Director of Accounting

Comcast • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Comcast, a Fortune 50 leader in media and technology, is seeking a Director of Accounting. The company drives innovation to create world-class entertainment and online experiences, offering career opportunities across various locations and disciplines. This role is responsible for directing activities that provide oversight for the end-to-end Balance Sheet reporting, Cashflow reporting, and Accrual to Cash Adjustment (“ACA”) processes, including monthly/quarterly reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and Long-range Plan for Comcast Connectivity & Platforms. The Director will promote alignment of these processes and controls across the Company, provide leadership support and direction for cross-functional initiatives, and contribute to the development and implementation of strategies for the functional area, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Requirements

• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work on multiple concurrent tasks.
• Ability to work collaboratively across functional teams.
• Familiar with Oracle, Smartview, Incorta and OneStream.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance/Accounting (or combination of coursework and experience, or extensive related professional experience).
• 10+ Years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs functions of the Accounting department including Company policies, procedures, internal controls, external audits and internal audits.
• Ensures compliance with policies, trust indentures, debt covenants, rules, regulations and laws.
• Stays abreast of legal, regulatory and policy developments and audits guidelines affecting areas of responsibility; enforces legal and regulatory requirements impartially; reviews financial reporting for compliance with GAAP.
• Provides oversight for the end-to-end Balance Sheet reporting, Cashflow reporting, and Accrual to Cash Adjustment (“ACA”) processes (Monthly/Quarterly reporting, budgeting, forecasting, Long-range Plan) for Comcast Connectivity & Platforms.
• Provides monthly and quarterly updates to senior C&P leadership on results.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to align processes across C&P in the Balance Sheet, Cashflow and ACA functional areas.
• Provides leadership and direction to the Accounting staff by setting goals, objectives, and performance criteria.
• Monitors and develops procedures to accommodate operational and policy changes.
• Identifies and implements process enhancement/automation within the functional team.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Benefits

• We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director