Accountant

The Record to Report (RTR) or Controller Accountant is responsible for delivering quality accounting services for Warner Bros. Discovery entities within an assigned region. The role reports directly to the Manager – Record to Report or Controller for Argentina and Chile, and works closely with the Local Entity Financial Controller, other business departments, Global Business Services (GBS), the broader finance community, Internal Audit, external auditors, the Tax team and Financial Compliance.

• Prepare and post month end journal entries, reconcile GL accounts, issue IC invoices and complete other month end related standard and ad-hoc activities.
• Analyse the monthly activity of assigned accounts, identify and highlight relevant variances and differences in QTD and YTD analysis, and provide preliminary explanations of the reasons for those variances to the Senior Accountant for review.
• Prepare supporting files to analyse the monthly activity of assigned accounts and report identified variances to the Accounting Manager.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations of assigned accounts, identify improvement areas in the supporting files and documents used to back up those reconciliations in Cadency Certification, and suggest changes to the Accounting Manager.
• Carry out the bank reconciliations process, including bank upload, clearing of open items and follow-up to clear items.
• Participate in closing activities in the region and ensure completeness of close for appointed entities.
• Ensure completeness of the month end accounting process in line with the month end calendar.
• Improve processes through standardisation and simplification.
• Ensure accounting policies are followed for the respective region and maintain completeness of SOX documents and process-related documentation.
• Undertake other duties and responsibilities as requested by key customers and stakeholders in the respective accounting region.

• Degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience.
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in SAP FI/CO.
• Advanced user of Excel and other MS tools.
• SOX controls experience and the ability to articulate key SOX controls in General Accounting.
• Very good communication, soft and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working in a multinational/multicultural organisation matrix.
• Agility, flexibility, analytical and problem-solving skills, with willingness to put in extra effort to serve business-oriented goals.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Legal right to work in Mexico.

• Blackline and Cadency experience.
• Self-driven attitude every day, with willingness to grow and take on more tasks.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that will be changing alongside the role.

• Required to be in the Polanco office three days a week, with specific days to be determined upon hire.