The Senior Accountant plays a vital role in WSL’s financial reporting and drives key operational accounting processes. The Senior Accountant performs full-cycle month-end close and reporting duties for multiple subsidiaries, and they will interface directly with regional accounting resources. Reporting directly into the Controller, the Senior Accountant must possess a solid understanding of GAAP and will be instrumental in improving and documenting processes to support growth in WSL’s business. This role will partner with key business owners to drive timely and accurate financial reporting.
Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Record journal entries for both balance sheet and P&L accounts to account for day-to-day activities as well as part of the month end close and complete related account reconciliations
- Support the fixed asset system and process through the review and approval of assets, recording of depreciation, and acting as liaison between the Digital/IT and Finance department to ensure proper analysis is performed in accordance with ASC 350
- Support the sales and collection process by coordinating with Partnerships and Legal, ensuring invoices are in line with contracted payment terms and recognizing related revenue in accordance with ASC 606
- Support the payroll accounting process through coordination with HR
- Review expense reports, reconcile credit cards and act as point of contact to resolve any related issues
- Review intercompany and related party transactions and generate allocation journal entries between subsidiaries
- Participate in the ongoing development, improvement and documentation of accounting policies and procedures
- Assist regional offices to ensure accurate financial reporting
- Identify and drive process improvement and automation initiatives
- Provide support for external financial statement audits
- Handle special projects and create customized reports, as needed
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 2-3 years of experience; Sports, Media & Entertainment a plus
- BA / BS Degree with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance required
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP and financial reporting, including process improvement and accounting / finance best practices
- Contract review and revenue recognition (ASC 606) experience a plus
- Experience in the following is a plus: NetSuite ERP; Concur for Invoicing; Concur for T&E; Google Suite of Products; 1099 Pro Software
- Public accounting experience highly preferred
- CPA license / track highly preferred
Personal Attributes:
- Above all, integrity and honesty
- Exceptional attention to detail and masterful organizational skills
- Entrepreneurial: willingness to work independently with the best business practices in mind along with an open and collaborative nature
- Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for learning
- Action-oriented: enjoys working hard and looks for challenges; able to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
Salary Range: $90,000.00- $95,000.00 based on relevant experience
What We Do
The World Surf League (WSL) is a global sports media & entertainment company and the governing body of and path to professional surfing. The league partners with brands to create and deliver transformational partnerships that deliver next-generation, innovative, purpose-driven engagement platforms that have both regional and global relevance and scale. The league owns and distributes the rights to The Championship Tour, which crowns men’s and women’s elite world champions each year. As a top-tier Olympic qualifier, WSL will send 18 top-ranking men and women to France in 2024, located in Teahupo’o, Tahiti.
A division of The WSL, WSL Studios is a full-service original entertainment production engine, committed to delivering a broad range of high-quality lifestyle storylines to the world. Our content is transformative and celebrates surfing, the ocean, and human potential. Our studio is producing documentaries and series for major media companies like HBO, The Walt Disney Company, and Apple TV. Our latest launch is Make or Break season 2, which is a worldwide hit.
The WSL is distributed on television in 525M+ homes worldwide. The league has been a leader in live streaming in the sports industry on platforms like Facebook, Youtube, and WSL.com/APP. The league and its athletes have a collective social following of over 100M+ and are reaching new audiences via connected devices and are one of the fastest growing sports on Tik-Tok.
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