Accountant Intermediate – Finance and Accounting

Job title: Accountant Intermediate – Finance and Accounting

Job description: Are you creative, dynamic and passionate? Do you like to think outside of the box and find new ways to achieve your goals? Corus Entertainment has an exciting opportunity for you. If you have a passion for excellence, and would like to work for Corus Entertainment, we encourage you to apply.

Division: Television Services

Work Status: Full Time

Location: Toronto, ON.

About the Role

Corus has an exciting full time opportunity for an Intermediate Accountant based in our Toronto head office. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager of Affiliate Revenues, this role is part of a team that supports the Affiliates revenue team and leads our month end processes.

As the successful candidate, you have a proven track record for driving continuous improvement in a strong internal controls environment. You have excellent communication and analytical abilities, as well as demonstrated high level of accuracy with excellent attention to details.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monthly subscriber functions that include:

• Tracking and analyzing subscriber revenue variances
• Assist/verify General Accountant’s subscriber entries
• Generate and review subscriber invoices
• Tracking and analyzing revenue adjustments and receivable balances
• Prepare monthly revenue journal entries.
• Work with various departments including:

• Credit and Sales Department for any remittance questions
• Content Distribution team for any subscriber related analysis requests.
• Work with other teams within Finance for any subscriber related questions and requests.
• Coordinate with Cable companies on payment and/or remittance inquiries, and issue resolutions.
• Participate in the Month and Quarter end close processes, reconciliations and reporting, including providing variance commentary support.
• Participate in the annual budget and monthly forecasting process
• Update actual subscriber numbers into forecast workbook for the Planning department
• Assist with testing for Medea system updates/upgrades
• Work with both internal and external auditors by preparing the quarterly audit packages.
• Assist with ad hoc reporting and special projects as required
• Train new members of the team.
• Foster a staff culture that supports Corus’ culture of winning together and making it happen

About You

What We Need From You:

• University or College Degree and enrollment in CPA is preferred
• 3-4 years practical work experience with a publicly traded organization
• Strong computer skills in Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, macro)
• Experience with Great Plains accounting software an asset
• Previous broadcast/subscriber revenue (Medea) experience an asset
• Team player with strong interpersonal communication skills having the ability to work effectively and efficiently with all levels of management in a professional manner
• Being results oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities with conflicting deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and financial skills in a changing environment
• Must have extremely high level of accuracy with excellent attention to details

Why Corus?

Corus is a driving force in the media industry with a diverse portfolio of strong brands that entertain and inform audiences through great storytelling and compelling content, reaching millions of people around the world every day.

We have a passionate drive to connect with the world around us: to express, to share, to be part of people’s lives. Walk around our offices, our stations, our studios across the country and you’ll feel it. You’ll see it in action.

You’ll see it in the open communication and the approachability of our people. You’ll see it in our care for quality work and the interest in new, creative solutions. You’ll see it in how we work with external partners, and how we care about our communities. These are all core to the values we commit to living each and every day – Win Together, Think Beyond, Make It Happen, Learn Every Day, Show We Care. Our values describe what makes us, and our workplace pretty unique – and amazing.

At Corus we value and actively involve the full range of what makes people unique in order to create a strong and innovative company where amazing people thrive. A company where people have the full opportunity to show their unique value and develop their potential. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of colour, people with disabilities, people from all gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

Corus is also committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview and employment process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

How to Apply

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’.

*No phone calls please. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Company: Corus Entertainment

Expected salary:

Location: Toronto, ON

Job date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 05:15:06 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca

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