Studios Controllership

Job Title: Studios Controllership
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90028 (Onsite)
Duration: 5 months contract (Possible extension)
Pay Range: $35/hr. - $40/hr. on W2 (all inclusive)

Job Description:
Responsibilities:

• Support our controllership ops here at the Lot studio, ad hoc analysis, month end reporting, flux explanations, communication with other divisions, monthly deliverables and journal entries.
• Working on Misc. Reconciliations.

Must-Have Skills:

• 2-3 years experience minimum
• Excel VLOOKUP, pivot tables, formulas, Moderate skills (no entry level)
• Journal Entries
• Oracle
• MS Office Suite
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Will be working as part of a team, and is self-motivated as they will need to communicate regarding meeting deadlines and completing assignments

Resource to Help With:

• Preparation and Upload of Journal Entries including, but not limited to:

Network Journal Entries support the monthly close process by preparing and uploading journal entries in Oracle which affect Network Revenue / ensure proper revenue recognition, as well as other ad hoc entries as needed. Temp will also ensure each entry is coded to the appropriate account and other code block elements.
Intercompany Journals Prepare and upload journal entries for transactions between various divisions.
Participation Statement Journals Prepare and upload journal entries for periodic participation statements of various titles.
Studio Recurring Journals Prepare and upload Studio and Kapital entries in Oracle.

• Assist with Cash Receipts / Accounts Receivable assist in managing the inflow of cash from customers, identifying and applying payments in TREC (Billing System) for open invoices, and supporting AR functions, such as generating AR aging reports and ensuring cash receipts have been booked correctly to the proper GL account.
• Tracking Down Delivery Memos review list of shows forecasted and scheduled to deliver each month and follow-up with the postproduction team to confirm deliveries as needed. Confirm that each memo includes accurate details and save delivery memos to the appropriate shared drive folder in the month they delivered.

Intercompany Balance Reconciliations assist with thorough month-end reviews of intercompany balances, collaborating across divisions to reconcile discrepancies and ensure alignment between CBS Studios and other Paramount Global divisions, ensuring the integrity of consolidated financial statements.

Support Month End and Quarter End Close by:

• Critical Review Checklist Assist the Studio team to prepare the quarterly Critical Review deliverable to Internal Audit by organizing folders, journals, and preparing select tasks.
• Assist in the preparation of the Divisional Month End Close Calendar.
• Distribute daily PNL / BS reports via email to the CBS Studios Controllership / FP&A teams.

Fixed Assets assist and support in managing fixed assets and related reporting.

With the addition of a temporary resource, who would be able to assist with the tasks above, the team will be able to delegate time-intensive tasks. This would allow them to shift focus to the FCC and Fusion validations, trainings, and design sessions, as well as deal-related accounting during a critical period of transformation.