Senior Accountant

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM start

Overtime: Expected approximately once every three months during quarterly close. Typically 10-15 additional hours during those periods.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for various accounting and reporting matters in support of Paramount Pictures Theatrical (International and Domestic) with a focus on Journal entries, reconciliations, analytics and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly and quarterly journal entries in support of close, including, but not limited to: revenue and distribution cost accruals; barter and gross-to-net transactions; sub-distributor receivables and cash application; royalties and participations; title allocations, and bad-debt allowance.
• Prepare quarterly results package, P&L and Balance Sheet variance analysis.
• Prepare lead schedules and support for international territory statutory filings.
• Prepare management reporting and analysis focused on global film performance.
• Review contracts and propose accounting treatment.
• Reconcile sub-system feeds to G/L.
• Support in-territory Business Decision Support personnel with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Prepare quarterly roll forward and supplemental schedules.
• Monitor and clear suspense accounts for multiple interfaces.
• Perform accounting activities related to Feature Film accounting.
• Special projects as requested by management.

Qualifications And Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Minimum 3-4 years related experience.
• Minimum 2 years experience with a Big Four CPA firm.
• Experience with financial analysis, US GAAP.
• Experience with SAP and Business Warehouse (BW).

Desired Skills

• Strong Excel skills including lookups, nesting formulas and modeling.
• Entertainment industry experience preferred.
• Experience with SAP, Hyperion & Essbase, and Oracle EPM.
• Ability to research and apply advanced financial and accounting concepts.
• Ability to prioritize a high-volume workload and handle multiple tasks simultaneously and meet strict deadlines.
• Self-starter with ability to proactively identify issues and propose resolutions.
• Strong attention to detail and results-driven work ethic.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.