Senior Accountant, Accounting

Comcast • Philadelphia, PA

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About The Position

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. Job Summary As a member of the Global Controllership Organization, this role will primarily be responsible for the accounting, analysis, and reporting for compensation and benefit related P&L and balance sheet accounts. This role is expected to prepare and maintain workpapers for balance sheet accounts, as well as enter monthly journal entries. This role will also assist with the internal and external audit process as needed. Has in-depth experience, knowledge and skills in own discipline. Usually determines own work priorities. Acts as resource for colleagues with less experience. Job Description

Requirements

• Skills Accounting, Accounting Journal Entries, General Ledger (GL), Working Papers
• Education Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
• While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
• Relevant Work Experience 5-7 Years

Responsibilities

• Researches contracts and regulations to determine proper calculations of payments to regulatory authorities.
• Ensures that balance sheets are accurately stated and reconciled to the general ledger.
• Researches variances, determines root causes and makes recommendations for adjustments.
• Enters monthly journal entries to properly record accounting transactions, ensuring that journal entries have proper backup to substantiate the entry.
• Reviews financial statements for operating trends and results, researching variances to forecast and budget prior month and prior year.
• Prepares financial reports, analyzing data for management review.
• Researches complex accounting data in order to comply with new accounting policy implementation.
• Researches and develops automated Oracle routines such as mass allocations and reoccurring journal entries.
• Researches ways of streamlining and standardizing processes to support the Accounting function.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
• Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• 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.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• 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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees