Assistant Controller, Universal Pictures

The Assistant Controller is responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the general ledger, balance sheet, and corporate reporting for UPI Netherlands, including managing key financial cycles, ensuring compliance with accounting and NBCU policies, and local regulations. This role has a direct reporting line to the Finance Director of UPI in the Netherlands. This position will oversee and manage all finance tasks outsourced to Accenture, an external finance partner. The Assistant Controller will be the “go to” finance person for stakeholders of multiple disciplines (Auditors, internal and external, Treasury, Fin Ops, Tax, legal, payroll, marketing, sales team, etc.) for day-to-day issues and query resolution. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Month-end / Quarter-end Financial reporting Responsible for overseeing the completeness and accuracy of the day-to-day operations for the general ledger, including sub-system reconciliations, intercompany, Accounts Receivable, Accounts payable, cashpool, and other various activities Responsible for all elements of the close process; sign off on key journal entries and all balance sheet reconciliations Responsible for Cash forecasting Review monthly and quarterly balance sheets and P&L to ensure compliance with Group policies and alignment with business understanding. Prepare & review quarterly supplemental data request submissions and ensure all corporate reporting obligations are met. Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis (including for non-finance departments). Governance Support NBCU’s FinOps end-to-end RTR, P2P, and OTC process improvement projects with operational input. Work closely with Fin Ops and Accenture Team lead to ensure all outsourced accounting activities are performed as agreed; support performance metrics on outsourced work, and identify areas for improvement or expansion of the scope of work. Partner Accounting and Reporting Facilitate reporting to distribution partners according to contractual requirements, with timely cash settlement of royalties, including any internal stakeholder management. Statutory and Tax reporting Identify, document, and drive compliance with local Statutory requirements for NBCU. Assisting in the External and Internal audits and working with the statutory controller and outsourced finance partner to collect audit evidence and support for the Financial Statements and required disclosures Support to the NBCU Tax team to ensure compliance with local tax regulations and reporting requirements in the area of corporate income tax and VAT. Controllership and special projects Responsible for maintaining a strong internal control environment, ensuring compliance with group policies and procedures, laws and regulations, and the integrity of financial and operational information, with the ability to identify and communicate risks, together with suggestions on how to mitigate the risk Developing and leveraging key relationships with Controllership Teams across UPI and NBCU, demonstrating a high level of cultural consciousness, collaboration, and flexibility, is a critical part of the role Support special finance initiatives as assigned, acting as a business partner and consultant when performing these duties. Projects relate to, but are not limited to, improving the monthly close process, IT enhancement projects, and operational systems used, implementation of new reporting tools, simplification and integration projects, etc. Other Support FD in areas where required, including budgeting, forecasting, and data analytics. Work closely with the Finance Analyst on day-to-day finance operations and various internal projects Become a super-user of SAP and Data Warehouse solutions, continuously work on system improvements, optimize automated reporting tools, and close procedures.