Media Accounting Manager - London, United Kingdom

Job Posting Title:

Media Accounting Manager

Req ID:

10092513

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

The Media Accounting Manager is accountable for the close accounting processes and results for Media segments, specifically focusing on Disney + and Media Distribution, with involvement in Fox Channels, National Geographic, Baby TV, Fox Sport, ESPN, Disney Channel, AD Sales & other media LOBs, reporting to the Senior Media Manager.

This is an office-based role with 4 days working in the Hammersmith, London office with 1 day working from home (Monday or Friday).

The Opportunity & Responsibilities:

The main tasks will include the following:

• Day-to-day management, support & development of a team of 2 people, including hiring, objective setting, performance management, guidance, and training.
• Ensuring quarterly close activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner e.g. supervise the timely completion of the team results checklist & facilitate fast issue resolution.
• Ensuring overall preparation of reporting packages & financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheet flux schedules and impairments are completed on a timely basis & all issues & variances are followed up on where required.
• Reviewing & approving key close postings and results before period close such as the quarterly WHT provision, impairments, FOH reconciliations & BS flux.
• WHT for The Walt Disney Company UK, supervising & resolving aged & incorrectly withheld balances with key partners such as Tax, Capgemini & Finance.
• Working closely with local, EMEA & US teams daily to bridge knowledge gaps, facilitate rapid issue resolution, implement new systems, and processes and facilitate change management.
• Approval of all journals & ICO invoices over $1m.
• Approval of all monthly & quarterly BS reconciliations.
• Maintaining the status of an EMEA programming centre of excellence & liaising with EMEA & US programming teams on a daily basis to ensure accounting, tax & legal compliance.
• Ensuring compliance with programming accounting policies for EMEA internally developed content, third-party acquisitions, pre-buys (original acquisitions), co-productions, US content, Studio content, contributions, interstitials, development & pilot & content produced for third parties.
• Approving Mediamorph (programming FOH system) setups for programming assets, liabilities, amortisation, collapsing assets & AP payments on an ongoing basis as well as advising the team on efficient issue resolution.
• Preparation of the EMEA BS Flux, investigation of variances & delivering feedback to the US corporate & EMEA leadership teams.
• Review of the EMEA Media P&L Flux, for all material LOBs, investigation of variances & delivering feedback to the US corporate & EMEA leadership teams.
• Attending & leading quarterly close calls to ensure the leadership team receive timely & accurate updates on close numbers.
• Collaborating closely with external Auditors on a quarterly basis, including attending the audit calls.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley & Disney Minimum Control Standards e.g. journal log.
• Identify & drive areas of improvement within current processes to maintain the current high standard of service provided more efficiently.
• Undertake various projects to drive efficiency.
• Legal entity rationalisation i.e. mergers and transfers of business.
• Supporting management & wider finance team on any ad-hoc duties

The Experience & Skills We Require From You:

• Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA with a proven post-qualified experience
• Background & knowledge of film & TV programming accounting preferred.
• Strong Excel skills.
• SAP experience
• European language skills are highly coveted

The Perks

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental care

Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

Disney+ Subscription

Excellent parental and guardian leave

Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Job Posting Segment:

Controllership, Fin Planning & Tax

Job Posting Primary Business:

EFS Tax

Primary Job Posting Category:

Accounting

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

London, United Kingdom

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-06-18