Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting
Warner Bros. Discovery
full-time
Posted on:
Location: Tennessee • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
ERPFlux
About the role
- Focus on various consolidation activities, internal and external financial reporting, and review and analysis of WBD’s financial results for inclusion in quarterly and annual SEC filings
- Assist with the preparation of specific schedules included in the company’s SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, Registration statements, 8-K, Proxy statement, and others
- Assist with the preparation of disclosures in compliance with applicable U.S. GAAP and SEC regulations
- Ensure applicable SOX controls are operating effectively
- Provide timely submission of requested audit documentation
- Assist with the preparation of WBD’s consolidated flux explanations for quarterly flux reviews
- Prepare top-side consolidation journal entries as necessary, review and reconcile consolidation adjusting entries
- Participate in other key projects and initiatives impacting consolidations and financial reporting and perform ad hoc reporting and analysis as needed
Requirements
- 3 - 5 years of experience in accounting and/or finance
- Experience with SAP/BW or other large ERP systems
- Extensive experience with Excel, including complex formulas, pivot tables, vlookups, macros
- Financial reporting experience or external audit experience with a SEC registrant is strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required
- CPA or CPA eligible preferred
- Knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Detail oriented self-starter with the ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet routine and non-routine deadlines
- High degree of motivation to deliver a quality product
- Initiative and willingness to take on additional responsibilities
- Strong organizational skills
- Competent in preparing presentation quality documents and executive level summaries
- High emphasis on teamwork, collaboration, data analysis, and process innovation
- Team player who embraces change