Senior Accountant, Home Entertainment Participations & Intercompany Reporting

1 Month ago • 3-5 Years
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Warner Bros. Discovery seeks a Senior Accountant with 3+ years of experience in accounting or related financial areas. Must have advanced analytical skills, strong data analytics, contract interpretation, and written communication skills. Experience in the media and entertainment industry is preferred.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role: We are looking for a Sr. Accountant for the Studio Controllership Home Entertainment accounting team. This Sr. Accountant reports to the VP and will assist with 3rd party and intercompany participations and reporting. Your Role Accountabilities: 1. Monthly/Quarterly Financial Close: • Act as the point person for HBO Home Entertainment Intercompany entries and reporting in Oracle for revenue, expenses, fees, participations, residuals and pre-paid reclasses. Provide quarterly Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon reporting to the FCRA Participations team. Submit quarterly financial schedules to CFR including Performance Obligations and Revenue by Geography. Complete monthly geography reclass in the HANA S4 system. • Oversee the monthly Intercompany Participation and Netdown entries in SAP and by-title submissions for HBO and Turner Domestic, International and Digital profit centers. Partner with the offshore Capgemini team to prepare and review the entries. Ensure accuracy and timeliness of deadlines. • Provide MTD, QTD and LTD Third-Party Reporting to MGM, BBC, Viz Media, WWE by running reports and performing financial statement reviews including net profit summaries and inventory balances and activity. Work closely with the FCRA Participations team to perform quarterly reconciliations of the Third-Party Participations Statements. • Reconciler of HBO general ledger balance sheet accounts for monthly Cadency Reconciliations in accordance with the Warner Bros. Discovery Account Reconciliation Policy. 2. Special Projects: • Complete ad-hoc legal requests to provide revenue data by format, by country and by title. • Provide statement-based reports to offshore resources to book participations expense when payments are made. • Responsible for coding invoices to vendors in SAP related to Home Entertainment payments and purchase orders. • Perform HBO Home Entertainment audit requests as necessary. • Complete ad-hoc projects and analysis, including process improvement initiatives, as determined by internal management. Qualifications & Experiences: ● Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance (required). ● Minimum of 3 years of experience working in accounting or related financial area. ● Utilizes advanced analytical skills and draws keen insights from the data. ● Strong data analytics, contract interpretation, and written communication skills ● Successfully manages multiple deadline-driven projects. ● Uses thorough logic and methods as well as business knowledge to solve problems. ● Raises conflicts and concerns to supervisor; makes suggestions to management regarding how to resolve. ● Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with managers, other levels of personnel and outside clients. ● Embrace and thrive during change. ● Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook. Not Required but preferred experience: ● CPA preferred. ● Media and Entertainment industry preferred. ● Knowledge of SAP (including Business Warehouse).

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/  along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

About The Company

Applicants – please be advised that all email correspondence by official Warner Bros. Games recruiters will come from the @lith.com, @warnerbros.com or @wbgames.com domains. Our agency recruiters who reach out through LinkedIn will also properly identify themselves as employees of the companies that work with us. All other parties claiming to be our recruiters are not affiliated with Warner Bros. Games, Monolith or any of our studios. Please take care not to share your personal information with these contacts, nor click on any links embedded in their messages. If you have any questions, you can reach out to us directly at recruiting@wbgames.com.

Warner Bros. Games brings some of the most iconic characters and stories in entertainment to life through videogame development. With multiple world class development studios located across North America and the UK, our teams are made up of top talent in the industry. We strive for an open and collaborative culture where our people can do what they do best – making great games.

Our 11 studios include: 

Warner Bros. Games (Burbank, CA)

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Warner Bros. Games San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)

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Warner Bros. Games San Diego (Carlsbad, CA)

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Warner Bros. Games Boston (Needham, MA)

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Warner Bros. Games New York (Troy, NY)

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Warner Bros. Games Montreal (Montreal, CA)

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NetherRealm Studios (Chicago, IL)

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Monolith Productions (Kirkland, WA)

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Avalanche (Salt Lake City, UT)

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Rocksteady Studios (London, UK)

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TT Games (Maidenhead, UK)

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