Accountant II

Job Title: Accountant II
Location: Los Angeles, CA - 90038 (Onsite)
Duration: 5+ Months
Pay Range: $50/hr. - $55/hr.

Job Description:
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for all accounting functions related to GCD-Content Licensing contracts.

Sub-Systems and General Ledgers:
Accounting Sub-Systems

• TVR (TV Receivables): *** Legacy
• PPC/*** PRISM: PPC Legacy and ***
• COGNOS: Reporting Query System
• TREC: *** non-GCD

General Ledger

• SAP: PPC Legacy

1. Business Warehouse (BW) in MS Excel
2. SMARTVIEW in MS Excel

• ORACLE: *** Legacy
• ORACLE FUSION: Future State

Responsibilities to include, but not limited to:
General Responsibilities:

• Analysis and reporting of GCD license agreements (interpret and implement license fee calculations and payment terms per contractual terms)
• Complete financial month end/quarter end close process, including revenue recognition and Trial Balance reconciliations
• Analyze and explain Foreign Exchange variances on a monthly basis
• Analysis of actual performance versus Forecast/ Plan
• Present Value analysis and reporting
• Reporting and analysis for inter/intra company and related party
• Perform quarterly Bad Debt Analysis
• Perform Clearing Account/BITIN Cash reconciliations on a monthly basis.
• Revenue Share deal tracking and reporting.
• GAAP/Statutory Audit Support: Internal Audit (Compliance)/External (PWC/EY)
• Ensure SOX and all other key controls are adhered to and supported on a monthly basis.
• Create Journal Entries for posting into GL
• Ad-hoc/Miscellaneous reporting and analysis
• Must be able to work overtime (OT) as needed.

Sub-System (PRISM/TVR) Responsibilities:

• Review of new contracts and change orders within the PRISM system(s) to ensure accuracy of financial information entered by Deal Management
• Review of accounting transactions created by PRISM to ensure accuracy of financial data being reported each month
• Ongoing maintenance of Pay TV (expression) deals in PRISM updating monthly subscribers reported by clients, investigating and resolving any issues
• Work with IT to develop, test and implement new Pay TV expression deals in PRISM as required per contractual terms

Revenue Review and Analysis:
o Stagger
o Non-Delivery
o Straight-Line analysis of DSTAR Revenues
o Renewal (Back-to-Back) License Fees
o Cash in Advance

Non-GCD Related Responsibilities:

• Entitlements: Journal entry, reconciliation, and reporting
• Non-Theatrical (TDS): Reconciliation and reporting
• 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 interpersonal 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