Manager, Ad Sales Accounting
Discovery Communications
Knoxville, TNThis was removed by the employer on 8/17/2018 1:31:00 AM PST
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Discovery, Inc., the new global leader in real life entertainment with powerful brands such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel, is searching for a Manager – US Ad Sales Accounting in Knoxville, TN to join our Global Business Services (“GBS”) team.
Establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls for both Linear and Digital US Ad Sales, fiscal controls, preparing financial reports and safeguarding the organization's assets. Maintains accounting and financial records and reports, including general ledger, financial statements, regulatory and management reports.
Responsibilities
1. Perform and document customer contracts to determine proper revenue recognition in accordance with applicable pronouncements and company policies.
2. Ensure compliance with the company’s revenue recognition policies and practices.
3. Manage a team of direct resources and coordinate with others across Finance, Accounting and Sales
4. Perform independent technical accounting research and document conclusions
5. Maintain revenue cut-off procedures at quarter-end to ensure revenue is properly and accurately recorded for the period.
6. Handle day-today, month and quarter end close activities (Revenue assurance, account reconciliation, analysis and reporting).
7. Manage digital accounting and reporting due to vendors.
8. Review monthly digital ad sales accrual calculations and ensure their accuracy.
9. Review and post all monthly journal entries related to digital ad sales.
10. Review and analyze digital revenue related contracts as needed.
11. Assist with the continuous review and improvement of revenue systems and business processes related to SAP and associated revenue systems.
12. Perform digital revenue related balance sheet account reviews and reconciliations.
13. Prepare management reports including applicable revenue-related metrics and kpi’s.
14. Assist with the maintenance and updating of internal controls for the contract to cash cycle and the related internal control compliance process.
15. Digital Revenue Accounting lead for current and future US Digital M&A and joint ventures
16. Cultivate strong internal partnerships with business unit personnel
17. Assist internal and external audit in their audit evaluation processes as requested.
18. Ability to utilize principles of analytical scientific reasoning to describe problems, obtain data, validate facts, and fashion out logical conclusions
Requirements
What you need to have
* BS/BA in Accounting or Finance and at least 5 - 10 years of revenue accounting experience
* Experience with large ERP system (SAP preferred), strong in Excel and PC skills
* Applies fundamental functional/technical and business knowledge typically gained through formal education to deliver assigned work
* Results oriented, strong attention to detail a must
* Seeks guidance on new or unfamiliar tasks
* Keeps others informed of workload, timeline, and resources needed to accomplish tasks
* Ability to work under conditions of pressure and adjust to urgent situations
* Ability to work independently as well as working collaboratively with team members across the organization and prioritize multiple deliverables with competing deadlines
* Attention to detail and accuracy as well as strong organizational skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to foster positive working relationships across the organization
* Proven ability to assess new challenges, identify areas for improvements, articulate action plans to management and follow through to implementation.
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States
It’s a plus if you have
* Proficiency of SAP, Freewheel
* CPA required
* Experience in creating financial and other data models
* Digital Media Advertising experience
Knoxville, Tennessee, KX, TN