Manager, Accounting

This is a Full Time Job

Echo Lake Entertainment is a talent/literary management and motion picture/television production company based in Beverly Hills with around fifty employees. The company produces and finances films and television. Echo Lake's management division represents actors, writers, IP creators and directors from all over the world.
Echo Lake is committed to the development of its employees. It provides a safe environment where employees are encouraged to ask questions, to participate in creative discussions, and to connect with senior colleagues, even as they work hard to advance the goals of the company.

Echo Lake Entertainment is seeking a hands-on Manager of Accounting to lead Echo Lake's small accounting department. This Manager will report to the CEO and COO and will manage two Accounting Analysts. We are looking for a team player who can multitask in a very busy environment. This position is located in our Beverly Hills office. Applicants must be able to work in person 5 days a week.
Responsibilities:
• Monthly preparation and analysis of Financial Statements including Cost and Revenue Reporting
• Coordinates the annual financial tax returns, worker's compensation audit, insurance audit and any governmental audits as required audit compliance. Liaises with the Tax Preparer/CPA & Payroll Company
• Manages cash flow and safeguards all funds in bank accounts. Supervises the drawing of all checks and credit card expenditures. Liaises with the Bank Officer
• Manages HR/Payroll functions like employee set-up & payroll approval, in coordination with our PEO provider
• Maintains QuickBooks: entity set-up, Chart of Accounts/AP/AR system
• Develops, implements, administers, and monitors policies and procedures and systems to control and coordinate accounting, internal controls, auditing, taxes and related activities and records

Qualifications:
• Accounting degree
• 5 + years of accounting experience preferably in the entertainment industry
• Knowledge of QuickBooks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel/Word
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Very detail oriented & analytical
• Auditing experience a plus
• Production accounting experience a plus
• Royalty and participation experience a plus

Hiring Practices:
The preceding has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Echo Lake Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Echo Lake Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

Echo Lake Entertainment is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.