GFO is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented individual to fill the role of the Record to Report (R2R) Manager.

• Closely manage the day-to-day operations performed by offshore teams; provide analytics to key business stakeholders for decision making; provide support on both statutory and US financial audits and requests from external and internal operational audits.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of the overall monthly close activities as performed by both the on-shore and off-shore teams.
• Mentor and train offshore team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning, development, and professional growth.
• Provide excellent customer service to business stakeholders including addressing and resolving queries escalated by both on & offshore teams in a timely manner.
• Serve as business partner by maintaining in-depth knowledge of the industry and accounting policies & principles.
• Review monthly metrics with BPO and business stakeholders, to improve processes and resolve issues.
• Work alongside R2R Global Process Owner to drive forward transformation initiatives.
• Manage the transition of new processes from business units into Global Finance Operations via robust governance and documented standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate within and across organization on key company-wide initiatives and to support the Finance transformation roadmap (people, process, technology).
• Research US GAAP as it relates to significant matters and provide accounting guidance to ensure compliance with US GAAP.
• Manage all applicable SOX documentation, compliance and providing audit support to both internal and external auditors.
• Identifying areas of control risk. Ensure that adequate and effective system of internal controls is maintained for reporting and analysis.
• Support departmental strategic objectives.
• Other duties and special projects as needed.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Accounting
• 5+ years’ experience in public or private accounting with experience directly related to key responsibilities preferred
• 1-2 years’ prior management experience required
• Solid work experience in general ledger accounting, month end close functions including account reconciliations, trial balance reviews, analysis, KPI & metrics
• Prior experience in an outsourced or global shared services environment
• Experience in driving process improvement within a Finance organization
• Successful track record of development/delivery of complex solutions
• Experience with SAP ECC FI or other large ERP systems and subsystems
• Proficiency in a variety of systems including MS office suite of tools (Word, PowerPoint and high-level Excel spreadsheet such as familiarity of macros, pivot tables, lookup, IF functions)

Desired Characteristics

• CPA or MBA preferred
• International experience preferred (understanding of currencies and FX)
• Entertainment industry preferred

Additional Requirements

• Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA
• This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.