Senior Accountant, DTC Content Expense Accounting

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…
The position exists to ensure that the company’s content assets are accurately accounted for, which helps the company make informed financial decisions and maintain compliance with regulations.

The senior accountant for DTC Content is responsible for maintaining and accounting for WBD’s Direct to Consumer content assets and amortization expenses. Include Cash payments and reconciliations. This individual ensures that these assets are properly recorded and reported in the financial statements, and compliance with accounting standards and laws. This role will ensure all deliverables are completed timely, and accurately.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Prepare accruals and other manual journal entries and related supporting documents, which include evidence of controls performed in SAP/PeopleSoft.
• Prepare supporting files to analyze the monthly activity of assigned accounts. Identify and highlight relevant P&L variances between the current month and the YTD average. Report those variances to Accounting Manager.
• Prepare monthly reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts. Ensure appropriate supporting documentation is maintained.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to assist the Accounting Manager and other team members to cover any information request for internal (SOX-Internal Audit-GBS Management) or external (Auditors, Tax, Legal, or Statutory) filing purposes.
• Analyze existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement. Suggest those changes to the Accounting Manager.
• Assist in special projects including the system implementation of SAP S/4HANA and redesign processes that are currently performed in Peoplesoft. Prepare and maintain accounting process documentation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or equivalent
• 2 years of accounting/audit experience
• Fluent in English
• Experience in working with all levels of management including project managers
• Experience preparing and reviewing general ledger account reconciliations
• Experience with monthly and quarterly financial reporting and variance analysis

Preferred:

• Master’s degree and/or CPA
• 2+ Content accounting or media experience
• Previous knowledge and experience with ERP Systems (SAP or PeopleSoft)
• Good knowledge of asset classification and experience in planning and executing audits
• Strong understanding of general ledger and sub ledger

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.

The Legal Bits…

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 with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

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