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Title - Accountant II
Location: 5555 Melrose Ave Los Angeles California 90038 - Onsite
Duration: 5 months Contract
Job Summary
This position is responsible for all accounting functions related to GCD-Content Licensing contracts.
Sub-Systems and General Ledgers:
• Accounting Sub-Systems
o TVR (TV Receivables): CBS Legacy
o PPC/CBS PRISM: PPC Legacy and CBS
o COGNOS: Reporting Query System
o TREC: CBS Non-GCD
• General Ledger
o SAP: PPC Legacy
? Business Warehouse (BW) in MS Excel
? SMARTVIEW in MS Excel
o ORACLE: CBS Legacy
o ORACLE FUSION: Future State
Responsibilities to include, but not limited to:
• General Responsibilities:
o Analysis and reporting of GCD license agreements (interpret and implement license fee calculations and payment terms per contractual terms)
o Complete financial month end/quarter end close process, including revenue recognition and Trial Balance reconciliations
o Analyze and explain Foreign Exchange variances on a monthly basis
o Analysis of actual performance versus Forecast/ Plan
o Present Value analysis and reporting
o Reporting and analysis for inter/intra company and related party
o Perform quarterly Bad Debt Analysis
o Perform Clearing Account/BITIN Cash reconciliations on a monthly basis.
o Revenue Share deal tracking and reporting.
o GAAP/Statutory Audit Support: Internal Audit (Compliance)/External (PWC/EY)
o Ensure SOX and all other key controls are adhered to and supported on a monthly basis.
o Create Journal Entries for posting into GL
o Ad-hoc/Miscellaneous reporting and analysis
o Must be able to work overtime (OT) as needed.
• Sub-System (PRISM/TVR) Responsibilities:
o Review of new contracts and change orders within the PRISM system(s) to ensure accuracy of financial information entered by Deal Management
o Review of accounting transactions created by PRISM to ensure accuracy of financial data being reported each month
o Ongoing maintenance of Pay TV (expression) deals in PRISM – updating monthly subscribers reported by clients, investigating and resolving any issues
o Work with IT to develop, test and implement new Pay TV expression deals in PRISM as required per contractual terms
o Revenue Review and Analysis
? Stagger
? Non-Delivery
? Straight-Line analysis of DSTAR Revenues
? Renewal (Back-to-Back) License Fees
? Cash in Advance
• Non-GCD Related Responsibilities:
o Entitlements: Journal entry, reconciliation and reporting
o Non-Theatrical (TDS): Reconciliation and reporting
o TREC Sub-System: Invoice creation, aging reconciliation and reporting
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
Basic qualifications:
• BA/BS Degree in Finance/Accounting
3-6 year of experience in a similar role.
Desired skills:
• CPA preferred
• Proficiency with MS Office (specifically Excel and Word)
• Must have excellent written & oral communication and inter-personal skills
• Experience in Entertainment Industry preferred
• Must possess strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize workload efficiently and meet strict deadlines.
• Proven ability to perform detailed research and to provide solution driven results
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment