Senior Accountant, SEC Reporting &Accounting Policy
About The Position
Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world's leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations, and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking. We have long been a leader in news, sports and entertainment programming, achieving strong revenue growth and profitability in a complex industry environment over the past several years. FOX will continue to invest across our businesses, allocate resources toward investments in higher growth initiatives and take advantage of strategic opportunities. As a member of the Corporate Finance department, the SEC Reporting Senior Accountant will play a key role in the preparation of financial information to be presented to senior management and published in quarterly SEC filings (10-Q/10-K). During quarter-end, this person will be involved in the quarterly financial reporting process, which will include financial statement analysis work, preparation of financial statements and footnotes, coordinating with divisions and other groups within Corporate Finance, maintaining detailed integrity of the financial database, and preparing documentation for senior management, along with ad-hoc reporting requests. During off-quarter months, this person will be involved in monitoring new accounting pronouncements and guidance, monitoring financial information including leases, testing controls, and other ad-hoc special projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- CPA (or in the examination/licensing process)
- 3 or more years in public accounting or other relevant experience
- Strong organizational skills
- Must be comfortable working independently and collaboratively with different levels of employees
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Proficiency in the full suite of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Quick learning team player that is highly motivated and energetic
Nice To Haves
- Big 4 accounting experience is preferred
- Experience with preparing notes/memoranda explaining changes in balance sheet and income statement accounts
Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation of the financial statement footnotes and MD&A for Fox Corporation's Annual Report and the preparation of Form 10-Ks and Form 10-Qs, including XBRL review
- Assist in gathering information from individual business units to include in the Annual and Quarterly Reports
- Assist in the preparation, review and tie-out of investor relations presentations, audit committee decks and other materials, including from legal (ie proxy filings)
- Assist with technical accounting questions, special projects, and transactions
- Provide direct support on various special projects (i.e., analytical review, quarterly accounting updates, etc.)
- Assist in the documentation and testing of internal controls in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Work closely with local finance and accounting teams, as well as various corporate finance teams (FP&A, Tax, Consolidations, etc.) and provide support
- Assist in the preparation of support for, and work closely with, the external auditors
- Continuously improve processes and create efficiencies in financial reporting
Benefits
- medical/dental/vision
- insurance
- a 401(k) plan
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Broadcasting and Content Providers
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
