Senior Accountant

An opportunity has arisen to join The Walt Disney Company and support the Statutory Financial Statements process. This role will work across key business - Disney+, Disney Studios (Marvel, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox), Disney Consumer products and more! This role offers the exciting opportunity to gain comprehensive exposure to a wide variety of accounting areas and processes within the EMEA Compliance Team. You will also be working across international teams!

In this role with us, you will get to work on different revenue streams, as well as different types of balance sheets and contracts. You'd be involved in writing key Disney documentation, policies and Financial Statements , and work in close collaboration with major external audit partners. The Senior Accountant will have regular exposure to senior EMEA Executive leaders within Disney and Internationally across the world.

Does this sound exciting? We'd be keen to hear from you!

The Senior Accountant will support the EMEA Compliance team and Disney Controllership & Tax Executives with Statutory Financial Statements preparation, ATOL, and ABTA audits, and work closely with the EMEA Tax team. You will collaborate with the external auditors co-ordinating the UK GAAP adjustments, audit procedures and appropriate statutory filings for the legal entities you are focusing on. The Senior Accountant will also provide ad-hoc financial projects support, often working with Tax, Treasury and Global Controllership; and supporting the SSC and EMEA Controllership teams with financial and Disney control matters.

What You Will Do

• Preparation of statutory accounts for UK legal entities in line with FRS 102.Consulting with the auditors throughout the audit cycle to facilitate timely completion of the audit and to ensure timely filing of the audited financial statements.


• Support the Corporate Tax department by preparing supporting schedules for tax calculations and any ad-hoc tax audit requirements.


• Prepare supporting schedules for ad-hoc external audit deliverables - supporting SSC, EMEA Controllership.


• Consult with various teams on distribution projects and company reorganisation projects.


• Submission of Balance Sheet variance analysis on a quarterly basis on a timely manner. Complete variance analysis for non-business operation related to UK legal entities.


• Completion and submission of various key Balance Sheet accounts across the UK legal entities.


• Submission of annual reports requested by the US for the annual consolidated reporting.


• Identify and drive areas of improvement within current processes with the aim of maintaining the current high standard of service provided in a more efficient manner.


• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and Disney Minimum Control Standards by taking part in the annual SOX testing procedure.


• Support management and wider finance team on any ad-hoc duties and projects.
  
  Fully Qualified or Finalist ACA/CIMA/ACCA


• Strong experience of data analysis


• Strong educational qualifications including accounting work experience.


• Strong excel skills important.


• SAP experience preferred.


• Company accounting experience is preferred
  
  At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe., The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.


This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.


• 25 days annual leave


• Private medical insurance & dental care


• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free


• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing


• Excellent parental and guardian leave


• Employee Resource Groups - WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.


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  The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
  
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