong internal partnerships within accounting, finance, and other business departments

Qualifications & Experiences
• Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience required and a strong understanding of US GAAP, SOX requirements, and relevant local GAAP as required
• Bachelor's degree in accounting from an accredited university
• CPA license (or equivalent) attained or progress toward attainment
• Detailed-oriented with a strong desire to meet deadlines and other relevant performance metrics
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, proactive, highly organized
• Initiative, independent problem-solving abilities and ownership of work product
• Willing to embrace change and explore new ways of working as the company continuously improves its processes
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Advanced English skills

Desirable
• Master's degree in accounting a plus
• Oracle, Peoplesoft, SAP, Cadency and/or Blackline
• Content revenue accounting or the media/entertainment industry

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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