Manager, Accounting

Job Description

The Manager of Accounting will serve as a 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 Director, Accounting and will work closely with finance leadership across the group.

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.

• Key contributor to the monthly and quarterly close processes, including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and balance sheet reviews, ensuring adherence to company policies
• Timely preparation of data requests from Corporate Controllership for purposes of internal and external reporting purposes
• Provides ideas for improvement in overall collection and reporting of data
• Participate and collaborate on 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
• Serve as primary point of contact for internal and external auditors and provide requested support as necessary
• Aid team with various ad-hoc reporting requests, account analysis and other duties as needed to support requests of business leaders

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in accounting; public accounting experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA license preferred
• Entertainment industry experience preferred
• Prior experience with large ERP systems (such as SAP) preferred
• Advanced Excel skills

Additional Information

• As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
• NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.