Accountant III

Key Responsibilities

• Own the accurate, timely preparation and upload of journal entries in Oracle throughout the close cycle, ensuring every entry is correctly coded to the appropriate account and code-block elements.
• Support the monthly close by preparing and posting entries that affect Network Revenue, ensuring proper revenue recognition, plus ad hoc entries as needed.
• Prepare and post entries for periodic participation statements across a range of titles.
• Prepare and upload Studio and Kapital entries in Oracle.
• Perform detailed account reconciliations, proactively identifying, researching, and resolving variances.
• Support cash receipts and AR functions — managing the inflow of customer cash, identifying and applying payments in TREC (Billing System) against open invoices, generating AR aging reports, and confirming that cash receipts are booked correctly to the proper GL account.
• Assist the Studio team in preparing the quarterly Critical Review deliverable for Internal Audit by organizing folders and journals and completing select tasks.
• Help prepare the Divisional Month-End Close Calendar.
• Distribute daily P&L / balance sheet reports to the CBS Studios Controllership and FP&A teams.
• Review the list of shows forecasted and scheduled to deliver each month, follow up with the post-production team to confirm deliveries, verify the accuracy of each memo, and file memos to the correct shared-drive folder for the month they delivered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated mastery of preparing, reviewing, and posting accurate journal entries with correct account coding; comfortable handling high volumes during close without sacrificing precision.
• A natural problem-solver who digs into the numbers — investigating discrepancies, reconciling complex balances, and spotting anomalies before they become issues.
• An initiative and ownership mindset who anticipates what the team needs, takes the lead on time-intensive tasks, and follows through with minimal supervision.
• A solid understanding of GAAP, the month-end and quarter-end close process, and general ledger fundamentals.
• Proficiency with Oracle Fusion (or a comparable ERP) and advanced Excel; ability to learn new systems quickly.
• A highly organized, deadline-driven, and meticulous approach to accuracy and documentation.
• A clear communicator who works effectively with cross-functional partners across divisions.