Sr. Manager, Accounting - Record to Report (R2R)

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

The Accounting Record-to-Report Senior Manager oversees the Record-to-Report functions, which include general ledger accounting, monthly close processes, asset accounting, account reconciliations, and various other tasks performed by both onshore and offshore teams. This role ensures that the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) provider meets service level agreements (SLAs), delivers excellent customer service to business units as the primary point of contact, and drives efficiency through a shared service model.

The Senior Manager will manage monthly accounting activities to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, and corporate policies. Additionally, this role plays a critical part in implementing process improvements, integrating new systems and businesses, and supporting global transformation

Responsibilities:

• Closely manage the day-to-day accounting operations performed by both on & offshore teams; provide analytics to key business stakeholders for decision making; execute month-end accounting close, review quarterly corporate submissions and reporting; provide support on both statutory and US financial audits and requests from participations and internal operational audits.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of the overall monthly close activities, including account reconciliations as performed by the offshore teams; perform review and ad hoc analysis; identify areas to improve, streamline, and transform based on KPI.
• Provide excellent customer service to business stakeholders, including addressing and resolving queries escalated by both on & offshore teams in a timely manner
• Serves as a business partner by maintaining in-depth knowledge of the industry and accounting policies & principles.
• Review monthly metrics with BPO and business stakeholders to improve processes and resolve issues.
• Work alongside R2R Global Process Owner and R2R peers across other locations to drive forward transformation initiatives.
• Manage the transition of new processes from business units into Global Finance Operations via robust governance and documented standard operating procedures.
• Develop operational plans, monitor progress and outcomes against plans, and adjust priorities and resources accordingly.
• Collaborate within and across organization on key company-wide initiatives and to support the Finance transformation roadmap (people, process, technology)
• Research US GAAP as it relates to significant matters and provide accounting guidance to ensure compliance with US GAAP.
• Manage all applicable SOX documentation compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors.
• Identifying areas of control risk.  Ensure that an adequate and effective system of internal controls is maintained for reporting and analysis.
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