Production Accounting Manager

Description

Manager, Production Accounting
Disney ABC Cable Networks Group – Production Finance
Burbank, CA

Welcome to Disney ABC Cable Networks Group - where imagination meets innovation! We’re home to ABC Family, Disney Channel, SOAPnet, Toon Disney and many of the hottest, hippest shows on cable. Disney Channel alone has produced some of the biggest hits on cable today, including the phenomenal High School Musical original movie franchise and the hit series, Hannah Montana. Whatever the show, our job is always about creating exciting entertainment!

Disney ABC Cable Networks Group manages Disney Channel Worldwide, Toon Disney, Jetix Europe, Radio Disney, ABC Family, SOAPnet as well as the company's equity interests in Lifetime, A&E and The History Channel.

Disney ABC Cable Networks Group's Production Finance Department is responsible for the financial management of all of our television series, MOW’s, pilots and specials. We interact with many other Cable Network Group departments on a daily basis.

• Supervise, motivate and train departmental staff of five.
• Responsible for interacting with our Production, Creative and Legal departments on a daily basis by ensuring the accuracy of our forecasts as well as contract compliance.
• Develop, communicate and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures in accordance with Cable Group production guidelines.
• Coordinate and approve original programming payment uploads and related journal entries.
• Manage all aspects of projects in development including required procedures and processes to “close-out” each project. This involves tracking all payments for each show from development until final close of project.
• Oversee the short form programming accounting functions by working with our On Air Promotion Departments and outside vendors.
• Supervise project accounting from initial authorization through completion to ensure the accuracy and reliability of payment recap schedules and project cost summary reports.
• Review production cost summary reports for Production, Production Finance and Finance.
• Review and approve monthly Recap to SAP Reconciliation.
• Compile Cashflow Forecasts and Quarterly Commitments Quarterly Development for Cable Group Finance Department
• Prepare Quarterly Production Services Agreement Review for Production Finance and Legal.
• Develop Excel and Access spreadsheet and databases.
• Assist in Sarbanes/Oxley testing and certification requirements.

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a diversified worldwide entertainment company with 2007 annual revenues of $35.5 billion. Its four business segments include Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment and Consumer Products. Disney products are sold in 190 different countries around the world under some of the following brands: ABC Television Network, ESPN, ABC Family, Disney Channel, SOAPnet, ABC Studios, Walt Disney Television Animation, Disney Interactive Studios, Disney Publishing, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax, Disney Theatrical Productions, Walt Disney Records, Lyric Street Records, Disney Cruise Line, Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland.

Requisition ID: 173505