Associate, Controllership

The Associate, Record to Report (RTR) for Controllership supports RTR accounting and controllership activities for assigned Warner Bros. Discovery entities and business areas. Based in Hyderabad, the role reports directly to the Manager RTR and is responsible for accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end and annual close activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, financial reporting support, SOX documentation, audit support, and compliance with US GAAP and company accounting policies.

• Independently execute and support RTR accounting and controllership activities for the assigned scope, ensuring completeness, accuracy and timely delivery, performing detailed analysis and quality checks, resolving issues, supporting process knowledge sharing, and escalating material accounting
• Reporting or control matters to the Manager RTR in a timely manner.
• Prepare month-end journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, amortisations, reclasses and other standard or ad-hoc entries.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and aging, and support timely resolution of open items.
• Perform monthly and quarterly balance sheet and income statement variance analysis and provide clear explanations to controllership stakeholders.
• Prepare and support intercompany reconciliations, investigate out-of-balance items and coordinate timely resolution with WBD counterparts.
• Ensure assigned close activities are completed in line with the close calendar, accounting policies and reporting requirements, and prepare or support financial reporting schedules, management reporting requirements and other close deliverables.
• Ensure accounting and reconciliation supporting documentation meets SOX standards and internal control requirements, execute assigned key controls, retain appropriate evidence and promptly escalate control exceptions or financial reporting risks.
• Support internal and external audits, statutory requirements, walkthroughs, testing and information requests, and help drive timely closure of open items.
• Support transition, knowledge transfer and documentation of RTR activities into the Hyderabad Accounting COE, including training, shadowing, reverse-shadowing, testing and readiness activities, process standardisation, process documentation updates, SAP/ERP changes and use of advanced Excel
• Power BI and other tools for analysis.
• Share knowledge and provide training support to team members and new joiners without direct people-management responsibility, support the Manager RTR with close coordination, issue tracking, backup coverage, prioritisation and timely escalation of delivery risks
• Maintain up-to-date process knowledge, contribute to a collaborative, accountable and quality-focused team culture, and perform other duties, special projects and ad-hoc activities requested by the Manager RTR or relevant stakeholders.

• MBA, B.Com, CA Inter, CMA Inter, M.Com or equivalent relevant finance/accounting qualification.
• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Strong experience in RTR, month-end close, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis, financial reporting support, audit support and internal controls.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in SAP FI/CO or equivalent.
• Experience working in transitions, transformation, process stabilisation or migration activities.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced functions.
• Experience working in a multinational or multicultural matrix organisation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and issue-resolution skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Very good written and verbal communication, interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
• High attention to detail, ownership mindset and commitment to quality, compliance and timely delivery.
• Able to work effectively across various time zones.
• Strong controllership mindset, sound technical accounting knowledge, analytical capability and ownership.
• Ability to independently execute assigned activities, perform detailed analysis and quality checks, identify and resolve issues, support process knowledge sharing, and escalate material accounting, reporting or control matters to the Manager RTR in a timely manner.

• CA, CPA or CMA qualification is an advantage.
• Experience in a US GAAP environment is preferred.
• Exposure to SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA and BlackLine is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Power BI is preferred.
• Big 4 public accounting background and/or prior exposure to a captive Finance Shared Service Centre / Global Capability Centre.
• Experience in media, entertainment, studio, production, distribution or related industries.
• Experience with finance transformation, automation, process standardisation or system implementation initiatives.
• Self-driven attitude with willingness to learn, grow and take on additional responsibilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment.

• Based in Hyderabad.
• Normal hours are 3:00 p.m. IST to 11:00 p.m. IST, Monday to Friday; work outside these hours and on holidays may be required due to business needs, subject to applicable laws and company policy.
• Required to be in the Hyderabad office three days a week after stabilisation (specific days to be determined upon hire).