Accountant II

Avispa Technology•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

A leading digital streaming network seeks an Accountant II to manage accounting functions for content licensing contracts. The role includes license fee analysis, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, reporting, and support for audits. The assignment is onsite in Los Angeles, California, pays $55 per hour, and is a five-month W2 assignment with the possibility of extension. The schedule is 40 hours per week, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with overtime required during month-end and quarter close and at other times as needed, including one weekend day per quarter.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in a similar accounting role, including reconciliations and work with large volumes of data.
Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
Strong general accounting background, including a solid understanding of debits and credits.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.

Nice To Haves

CPA.
SAP general ledger experience.
Oracle Fusion experience.
Entertainment industry experience.

Responsibilities

Analyze and report on content licensing agreements, interpreting and implementing license fee calculations and payment terms according to contractual terms.
Track and report revenue share deals and perform revenue review and analysis, including stagger, non-delivery, straight-line, renewal (back-to-back) license fees, and cash in advance.
Complete month-end and quarter-end close processes, including revenue recognition, trial balance reconciliations, and journal entries for posting to the general ledger.
Perform monthly clearing account and cash reconciliations and quarterly bad debt analysis.
Ensure SOX and other key controls are adhered to and supported each month.
Analyze and explain monthly foreign exchange variances and actual performance against forecast and plan.
Prepare present value analysis and reporting, intercompany and intracompany and related-party reporting, and ad hoc reports.
Support internal and external GAAP and statutory audits.
Review new contracts and change orders in licensing subsystems to ensure the accuracy of financial information entered by Deal Management.
Review subsystem-generated accounting transactions each month.
Maintain Pay TV deals by updating monthly subscriber counts reported by clients and resolving issues.
Work with IT to develop, test, and implement new Pay TV deals.
Handle non-licensing accounting, including journal entries, reconciliation, and reporting for entitlements; reconciliation and reporting for non-theatrical revenue; and invoice creation, aging reconciliation, and reporting in a receivables subsystem.