Revenue Analyst - Affiliate Accounting

Full Time Job
Job Summary

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 Revenue Analyst – Affiliate Accounting in Knoxville, TN to join our Global Business Services (“GBS”) team.

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The Revenue Analyst role specifically includes but is not limited to: managing the compliance process for a portfolio of accounts with distributors, cash application, account reconciliation, financial & trending analysis, and collections. The Revenue Analyst will interact regularly with a cross-functional team of internal and external stakeholders, including partnering closely with the finance team that supports the distribution revenue area, and will serve as a subject matter expert for their portfolio of accounts.

Responsibilities

1. Analysis
• Perform monthly Revenue/Subscriber Flux reconciliations and analysis
• Analyze historical data to recognize and monitor relevant trends
• Produce ad hoc analysis to service interdepartmental customers
• Assist billing manager with flux preparation and analyses
• Prepare end of month analysis and assist manager in telling the story of what they mean
2. Compliance
• Monitor Affiliate compliance with new and existing legal agreements
• Articulate areas of specific concern with management
• Work with external customers to resolve AR and payment issues
• Work collaboratively with team members, internal and external customers, management and stakeholders
• Direct involvement with audit inquiries

3. Financial & Accounting
• Reconcile monthly payments and invoicing
• Participate in month-end close process
• Process monthly remittances and payments
• Assist in preparation of balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist in preparation of SEC templates

4. Perform other duties as assigned
• Examples are complex analysis of end of month billing figures to inform business partners of the why’s and what’s of the business.
• Help implement efficiencies with technology in our processes.

Requirements

* Bachelors Degree (accounting, finance)

* 1-3 years prior work experience

* Excellent analytical skills and critical thinking
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States

* Proactive individual with a ‘can do’ attitude

* Proficient in MS Excel (pivot tables, lookup formulas, Power Query)

* Ability to understand contract terms

* Excellent communication skills

* Ability to work efficiently, and design/implement process improvements

* Highly organized and able to manage priorities effectively

* Must be detail-oriented and able to deliver on multiple timelines

* Must possess the ability to manage sensitive and confidential issues

* Comfortable working in fast-paced, rapidly changing environment

* Ability to develop and foster positive relationships
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States

It’s a plus if you have:

* CPA or MBA

* Proficiency of SAP

* Experience working in the media industry

* Experience manipulating and analyzing large quantities of data