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iHeartMedia · 2 hours ago

Senior Accountant

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

iHeartMedia is the number one audio company in America, reaching 90% of Americans every month. They are seeking a Senior Accountant who will have full P&L responsibility, work closely with the Accounting Team and Finance partners, and transform financial data into actionable insights.

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Responsibilities

Work directly with the Accounting Team in close collaboration with our Finance partners to transform financial data into actionable information and insights

This position has full P&L responsibility for the lines of business they support, including recording and reviewing standard and non-standard accounting transactions, explaining variances to forecast and budget, able to identify opportunities for improvement, and work with the finance team to identify business risks and opportunities

Owner of complex balance sheets reconciliations, including preparing executive summaries, reviewing balance sheet reconciliations prepared by iHM Staff Accountants, and proactively working open items to resolution to ensure the balance sheet is correct

Able to connect the dots between transactions and their impact on the P&L and balance sheet

Identify and communicate opportunity areas to supervisors while also proposing solutions

Provide internal and external audit support, compiling documentation, coordinating efforts with both financial and non-financial resources, and ensuring audit documentation is complete and demonstrates an adequate audit trail

Assist in preparing footnote disclosures and supporting schedules for Corporate Accounting

Participate in special projects and cross functional teams

Develop expertise in iHM’s accounting systems to effectively and efficiently process and mine financial data

Develop subject matter expertise on different areas assigned

Qualification

Accrual-based accountingAdvanced Excel skillsFinancial systems experienceP&L responsibilityBalance sheet reconciliationEffective communicationProblem solvingTeam managementGrowth mindset

Required

Bachelor's degree in accounting and 5+ years of relevant accrual-based accounting experience required

Advanced skills in Excel including advanced formulas, pivot tables and v-lookup functions in order to manipulate large data sets

Financial systems experience (COGNOS, NetSuite, Peoplesoft, etc.)

Able to effectively communicate across multiple levels of the organization, both written and oral

Preferred

Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return

Full proficiency and understanding of job function

Ability to work independently with minimal guidance

In-depth knowledge of key business drivers and how this impacts your team

Experience in team and project management for mid-sized projects

Ability to recognize and mitigate risk

Confidence to solve complex problems using multiple sources of information

Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning

Understanding of impact of your own decisions

Ability to identify new opportunities for continued improvement across business

Comfort acting as a trusted advisor for colleagues with less experience

Ability to manage complex and confidential information and to influence others to build consensus across all levels

Benefits

Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options

Company provided and supplemental life insurance

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing

A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community

A 401K plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving

A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!