Senior Financial Analyst - Global Media Firm

Job  Description

We are recruiting for a Senior Financial Analyst for the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Group with Corporate headquarters.

Role and Responsibilities

• Participation in the consolidation process and analysis of consolidated / divisional forecasted and actual results including:
• Support of monthly reforecast process including data collection and consolidation, reconciliation, report generation and process improvement.
• Analysis & preparation of financial commentary on consolidated / divisional results as well as other corporate P&L items including corporate overhead, interest expense, minority interest & other income.
• Liaison with various departments involved in these functions including Tax, Treasury and Corporate Accounting. Assist in analysis of divisional results.
• Assist in process management and production of executive summary reports to Senior Management, including preparation of supporting documentation and supplemental reports as requested by user groups and overall quality control of the final document.
• Support financial system for FP&A group. Primary liaison with Administrators on financial system issues.
• Interaction with multiple levels of Finance staff across Corporate disciplines (External Financial Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Internal Financial Reporting, Investor Relations etc.), & operating divisions.
• Participation and consultation across multiple reporting processes
• Quarterly Earnings release,  review and commentary on External reporting (10Q/10K)
• Internal reporting to Senior management,  Periodic reporting to divisional CEOs
• Various presentations to Senior Management, Board of Directors, Investors, ratings agencies etc.
• Participation in the annual Budget and Long Term Planning process with responsibility for consolidation and analysis of Budget and Plan information.
• Coordination with teams within the FP&A group. The ability to influence decisions, drive processes and obtain results in an efficient, collaborative manner is necessary.
• Various ad hoc projects.

Senior Financial Accounting Analyst - Capital Markets Reporting

Job Description

Assist NY Capital Markets Finance with daily, monthly and quarterly reporting. Assist with reconciliations and balance sheet attestation.

Role and Responsibilities

• Assist with the month-end closing process
• Work closely with Product Control around reporting and general ledger tie-outs and monthly package review
• Prepare various head office templates for external reporting at quarter and year-end.
• Responsible for Inter-Group reconciliations (Funding, AR/AP, interest, brokerage, Repos, p&l)
• Work on monthly balance sheet  & Income attestation second and third level review
• Maintaining and improving the existing control framework for daily / monthly / quarterly  reporting
• Investigate and remedy differences identified in the daily reconciliation process.

Senior Portfolio Accountant - Real Estate

Job Description

Global Investment firm seeks Senior and Staff Portfolio Accountants to assist with financial, accounting and reporting processes of assigned separate account real estate client portfolios including:

Role and Responsibilities

• Analyze  monthly property-level reports including wholly owned and joint venture assets
• Maintain investment level records 
• Manage and fund properties for monthly operational and CapEx needs
• Record  quarterly unrealized real estate and debt valuation changes 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated reports
• Delivery of accurate financial information to clients in accordance with GAAP and fair market value accounting standards
• Prepare quarterly NCREIF and Assets Under Management reports
• Assist independent auditors and tax consultants with annual engagements and quarterly tax estimates (as needed)
• Coordinate with property managers, asset directors and the portfolio management team
• Cash management and administration including cash flow projections, client distribution planning and monthly funding reviews
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly asset and portfolio performance measurement calculations
• Assist in preparation and analytical review of annual budgets and business plans
• Special projects, as required

Prior Real Estate experience is required, either from public accounting or from the Real Estate industry.

Analyst - Equity Product Control

The Analyst produces and maintains P/L activities for the related Global Equity Linked Product business strategies. The position requires a professional able to work closely with various traders and able to manage the integrity of the local general ledger. The individual must possess an excellent understanding of P/L production, product knowledge  and balance sheet maintenance.   

This is a highly visible role due the nature of the position.  The results reported by the individual are relied upon by the Senior Product Controller, upper management and front offices to manage the businesses and financial reports which are reported to the head office.

• Assemble, organize and produce the P/L statements to be reviewed by Front Office and the Senior Product Controller. This requires the individual to extract data from the various front, middle and back office systems and produce recs between the systems.  All discrepancies generated in the rec will be researched, documented and justified. 
• Ensure that variances to Desk Estimates are adequately explained, that reported P&L is reconciled to GL and that Inventory and related accounts on the Balance Sheet are substantiated.
• Work with Financial Control on the maintenance of the local and global general ledger.  This individual will provide Financial Control with the local general ledger balance sheet at month end and provide support when requested. 
• The analyst will assist the Senior Product Controller in fulfilling head office requests for information about general ledger entries, variances of monthly and quarter results, and audit requests.
• Escalate issues and assist the Senior Product Controller to resolve.  Each analyst will also be responsible for learning and performing the back up duties for the various P/L. This individual should be able to produce and send out the daily P/L in the absence of the primary analyst. 
• Maintain and update  daily and monthly PNL procedures .
• Serve as a member of the Product Control Team and develop working relationships with the traders and various individuals of middle and back office.  This individual will work with Senior Product Controller in developing plans for improving communication to the various groups and making sure that the best possible service is provided.

Fixed Income Product Controller

The Product Controller produces and maintains P/L activities for the related Fixed Income, Equities and Investment Banking business strategies. The position requires a professional able to work closely with various traders and able to manage the integrity of the local general ledger.

This is a highly visible role due the nature of the position.  The results reported by the individual are relied upon by the Senior Product Controller, upper management and front offices to manage the businesses and financial reports which are reported to the head office.

Assemble, organize and produce the P/L statements to be reviewed by Front Office and the Senior Product Controller. This requires the individual to extract data from the various front, middle and back office systems and produce recs between the systems.  All discrepancies generated in the rec will be researched, documented and justified.

This individual will also ensure that variances to Desk Estimates are adequately explained, that reported P&L is reconciled to GL and that Inventory and related accounts on the Balance Sheet are substantiated.

Work with Financial Control with the maintenance of the local and global general ledger.  This individual will provide Financial Control with the local general ledger balance sheet at month end and provide support when requested.

The analyst will  assist the Senior Product Controller in fulfilling head office requests for information about general ledger entries, variances of monthly and quarter results, and audit requests.

Escalate issues and assist the Senior Product Controller to resolve.  Each analyst will also be responsible for learning and performing the back up duties for the various P/L. This individual should be able to produce and send out the daily P/L in the absence of the primary analyst.

Maintain and update daily and monthly PNL procedure.

Reconciliation, reporting and verification of accuracy of P/L decomposition report.

Requirements:

The individual must possess an excellent understanding of P/L production, product knowledge  and balance sheet maintenance. Experienced professional in Capital Markets product control environments with excellent technical understanding of capital market products. Strong Accounting knowledge, Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Statement. Strong knowledge of Fixed Income products (Rates, Credit, MBS) is required.

Staff Accountant - Media/Entertainment

Responsible for assisting in the financial reporting and business analysis for Sports & PPV.  Additional responsibilities will extend to the financial analysis of the consolidated international venture.  Reports to the Senior Accountant of Distribution Operations and Reporting.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow) and related variance analyses (against Budget and forecasts), in addition to quarterly/annual 10Q/10K reporting for Sports, PPV, and International venture.
• Preparation of the current year forecasts (P&L and Cash Flow) and related variance analyses.
• Review contracts and evaluate and apply the deal terms in accordance with applicable accounting literature.
• Provide day-to-day financial support for the operating groups (including journal entries, financial report design and development, and implementation of process improvement).
• Assist in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for the department.
• Active involvement in process improvement (e.g.; system processes, use of software solutions) as it relates to reporting responsibilities and developing new reports for Management.
• Provide support, expertise, and research to the respective Finance Department from International Venture on US GAAP, as well as current and new accounting pronouncements (EITFs, APBs, SoPs, etc.).
• Research and report historic trends of the pay-per-view business as it impacts the company.
• Remain informed regarding results of Sports & PPV programming as well as the financial statement impact of potential future events. 
• Research and report on the economic and financial conditions of the various International Operations.
• Proactively identify and implement internal process improvements in order to optimize efficiencies, improve the quality of analysis, and develop new reports for Senior Management.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in a large public accounting firm.

Sales & Marketing Accountant - Media

The Sales & Marketing Accountant will be responsible for handling daily accounting responsibilities, including spend analysis and cash flow forecasting, as well as providing day to day support to the Finance department and assisting with various ad hoc projects. The position reports to the Senior Accountant.  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist in the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting process, including the preparation of the quarterly external reporting package and handling the General Ledger to Project Accounting Ledger reconciliation process, investigating and addressing variances as necessary.
• Monitor cash flow on a monthly basis, including evaluating cash disbursements in process and following up as appropriate.
• Review and process monthly, quarterly and year-end journal entries.
• Identify deficiencies and areas of improvement within our processes and discuss possible changes and recommendations with Senior Accountant.
• Complete annual special projects and assist the finance team with other ongoing ad hoc projects as necessary.
• Assist in the year end accrual process, including review of accrual supporting documentation and following up accordingly.
• Assist in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for the department.

• Other Responsibilities include providing day to day financial support to the Sales & Marketing Operating Departments; including handling the financial aspect of the Affiliate Sales budget tracking application, clarifying various accounting issues as well as addressing other questions / concerns as they arise.

Experience desired

A CPA with 1-3 years experience in a large public accounting firm

Senior Accountant - Global Media Firm

Position Summary:

Reports to Manager of Financial Operations and Reporting. Responsible for calculating the net profits associated with individual series. This involves consolidating revenues, production costs and residual and participation expenses in accordance with SOP 00-2.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Calculation, reporting and analysis (against budgets and forecasts) of program amortization and participation/residual costs.
• Prepare monthly P&L’s by title to determine and evaluate the current profits associated with key series.
• Creation and analysis of ultimate revenue and ultimate program and participation/residual costs in budgets, forecasts and long term plans.
• Coordinate with various departments on the reporting of gross revenues, production, participation and residual costs through ultimate calculations, inventory, Participation and Residual analysis and Gross Profit Reporting.
• Coordinate Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and testing of controls.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Prepare sensitivity analyses based on a range of sales and production estimates, for both the short-term and long-term plans.

Requirements

A CPA is preferred, with approximately 4 years audit experience.

Financial Reporting Senior Associate (SEC Reporting)

SEC Financial Reporting is a sub-group within Financial Reporting responsible for preparing the firm’s quarterly and annual SEC filings (ie: 10-Q, 10-K).

The Senior Associate will assist in the preparation of the firm’s monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements, related footnotes and balance sheet management reporting. This involves consolidating the firmwide balance sheets and collecting supplemental information from worldwide Senior Accounting Officers (SAOs), preparing elimination / adjustment entries, performing fluctuation analyses on account balances and drafting financial statement disclosures.

• Act as a liaison between the SAOs, Product Controllers, Management Reporting, Accounting Policy and other internal departments in order to ensure that reporting requirements are satisfied. 
• Assist in the preparation of other required filings (including filings with the Federal Reserve), perform competitor analysis regarding financial statement disclosures, and provide guidance to SAOs and Product Controllers on quarter end processes.   
• Involvement in ad hoc projects with various departments during the off-quarters such as implementing procedures to comply with new FASB pronouncements, updating policies and procedures, system integrations, and proposing improvements and efficiencies to existing reporting processes.
• Assist in the global consolidation process and in maintaining control over consolidating legal entities.
• Assist with the preparation of the monthly and quarterly consolidated financial statements, footnotes, financial statement review packages and other information used for regulatory purposes.
• Play a critical role in assessing the reporting implications of changes in U.S. GAAP, ensuring compliance with new standards/interpretations, interfacing with those who provide financial information (including Product Controllers and SAOs) to provide a clear understanding of reporting requirements and evaluating the adequacy of information received from other groups in the context of ever-evolving reporting standards.
• Be actively participate in cross-functional projects.

 A CPA with 5+ years experience in auditing financial organisations with some SEC experience is preferred.

Senior Accountant - Bank Holding Company

We are seeking an individual to join the Parent Company team within Corporate Accounting. The team is responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Parent Bank Holding Company.  In addition, the team is responsible for external Federal and SEC financial statement reporting, funding subsidiary operations, and managing non-trading currency exposure, capital planning, projections and, analysis and reporting of the Firms’ equity position.

This individual will share responsibility in the production, oversight and review of information for management reporting and external reporting, firmwide budgeting, equity projections’ and ad-hoc requests.  

This will entail working closely with other teams within Corporate Accounting, as well as throughout the firm (e.g. Corporate Treasury, Funding, and Tax).  All reporting that relates to the capital of the firm.

Fund the 800 subsidaries of the firm, with a focus on Equity and overseeing projections & production of equity related numbers

Principal Responsibilities:

• Participate in the preparation and review of the Parent Co. stand alone financial statements (FR Y -9LP and 10K)
• Oversee the preparation of and review the footnote disclosures produced for 10Q and 10K filings
• Oversee the preparation of and review equity projections produced for senior management
• Oversee the production and analysis of monthly and quarterly reporting packages that document balance sheet and income statement analyses in support of quarterly financial statement reporting
• Participate in the monthly closing process
• Identify and develop strategic initiatives to improve process flows and analyses