Senior Associate - Analysis & Reporting
Discovery Communications
Knoxville, TNThis was removed by the employer on 7/9/2019 7:32:00 PM 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 Senior Associate – Analysis and Reporting in Knoxville, TN to join our Global Business Services (“GBS”) team.
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Discovery has varied revenue streams including Ad Sales Revenue, Distribution Revenue, Licensing and Royalty Revenue throughout its global footprint. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Revenue Analysis, this role will have responsibility for the preparation of analyses, forecasts and reports for the various global revenue and collections streams which drive operational decisions, internal and external financial reporting.
Responsibilities
1. Assist the Senior Manager Reporting &Analysis with the regular analysis of global business services data, including revenue and collections streams with focus on collectability and impact to working capital
2. Assist the Senior Manager –Reporting &Analysis with the creation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports with a focus on Accounts Receivable and Revenue reporting
3. Provide support for the analytical review of actual vs. forecast vs. plan performance as it relates to global business services data, including receivables and collections
4. Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reporting and analysis of Global Business Services data, including cash collections for stakeholder groups to drive improvements in working capital
5. Prepare various monthly management reports including applicable receivable/collections-related metrics and kpi’s.
6. Prepare quarterly global Accounts Receivable rollforward to the Corporate Accounting team for SEC reporting purposes.
7. Assist in transformation of current processes with a focus on streamlining and automating the work involved to capture, consolidate, present and report on revenue, receivable and cash collection related data
8. Assist internal and external audit in their audit evaluation processes as requested.
Requirements
* BS/BA in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of three years of accounting experience
* CPA a plus
* Experience with large ERP system (SAP preferred) and consolidation modules, 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
* Proficiency with SAP general ledger system a plus
* Previous experience in public accounting and/or the entertainment industry preferred
* Experience with International Accounting a plus
* Experience in creating financial and other data models a plus
* Experience in data analytics, specifically SAP BI, ACL, Power BI and/or Tableau a plus
* Must have the legal right to work in the United States
Knoxville, Tennessee, KX, TN