Hearst Television is looking for a detail-driven and motivated Staff Accountant to join our centralized HTV Accounting team supporting both corporate and business unit operations. This position is responsible for performing a variety of month-end accounting work and the consolidation and interpretation of data and analytics to support management initiatives in a centralized accounting environment providing corporate/division and regional/individual unit support. This hybrid position will be located at the Hearst Television Inc. business office in Charlotte NC.
Responsibilities
Own the preparation and posting of journal entries with accuracy and completeness.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger account analysis across multiple subledgers.
Maintain a portion of the month-end close checklist and other project timelines to meet multiple accounting deadlines
Employ multiple accounting & reporting tools simultaneously to achieve goals
Perform relevant ad-hoc projects and tasks as needed
Analyzes accounting data utilizing a cloud-based Oracle ERP system to ensure accuracy of information & calculations. Prepare correcting entries as needed
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested
Requirements
Accounting professional with 2 years of accounting/finance and strong technical background
Excellent data analytical skills strong attention to detail
Ability to work with accuracy and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Highly organized strong ability to multi-task and prioritize
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to respond timely and professionally to incoming requests
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Experience with Oracle Cloud Smartview RPA/ML automation tools a plus
Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearsts benefit programs are modern flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
Medical Dental Vision
401(k) matching
Emotional Wellness Support
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
LGBTQ Health Services
Additional benefits to meet your and your familys needs
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more