Senior Manager, TV Networks Accounting - Record to Report

Versant•Orlando, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Manager, TV Networks Accounting – Record to Report to lead accounting operations for Versant’s TV Networks business. This role will oversee the timely, accurate, and controlled execution of TV Networks Record to Report activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, month-end and quarter-end close support, account analysis, issue resolution, and business-unit accounting partnership. The Senior Manager will serve as a key liaison between Accounting Operations, TV Networks Controllership, Finance, business stakeholders, and outsourced service providers. This individual will provide ownership over day-to-day service delivery, offshore team oversight, close execution, controls, and process improvement. This role is designed for a leader who can manage operational complexity, partner directly with key stakeholders, hold offshore teams accountable to service commitments, and help guide the organization through continued centralization, system transformation, and ongoing scalability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
5+ years of progressive experience in accounting, controllership, corporate accounting, shared services, or Record to Report operations.
Experience managing month-end close activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, account analysis, close coordination, and audit support.
Strong understanding of US GAAP, internal controls, SOX requirements, and accounting operations best practices.
Experience managing or overseeing outsourced, offshore, BPO, or shared service teams.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, meet close deadlines, resolve issues, and maintain high-quality service delivery in a complex environment.
Strong systems experience with ERP, reconciliation, journal-entry, workflow, or reporting tools; experience with SAP, Blackline, and/or Promenta strongly preferred.
Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, and escalation-management skills.
Ability to partner with senior leaders and explain accounting issues, operational risks, and process requirements clearly and effectively.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause analysis skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in media, entertainment, digital, advertising, news networks, streaming, technology, or similarly complex industries.
Finance transformation experience.
Experience with BlackLine transaction matching, reconciliation automation, journal entry workflow, or AI-enabled finance operations tools.
International accounting experience.

Responsibilities

Lead TV Networks-specific Record to Report activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, close activities, account analysis, and recurring reporting deliverables.
Oversee outsourced provider execution for assigned TV Networks activities, including work performed by Accenture resources supporting journal entry preparation, account reconciliation preparation, close support, and related transaction activity.
Execute and complete assigned accounting deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with Versant accounting policies and control requirements.
Serve as the primary Record to Report liaison to TV Networks Controllership, ensuring clear communication, issue resolution, and strong service delivery.
Coordinate with Corporate Accounting, Consolidations, Financial Systems, Finance, and other stakeholders to support month-end and quarter-end close requirements.
Manage close calendars, deliverable tracking, escalations, and handoffs across internal and outsourced teams.
Support the evolution of TV Networks accounting work into the future-state Record to Report operating model, including activities moving from business units or legacy support structures into centralized Accounting Operations.
Maintain a strong SOX-compliant control environment across assigned TV Networks accounting processes.
Ensure account reconciliations, journal entries, supporting documentation, and review procedures are completed in accordance with internal control expectations.
Partner with Risk & Compliance, Audit, Technical Accounting, Corporate Controllership, and other teams to resolve control issues and strengthen process discipline.
Maintain and improve standard operating procedures, desktop procedures, close checklists, and process documentation for assigned TV Networks activities.
Identify control gaps, documentation issues, or recurring process defects and drive corrective action with internal and outsourced teams.
Support audit requests, account fluctuation explanations, and other controllership inquiries related to TV Networks accounting activity.
Manage service delivery performance for assigned TV Networks Record to Report activities, including timeliness, quality, issue aging, reconciliation status, journal-entry accuracy, and close readiness.
Hold outsourced providers accountable for service levels, quality standards, escalation protocols, and continuous improvement commitments.
Drive process improvements that reduce manual work, improve quality, strengthen controls, and increase scalability.
Support adoption and optimization of Record to Report enabling technologies, including Blackline, Promenta, SAP, and other close, reconciliation, workflow, and reporting tools.
Participate in ERP transformation and future-state operating model initiatives, ensuring TV Networks accounting requirements are understood and incorporated into process design.
Partner with the Sr. Director and Controllership leadership to identify opportunities for additional centralization, automation, standardization, and improved service delivery.
Provide ownership for issue resolution, root-cause analysis, and sustainable remediation of recurring accounting or process challenges.
Own executive-level governance of outsourced TV Networks related R2R delivery, including Accenture and other third-party providers.
Ensure outsourced teams meet agreed SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, control requirements, and service expectations.
Establish governance routines that provide transparency into performance, backlog, issue resolution, capacity, controls, and continuous improvement.
Build organizational capability to support expanded scope, greater centralization, ERP transformation, and future-state accounting operations.
Provide clear direction, role clarity, feedback, and performance expectations to internal and offshore teams.
Build strong working relationships with TV Networks Controllership, Finance, Corporate Accounting, Consolidations, Technical Accounting, Audit, IT, and outsourced providers.
Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, including Director, VP, and SVP-level business and Controllership partners, on operational status, risks, decisions, and escalations.
Promote a culture of accountability, operational excellence, partnership, continuous improvement, and strong customer service.