Senior Accountant
Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: April 15, 2024
Job Description:
Tennis Channel's Senior Accountant for Operations and Core
Services serves as operational business manager for Tennis Channel
and is a key liaison between Tennis Channel Production Finance,
Tennis Channel operational departments, and Corporate shared
services teams. The ideal candidate will have an operational
mindset, be familiar with media production/project accounting and
operations, full cycle bookkeeping, and have a passion for workflow
design & improvement. This is an exciting opportunity for the right
candidate who will work with and support the Director of
Accounting.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage and improve Tennis Channel Finance core services
workflows: accounts payable, freelance payroll, and receivables
related to FAST channel / new business / production billbacks
- Serve as operational business manager/key point of contact for
Tennis Channel Production Finance and new business department
leaders
- Manage the Tennis Channel side of the corporate payable
workflow in concert with Corporate shared services groups:
- Ensure efficient and timely payment of programming rights fees
and other key payables -
- Manage monthly expense accrual process
- Manage prepaid amortization process
- Perform actuals to budget variance analysis
- Perform financial review and approval of freelance payroll,
including replenishment of prepaid balance and recording of actuals
in the general ledger (variable usage process)
- Create and review journal entries as necessary in accordance
with GAAP
- Reconcile and adjust balance sheet accounts -monthly
- Other duties, ad hoc analysis, and requests as
assigned.Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- C.P.A. or masters degree preferred
- At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience,
preferably in a production or start-up environment
- Production Accounting experience preferred
- Entertainment or Sports experience preferred
- Strong communication skills, including ability to write
proficient emails to upper/mid management
- Strong organizational skills, including using task lists and
project planning schedules.
- Self-motivated and proactive, should be comfortable working in
a dynamic new business environment as well as part of a team.
- Strong analytical skills
- Must have the ability to complete all entries and duties timely
to meet reporting deadlines.
- Must have the ability to provide work free of errors (highly
accurate, without frequent revisions and management review)
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivot tables,
etc.)
- Familiarity with Oracle or similar integrated cloud platform
preferredTennis Channel is proud to be an Equal Opportunity
Employer and Drug Free Workplace!About Tennis ChannelTennis Channel
is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a
subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts
dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media
hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis
community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the
top ten pay-TV service providers.About SinclairMake your mark in
Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company
dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have
consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and
now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and
one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country.
Also, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast
networks, our own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks
including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air,
on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital
media platforms. Our success is the direct result of our
extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our
vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our
employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join
our winning team!About the TeamThe life-blood of our organization
is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture,
and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a
glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a
strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning
team? Let's talk.The base salary compensation range for this role
is $90,000 to $115,000. Final compensation for this role will be
determined by various factors such as a candidates' relevant work
experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full
time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation
in a retirement plan, life and disability insurance, health, dental
and vision plans, -flexible spending accounts, sick leave, vacation
time, personal time, parental leave and employee stock purchase
plan.#tennis -
Keywords: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inglewood , Senior Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Santa Monica, California
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