Senior Consolidation Accountant

WME | William Morris Endeavor

About The Position

The role of the Senior Consolidation Accountant is to assist with the production of accurate US GAAP consolidated financial reporting, including the preparation of related footnotes on a quarterly basis and performing varied accounting and analysis activities of a complex nature. This team member will provide technical leadership to other accounting team members and help set a tone of strong internal controls and timeliness in financial reporting within the global finance function. The individual will identify value-added opportunities to better serve the businesses and senior management, including identifying opportunities and making recommendations for improvement.

Requirements

Bachelors or master’s degree in accounting
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
External reporting, consolidation accounting, cash flow statement, equity accounting and foreign currency translation experience and understanding the complexities thereof (including intercompany eliminations) required
Strong analytical skills
Proven strong technical accounting background and research skills (US GAAP)
Experience working with multinational companies
Knowledge of internal control procedures and the ability to design and maintain related internal controls
Excellent communication and relationship building skills and the ability to work proactively in teams with a high attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and balance work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment with high level of responsibility and ownership
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and a working knowledge of financial systems, statements and reports required
Advanced capabilities in Excel required such as comfort using pivot tables and index match formulas

Nice To Haves

Minimum 5 years of public accounting or related financial reporting experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in the planning, preparation, and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements, including preparation of detailed supporting schedules and workpapers.
Maintain and review consolidation accounts and related activities, including intercompany balances and eliminations across multiple business units.
Extract, map, and reconcile trial balances across multiple accounting and reporting systems to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of source financial data.
Prepare and validate support for system uploads, including reconciliation of balances between source ledgers and consolidation tools.
Prepare quarterly reporting package schedules and ensure timely, accurate submission of required reporting deliverables.
Prepare quarterly business unit balance sheet and income statement analytics, including review of submitted explanations and variance responses from the businesses.
Assist in the preparation of supporting schedules for consolidated financial statement footnotes and other external or internal reporting requirements.
Support special projects as requested by management, including research of newly issued accounting standards, ERP and global reporting system implementations, ad hoc financial analysis, and systems/process enhancements.