Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is tasked with executing essential accounting responsibilities, such as account reconciliations, journal entry preparation, and financial reporting. Additionally, this position will directly oversee a full-time Staff Accountant, providing leadership, mentorship, and performance management.

This role involves ensuring the accuracy of financial transaction records by reconciling accounts and posting entries for both RBDC and RB Records. The Senior Accountant will work closely with the VP of Finance for RB Records, the RBNA accounting team, the RBDC operations team, the tax department, and the RBDC controlling team. Furthermore, this position requires direct interaction with external auditors from Ernst & Young.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Areas that play to your strengths

All the responsibilities we’ll trust you with:
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• TEAM LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

  Supervise, train, and mentor a full-time Staff Accountant.

  Oversee hiring, onboarding, and conduct performance evaluations (mid-year and year-end).

  Foster a growth-oriented, accountable, and collaborative work environment.

  Facilitate annual goal-setting initiatives.

• MANAGE DAILY OPERATIONS

  Prepare journal entries and handle related transactions in compliance with company policies and standards.

  Accurately create and manage fleet leases in SAP, ensuring timely data entry and adherence to lease terms.

  Oversee more than 3,000 fleet vehicle Right-of-Use (ROU) assets in accordance with IFRS and GAAP standards for business planning (BP, FRE, SRE).

  Maintain and update fleet lease reports to ensure robust internal controls and meet external audit requirements.

  Regularly reconcile and post fleet-related operating expenses and amortization of ROU assets.

  Manage and maintain the coding database, executing journal entries for third-party consolidations utilized by the Accounts Payable team.

  Update and sustain the ASC 606 revenue reconciliation file for RB Records to ensure accurate revenue recognition.

  Provide support to the Accounts Payable team by conducting vendor reconciliations as needed.

  Create fixed assets for RBDC locations as required to process vendor invoices.

  Review and monitor daily cash position reports for RBDC and RB Records to support liquidity management and treasury operations.

• DRIVE MONTHLY ACCOUNTING CLOSE PROCESS

  Reconcile RBDC concentration and disbursement bank accounts.

  Collaborate with the RBDC Denver team to submit month-end cash reports.

  Review and assist Staff Accountants with the reconciliation of RB Records bank accounts.

  Post accruals and reconcile RBDC balance sheet accounts, as well as review the reconciliation completed by Staff Accountants for RB Records.

  Post depreciation entries and prepare Fixed Asset Roll Forward reports.

  Provide the tax team with lease liability reports needed for the tax provision file.

  Review and manage Staff Accountant reconciliations prior to processing cost-plus transactions for RB Records.

  Review the Staff Accountant’s preparation of cost-plus internal sponsorship invoices for RB Records.

  Verify the accuracy of tax provision entries prepared by the Tax team prior to Hyperion submission.

  Reconcile and submit Hyperion reporting for both RBDC and RB Records.

• LIQUIDITY FORECASTING

  Coordinate with the RBDC Finance and Accounting teams to collect and verify anticipated revenue projections.

  Analyze current expense trends and accruals to estimate forthcoming cash outflows.

  Prepare and submit the quarterly liquidity forecast to the headquarters treasury team via the TM5 management system.

  Request weekly cash allocations for RB Records to ensure sufficient funds are available to cover weekly expenses.

• AUDIT SUPPORT

  Coordinate and respond to interim and year-end audit requests in a timely and accurate manner.

  Prepare and deliver supporting documentation for the RBDC audit reporting package.

  Manage deliverables related to PBC (Prepared by Client) items; ensure that the Staff Accountant completes assigned tasks and meets established deadlines.

  Compile requested sample support and review backup documentation prepared by the Staff Accountant to ensure accuracy and completeness.

  Prepare GAAP-compliant financial statements for RBDC to be finalized and issued by external auditors.

• AD-HOC RESPONSIBLILITIES

  Assist in the development and implementation of new processes designed to enhance efficiency and scalability within the accounting department.

  Carry out special accounting projects and analyses as assigned by management.

  Work collaboratively with the Tax team by delivering timely and accurate reports to support tax planning initiatives and fulfill external audit requirements.

EXPERIENCE
Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from an accredited institution.
• A minimum of five years of experience in accounting, with public accounting experience or CPA certification considered advantageous.
• Comprehensive understanding of GAAP principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including expertise in Pivot Tables and V-Lookups.
• Familiarity with SAP is preferred but not mandatory.
• Knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management is desirable.
• Previous supervisory or management experience is beneficial but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels within an organization.
• Strong initiative, coupled with excellent multitasking and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multicultural environment, supported by strong interpersonal skills.
• A robust work ethic and willingness to work extra hours, including weekends, during quarter-end and year-end closes to meet deadlines.
• Proficient understanding of lease accounting standards, particularly ASC 842.

• Travel 0-10%
• Permanent
• Benefits eligible

WHERE YOU’LL BE BASED
Santa Monica California , United States

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