Senior Financial Accounting Analyst

This is a Full Time Job

Location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States; Bristol, Connecticut, United States; Burbank, California, United States; New York, New York, United States; Glendale, California, United States

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment's DTC Controllership is seeking a Senior Financial Accounting Analyst to join the DTC Subscription Revenue team. This team is responsible for managing the global subscription revenue and reporting processes for Disney+. This position will report to the Manager, Financial Accounting.

What You Will Do:
• Perform all duties necessary for an effective and timely monthly/quarterly close related to international DTC third party wholesale subscription revenue and music license fees, including the preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations, and thorough explanation of monthly P&L to forecast and Balance Sheet variances
• Analyze and understand subscription revenue related complexities in various regions including taxes, currency conversion, local accounting deliverables and product offerings
• Analyze third party wholesale and music license contract information to determine appropriate application of accounting policies and gather transaction data to prepare wholesale revenue accruals/billing and music license fee accruals/payments
• Ensure accounting procedures performed are in line with existing SOX controls
• Support other audits, including the annual audit of DTC Subscription Revenue by PwC, internal audit, 3rd party contractual audits and local statutory audits
• Proactively identify, recommend and implement improvements in existing models and processes, including opportunities to automate processes where possible
• Effectively communicate with business partners and internal team to better anticipate challenges
• Understand and execute standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Provide support, lead, and assist with ad hoc requests/special projects for team objectives

Required Qualifications & Skills
• At least 3 years of relevant experience
• Ability to prioritize workload and escalate conflicting priorities
• Understanding of accounting fundamentals (e.g., debit/credits, financial statements)
• Complete moderately complex to complex tasks and projects requiring independent initiative
• Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Adaptability and flexibility for changing needs and audiences
• Ability to understand, interpret, and articulate the impact of internal and external factors as they apply to the business/industry/direct processes
• Ability to understand, assess, and prioritize risk across components of the control environment
• Intermediate Excel knowledge with ability to analyze large sets of data using pivot and lookup tables

Preferred Qualifications
Proficient in Spanish or Portuguese
Education:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or related field, or more than 5 years relevant experience.

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