Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting

NBCUniversal•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves performing critical financial statement analysis on a quarterly basis and assisting in the preparation of a quarterly balance sheet reporting package for NBCU finance leadership and Comcast. The analyst will be responsible for the collection, consolidation, and analysis of financial information underlying financial statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules. They will also support the Comcast SEC reporting team in all aspects of quarterly and annual SEC filings, and work with NBCU business controllership teams to gather and support information necessary for new accounting standard implementations. The position aims to identify opportunities for greater transparency, consistency, and efficiencies in gathering and reporting information for external financial statements. The analyst will collaborate closely with NBCU business controllership and the NBCU Technical Accounting and Policy teams on matters impacting financial statement and footnote presentation and disclosure, and establish/maintain relationships with NBCU business unit FP&A teams. Responsibilities include contributing to responses for standard and ad-hoc inquiries from NBCU finance leadership, and participating in ad hoc projects such as system implementations, AI and automation initiatives, technical accounting research, peer comparison disclosures, and acquisitions/divestitures & due diligence activities.

Requirements

CPA strongly preferred
2+ years of related work experience
Bachelor's or master’s degree in accounting

Nice To Haves

1+ years of public accounting experience
Solid understanding of US GAAP and SEC accounting and disclosure standards
Ability to take direction and work independently
Reasoning skills and an ability to perform thorough and complex financial statement analytics
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Interest in Media industry
Internal/external financial reporting experience
SAP & Analysis for Office “AOE” knowledge

Responsibilities

Perform critical financial statement analysis on a quarterly basis.
Assist in the preparation of a quarterly balance sheet reporting package for NBCU finance leadership and Comcast.
Responsible for the collection, consolidation and analysis of financial information underlying the financial statements, footnotes and supporting schedules.
Support the Comcast SEC reporting team in all aspects of quarterly and annual SEC filings.
Work with NBCU business controllership teams to gather and support information necessary to address new accounting standard implementations.
Identify opportunities for greater transparency, consistency, and efficiencies in gathering and reporting information to support our external financial statements.
Work closely with NBCU business controllership and the NBCU Technical Accounting and Policy teams on matters impacting financial statement and footnote presentation and disclosure.
Establish and maintain a close working relationship with NBCU business unit FP&A teams.
Contribute in developing responses to standard and ad-hoc inquiries and requests from NBCU finance leadership.
Participate in ad hoc projects, including system implementations, AI and automation initiatives, supporting the corporate controllership team with technical accounting research, peer comparison disclosures, acquisitions/divestitures & due diligence activities.