Accounting Manager, DTC

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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role...
The responsibility of this role as part of the EMEA Accounting Team based in Warsaw is to deliver all statutory, audit, outsourced accounting, and compliance matters for Warner Bros. Discovery entities in the EMEA business streams. This role also ensures accurate monthly close and reporting of financial information to key stakeholders in accordance with US GAAP. Key aspects of this role are related to oversight of the operational activities of selected EMEA entities, with reconciliation and analysis, some transactions processing, by applying SOX controls in fulfilling daily and periodic quality requirements. This role includes the oversight of inter and intracompany activities as it relates to capturing and accounting those transactions. Reporting into Statutory & US GAAP Accounting Senior Manager, coordinating with other team members, by acting as one team.
The EMEA Accounting Team is responsible for multiple countries from one of the segments in the EMEA region, including UK, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, countries in the Adriatic region, Netherlands France, Poland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Portugal and more.
Your Role Accountabilities...
Lead and oversee the execution of general accounting controllership duties in selected EMEA territories for one of the businesses. Oversight responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Proactively manage statutory filing process through on-going engagement and communication with multiple company stakeholders, including the region CFO, heads of legal, general managers etc.; present financial statement reviews with senior leaders to obtain financial statement sign-off and ensure timely filing of obligations with appropriate country authorities
• Manage the annual statutory Financial Statement audits with PwC across multiple geographies for various Warner Bros. Discovery legal entities, ensuring compliance with local GAAP
• Coordinate between auditors (PwC), GBS hubs and local outsourced accounting firms to maintain a calendar of deliverables and deadlines for Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries' local statutory and tax reporting requirements.
• Coordinate Ernst & Young relationship for accounting entities in the preparation of statutory and tax accounting for larger subsidiaries and fully outsourced accounting function for smaller subsidiaries as well as maintain detailed records and reconciliations of local GAAP adjustments
• Processing and oversight of accounting close process/teams/outsource providers to ensure an accurate and timely monthly close process
• Ensure monthly accounts are properly uploaded into parent's consolidation and reporting system
• Fulfill SEC and supplemental schedules requests from parent on detailed account information and footnote disclosure report
• Ensure close calendar dates and deadlines are met and deliverables are provided on time
• Ensure compliance with balance sheet reconciliation policy including completion of quality and timely reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with SOX requirements, internal control environment
• Manage process improvements projects and standardization opportunities to gain greater efficiency and effectiveness.
• Partnering with other Teams e.g. PTP, OTC, Treasury, FP&A, FDs, VAT, Payroll, other Record to Report team members and proposing improvements
• Serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for related policies and processes, supports continuous improvement, process changes and leading practices to have an efficient and effective process

Oversee and manage intercompany transactions in order to make sure that those are properly captured and accounted for:

• Identify transactions and liaise with tax team
• Maintain calculation of intercompany service recharges
• Regularly update allocation keys
• Ensure proper billing across the region

Qualifications & Experience...
Essential:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in accounting or finance
• Qualified Accountant - CIMA, ACA or ACCA or similar
• At least 3-5 years of work experience in similar accounting roles
• Strong practical and technical accounting knowledge and experience including experience of month end management accounting,
• US GAAP reporting and SOX experience
• Very good written and spoken English is a must
• Proficient and experienced in MS Office applications, Excel in particular is a must
• Experience with enterprise information systems, (SAP) a strong plus and preferred
• High Integrity team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to work well with others and promote positive working relationships across the organization
• Motivated by challenging, high-energy, flexible environment.
• Ability to work under conditions of pressure and adjust to urgent and changing situations
• ACCA, CIMA or PIBR qualification is considered as a strong advantage (completed or in progress)
• Experience of multi-site and multi-currency reporting
• Experience navigating a matrix organization
• Strong written reporting skills and experience

Desirable:

• Experience of participating in significant periods of change as well as steady state
• Media background
• Experience working with a US based company
• Experience with direct and indirect tax compliance
• Experience working with outsourced financial functions

We offer:

• contract of employment
• hybrid work model, flexible working hours
• free access to player.pl and Max
• benefit package: private medical health care, life insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria including sport card, social funds, retirement pension plans, recognition platform, employee referral program
• work-life balance initiatives: wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, internal media initiatives
• training & development: sharing the cost of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Bridge learning platform, sharing sessions with experts, periodic movie shows in the office cinema room
• CSR activities: volunteering, eco & social initiatives
• casual dress code
• parking space available for booking

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How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits...
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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