Staff Accountant

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Responsibilities

• Handle financial close process by posting month-end journal entries for specified entities.
• Perform and prepare monthly account reconciliations for balance sheet items such as, but not limited to, cash, fixed assets, prepaids, accounts payable, accrued expenses etc.
• Daily cash maintenance including bank reconciliations, deposits, wires, and checks.
• Quarterly royalty payable reconciliations and advance recoupment rollforward analysis
• Prepare monthly overhead reporting package that includes actuals v budget and assist Accounting Manager with explanations of variances.
• Run weekly cash flow review and analysis to provide insight and recommendations.
• Responsible for timely submission of 1042 tax withholdings to the IRS and preparation of annual 1042 filings
• Completion of annual Form 1099s and appropriate filings with the IRS.
• Responsible for conducting quarterly writer royalty payments, as well as weekly AP vendor payments.
• Communicate and work with vendors and clients to resolve any discrepancies.
• Support management with reporting, special projects, ad hoc requests, and other duties that may be assigned to meet business needs.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required
• CPA preferred
• 2+ years in either public audit or private industry experience, entertainment a plus
• Knowledge and experience with GAAP, monthly close process, and audit facilitation
• Ability to establish and build strong relationships with other departments and executive level

• Team player with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong desire to automate and streamline manual processes
• Challenges the status quo and identifies opportunities for improving efficiencies