Senior Accountant

This is a Full Time Job

The Imagine Finance team is looking for a Senior Accountant to join its growing department. Key features to this role include, but are not limited to, analysis and reconciliation of accounts across Imagine's legacy business and growth initiatives, such as acquisitions and new divisions; prepare month-end entries and adjusting journal entries; internal control maintenance and assistance with external audits; manage invoicing and collection; monthly management reporting pack preparation. If you are someone who is keenly interested in entertainment accounting, fastidiously detail oriented, and thrives on makings processes better, we would love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:
• Review, analyze and consolidate monthly financials, including the maintenance of proper support and reconciliations for financial accounts
• Calculate and prepare month-end entries including I/C chargebacks, production entries, general overhead and adjusting journal entries to bring accounts to a GAAP basis, including application of film and television ultimates accounting
• Support the reporting of the consolidated Imagine financial statements, including preparation of the monthly and quarterly divisional reporting pack (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, supporting schedules and analysis and account reconciliation)
• Prepare invoices and track collections
• Support the treasury process which includes review of the Company's credit card reconciliations
• Support external audits, and identify areas impacting controls and thoughtfully recommend mitigating actions
• Actively review, recommend and implement system enhancements to streamline and automate processes
• Support accounting and finance managers and wider finance team with accounting, tax and reporting
• Prepare ad-hoc reporting as needed
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Desired Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent
• 3+ years professional experience gained through one of the following paths:
• 3+ years of public accounting audit experience, ideally with some experience with entertainment clients, or
• 3+ years of experience working in an ''in-house'' Accounting and Reporting team within the Entertainment industry
• Knowledge of accounting for TV/film revenue recognition and amortization
• Strong Excel skills and working knowledge of PowerPoint
• Experience with NetSuite and Concur is a plus

Desired Attributes:
• Comfortable working in a changing environment requiring the creation or improvement of accounting and finance related processes
• Able to organize and work effectively under tight deadlines
• Able to identify and mitigate risks to positively impact Imagine's operations
• Self-motivated with a heightened sense of ownership for work
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Team-player who demonstrates professionalism and discretion when dealing with co-workers, investment partners and other third parties
• Excellent written and communication skills

Location: Beverly Hills, CA (Hybrid)