Director Finance Digital Media

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The Director Finance Digital Media is responsible for all aspects of accounting for assigned accounting units. Tasks include month end close, balance sheet reconciliations, preparation of budgets, forecast, audit schedules, and analysis related to business units. Responsible for managing, training and development of staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA or MBA preferred
• At least 10 years of accounting experience. Thorough knowledge of general accounting practices and procedures is required. At least 3-5 years’ supervisory experience.
• Experience with 501c3 organizations and intercompany accounting a plus
• Experience with Workday or other ERP system with report writing experience is a plus
• Thorough understanding of GAAP
• Strong Windows based software skills with expert Excel proficiency
• Attention to detail and the ability to complete task with a high degree of accuracy
• Must be willing to work overtime including nights and weekends upon request
  
  

Responsibilities/Duties

Responsible for all aspects of accounting for respective business area; including month end close, balance sheet reconciliations, preparation of budgets, forecast, billing, audit schedules, and any analysis related to business units.

Management of Staff

• Review journal entries for accuracy prior to posting to the general ledger
• Review Balance Sheet reconciliation prepared by staff and ensure all items are resolved
• Review financial statements for accuracy and completeness, including monthly variance explanations to budgets and forecasts
• Provide summary level variance reports
• Create and implement training plans for subordinates’ development
  
  

Month-end close activities

• Reviewing all transactions for accuracy and prepare journal entries for any corrections needed
• Recognizing revenue earned through revenue recognition module
• Complete revenue and expense accruals for all items not posted through sub-ledgers
• Prepare detailed analysis for specified Cost Centers and Projects
• Review financial statements for accuracy
• Complete variance analysis to compare actual results vs. prior year, budgets and forecasts
• Prepare documents for monthly meetings with business units
  
  

Balance Sheet reconciliations

• Reconcile all assigned balance sheet accounts to the general ledger monthly
• Note and resolve any reconciling items
  
  

Prepare annual budgets and forecasts

• Maintain budgets and forecasts in Adaptive by using information from contracts, business units and historical trends.
• Review and compile capital requests for respective areas
  
  

Ongoing duties

• Provide finance approval on invoices, as appropriate
• Interact with designated representatives of business units and communicate all relevant information to Supervisor