Manager, Revenue
Position Summary The Manager, Revenue will be part of the NBCU Studio Group’s accounting team responsible for the operational accounting of the Studio Group production business (specifically the order to cash process). This role will be responsible for creating new contracts/ revisions in the revenue subledger system for productions, managing billing and revenue recognition triggers, reviewing proposed revenue transactions, and managing the billing processes. This role will also help the team perform accounting functions such as monthly close, journal entries, account reconciliations and ad hoc analyses and reporting tasks. Responsibilities Contract Management (including revenue recognition and billing): Review new contracts entered into between NBCU and customers and identify the key terms to be captured in Vistex, a new revenue subledger system being implemented later this year Work closely with production finance, FP&A, and legal to interpret the relevant terms, recalculate license fees prior to entering into the revenue subledger Create and review new contract and contract revision requests in Vistex Manage event dates for billing / revenue recognition triggers Generate initial proposal of revenue transactions to be posted in Vistex Review reports of ‘billing due list’ and proposed revenue transactions, process billing due lists Validate integration of revenue subledger to S/4 Validate invoice generation and billing document posting to accounting in S/4 Reconciliation of billing between Vistex/S4 Vistex Reporting Involvement, as a business user, in Vistex implementation and stabilization, but not part of a dedicated team Intracompany: Record monthly intercompany license fee billings and revenue between intercompany networks and Studio Group via the revenue system and journal entries Prepare and post intercompany residuals and breakage billings Ensure detailed tracking and timely billing of internally produced specials Assist corporate with properly performing elimination process by answering questions and researching variances General Accounting & Reporting: Prepare recurring and ad hoc journal entries Perform research on transactions or inquiries, as needed Prepare all required account reconciliations with detailed support; follow through with any necessary required adjustment journal entries Prepare required quarterly deliverables (data requests, tie outs, analysis, etc.) to corporate Support external and internal audit requests Identify and participate in process improvement initiatives and opportunities to build efficiencies into existing processes and reporting routines; this includes documenting processes Perform ad hoc reporting (including report design) and special projects, as requested Engagement in Finance team professional and social activities beyond the scope of recurring work, including those relating to developing and maintaining our corporate and functional culture and relationships with internal and external stakeholders and communities