Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will serve as key member of the Controllership organization within the Media Group. The Media Group includes the best brands in the industry, including the NBC broadcast network, Peacock, and Bravo. This role provides an outstanding opportunity to learn about the entertainment television and streaming businesses and be a change agent. The position will report to the Senior Manager, Accounting, and will work closely with the Media Group finance team and collaborate with Controllership across the NBCUniversal portfolio. This role will support standardizing existing processes, identifying business process efficiencies, implementing best practices and more. This position will need to work as a member of a cohesive team that can successfully strive to meet tight deadlines and respond quickly to changes in the business environment. Responsibilities: Assist with month-end and quarter-end accounting close to ensure deadlines are met and all items are recorded in accordance with GAAP Prepare monthly journal entries timely and accurately Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations in account reconciliation tool, ensuring adherence to company-policy Support the Media Group finance team in all planning processes, including long-range planning, annual budgets and operational reviews Support business process by partnering with other departments, including but not limited to FP&A, accounts payable, treasury, tax, and legal Support ad hoc data requests, deliverables and other controllership deadlines Continually improve business processes through automation, thoughtful analysis and researching or benchmarking best practices inside and outside of the company Assist with monthly and quarterly Balance Sheet variance analysis Assist process owners in documentation of SOX controls Participate in corporate driven initiatives and process change. In the next year, this will include significant emphasis on NBCU’s transition to the SAP S/4 platform