Media Accounting Manager
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10125034 Ubicación Londres, Reino Unido Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Fecha de publicación 07/07/2025Detalles del empleo:
About the Role & Team
Be you, be here, be part of the story!
At The Walt Disney Company, magic is more than just a word; it's a way of life. For a century, we've been inspiring imaginations, celebrating diversity, and bringing families together through our beloved stories, characters, and experiences. From our iconic theme parks and resorts to our groundbreaking films, television shows, interactive media and products, we're dedicated to creating magic that knows no bounds.
We are looking for a Media Accounting Manager to join our EMEA Controllership team in London!
As a Media Accounting Manager and reporting into the Senior Media Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the close accounting processes and deliverables for Media segments, specifically focusing on Disney + and Media Distribution, with involvement in Fox Channels, National Geographic, Baby TV, Fox Sport, ESPN, Disney Channel, AD Sales & other media LOBs.
This is an office-based role. 4 days working in the Hammersmith, London office with 1 day working from home (Monday or Friday).
What You Will Do
Day to day management, support & development of 1 person, including hiring, objective setting, performance management, guidance, and training.
Ensuring quarterly close activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner e.g. monitor the timely completion of the team deliverables checklist & facilitate fast issue resolution.
Ensuring overall preparation of reporting packages & financial reports, such as income statements, balance sheet flux schedules and impairments are completed on a timely basis & all issues & variances are followed up on where required.
Reviewing & approving key close postings and deliverables before period close such as the quarterly WHT provision, impairments, FOH reconciliations & BS flux.
WHT for TWDC UK, monitoring & resolving aged & incorrectly withheld balances with key stakeholders such as Tax, Capgemini & Finance.
Working closely with local, EMEA & US teams on a daily basis to bridge knowledge gaps, facilitate rapid issue resolution, implementing new systems, processes and facilitating change management.
Approval of all journals & ICO invoices over $1m.
Approval of all monthly & quarterly BS reconciliations.
Maintaining status of an EMEA programming centre of excellence & liaising with EMEA & US programming teams on a daily basis to ensure accounting, tax & legal compliance.
Ensuring compliance with programming accounting policies for EMEA internally developed content, third-party acquisitions, pre-buys (original acquisitions), co-productions, US content, Studio content, contributions, interstitials, development & pilot & content produced for third parties.
Approving in Mediamorph (programming FOH system) set ups for programming assets, liabilities, amortisation, collapsing assets & AP payments on an ongoing basis as well as advising the team on efficient issue resolution.
Preparation of the EMEA BS Flux, investigation of variances & providing feedback to the US corporate & EMEA leadership teams.
Review of the EMEA Media P&L Flux, for all material LOBs, investigation of variances & providing feedback to the US corporate & EMEA leadership teams.
Attending & leading quarterly close calls to ensure the leadership team receive timely & accurate updates on close numbers.
Liaising with external Auditors on a quarterly basis, including attending the audit calls.
Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley & Disney Minimum Control Standards e.g. journal log.
Identify & drive areas of improvement within current processes with the aim of maintaining the current high standard of service provided in a more efficient manner.
Undertake various projects to drive efficiency.
Legal entity rationalisation i.e. mergers and transfers of business.
Supporting management & wider finance team on any ad-hoc duties
Required Qualifications & Skills
Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA with a minimum of 5 years’ post qualified experience
Background & knowledge of film & TV programming accounting preferred.
Advanced excel and SAP experience
A strong attention to detail, with an ability to analyze information critically & ask questions.
Adaptable & ability to manage to tight deadlines
Engages colleagues across the organization to optimize performance.
Proven ability in managing the needs of diverse stakeholders.
Provides appropriate rationale & context to drive commitment.
Effectively persuades others to support ideas & plans.
Conveys relevant information in a candid & timely manner
Translates strategy into specific priorities, objectives, & action plans.
Manages projects, processes & resources to produce desired outcomes.
Holds self & others accountable to high performance standards.
Analyses problems effectively & takes action to resolve.
Analyses data & information to drive decisions
Facilitates the exchange of ideas & creation of new ones.
Conceives creative ideas to solve problems or meet objectives.
Demonstrates flexibility in response to changes.
The Perks
25 days annual leave
Private medical insurance & dental care
Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
Excellent parental and guardian leave
Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.
The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
En el área Corporativa de Disney, podrá ver cómo los negocios detrás de las marcas más influyentes de la compañía se juntan para crear la empresa de entretenimiento más innovadora, trascendente y admirada del mundo. Como miembro del equipo corporativo, trabajará con líderes de primer nivel para crear estrategias que mantengan a The Walt Disney Company en la vanguardia del entretenimiento. Trabaje junto a personas con ideas innovadoras como usted y aprenda de ellas a medida que empoderan a los mejores creadores de historias para que generen recuerdos para millones de familias en todo el mundo.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en The Walt Disney Company Limited , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
The Walt Disney Company Limited es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán la consideración de empleo sin distinción de edad, raza, color, religión o creencia, sexo, nacionalidad, origen étnico o nacional, orientación sexual, reasignación de género, estado civil o de pareja civil, discapacidad, embarazo o maternidad. Disney fomenta una cultura empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo que cambia rápidamente.