Senior Accountant
Fox Entertainment · Los Angeles, California, United States · 2 wk ago
Accounting$92k–$120k/yrFull-time
Job Summary
Bento Box Entertainment is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their Los Angeles-based Finance & Accounting team. This role is integral to the day-to-day financial operations covering accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll posting, and month-end close.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain schedules supporting monthly production activity and revenue recognition, and post the related journal entries to capture this activity
- Maintain necessary schedules to support production asset and liability balances for reconciliation purposes
- Prepare bank and other account reconciliations to support the monthly close process
- Aid with ad hoc close tasks and transaction posting to support the broader Finance team during peak periods
- Aid with tasks necessary to prepare Quarterly disclosures and reporting
- Process Corporate A/P invoices accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring proper coding of transactions
- Become a subject-matter expert on our Company A/P processes and Corporate A/P Supplier systems (Coupa for Invoice processing and Graphite for Supplier onboarding), supporting onboarding of new suppliers and troubleshooting onboarding, invoice processing, and payment issues that arise
- Monthly credit card management and processing, including ensuring all transactions have supporting documentation timely uploaded and coded by cardholders, review and update of coding based on nature of transaction, and processing for payment
- Prepare customer invoices to bill costs back to internal productions
- Learn and provide backup coverage for A/R and receivable tasks to ensure continuity of operations
- Post payroll journal entries for each pay period
- Support the Director, Corp Accounting
Requirements
- 3+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, with hands-on involvement in month-end close processes
- Solid understanding of GAAP and corporate financial reporting
- Audit experience (public or internal) strongly preferred—candidates who have navigated an audit cycle will stand out
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data analysis) and Adobe/PDF tools
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interfacing with cross-functional teams, vendors, and production staff
- Collaborative, team-first attitude—this role requires consistent coordination with Finance colleagues
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new software and adapt to process changes with a positive, solutions-oriented mindset
- An AI-forward approach to work—enthusiasm for leveraging artificial intelligence tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and decision-making
Nice to Have but Not a Dealbreaker
- Experience or familiarity with Workday Financials and/or Coupa for purchase order and invoice management
- Coupa (invoice management) and Graphite Connect (supplier onboarding/management)
- BlackLine for account reconciliations and close management.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Experience: 3+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience
Benefits
The annual salary range for this role is $92,000.00 - $120,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.