Senior Financial Accounting Analyst
Disney ABC Television Group
Burbank, CAThis was removed by the employer on 11/14/2017 11:53:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
The purpose of this job is to be the day to day accounting lead in recording the $1.5bn of programming expenses for the ABC network. ABC licenses the rights to dozens of different Films and TV shows and this role will be making payments and ensuring that the accounting transactions are posted for the end to end accounting life cycle as the costs of those licenses. The key objectives that this job needs to deliver include compliance with accounting standards for program expense recognition, timely payment of our commitments to suppliers, and advanced analytics to identify P&L variance analysis for programming expenses and insights in to the programming assets/liabilities and commitments. The team is implementing a new third party computer system to manage/support a lot of the deliverables of the team so as an SFA in this team this position will be a key user of the system and will need to ensure that it is deployed successfully.
Responsibilities
• Program Amortization – oversight of the amortization for all of ABC's acquired programming which should be managed using the new Mediamorph content costs system starting in FY18
• Program payments – ensure that accurate payments are made on a timely basis for all of the shows working in conjunction with Production Audit to verify amounts prior to payment
• Quarter close reporting and analysis - prepare deliverables needed to support the quarter close including variance analysis, account analysis , including current/non-current classifications and commitment schedules as well as Tax related deliverables
Basic Qualifications
• At least 3 years working in an accounting environment
• Strong excel skills with ability to extract data, use pivot tables and leverage macros
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Positive can do attitude and supportive of change management initiatives
Preferred Qualifications
• Familiarity with use of SAP GL and projects functionality as well as Cognos TM1 reporting solutions
• Familiarity with Film and TV Accounting processes preferred e.g. amortization methods
• Strong interest in TV business
• CPA
Required Education
• Undergraduate Degree
Company Overview
At Corporate, you'll team with the best in the business to build one of the most innovative global businesses in any industry. Uniquely positioned at the center of an exciting, multi-faceted Company, the forward-thinkers at Disney Corporate constantly pursue new ideas and technologies to help the Company's many businesses drive value, all the while gaining something valuable from the experience themselves. Come see the most interesting Company from the most interesting point of view.
Additional Information:
This position is a legal entity of The Walt Disney Company, an equal opportunity employer.