Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Hearst Television is looking for a detail-driven and motivated Staff Accountant to join our centralized HTV Accounting team supporting both corporate and business unit operations. This position is responsible for performing a variety of month-end accounting work and the consolidation and interpretation of data and analytics to support management initiatives in a centralized accounting environment, providing corporate/division and regional/individual unit support. This hybrid position will be located at the Hearst Television Inc. business office in Charlotte, NC.

Responsibilities
• Own the preparation and posting of journal entries with accuracy and completeness.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger account analysis across multiple subledgers.
• Maintain a portion of the month-end close checklist and other project timelines to meet multiple accounting deadlines
• Employ multiple accounting & reporting tools simultaneously to achieve goals
• Perform relevant ad-hoc projects and tasks as needed
• Analyzes accounting data utilizing a cloud-based Oracle ERP system to ensure accuracy of information & calculations. Prepare correcting entries as needed
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Requirements
• Accounting professional with 2+ years of accounting/finance and strong technical background
• Excellent data analytical skills, strong attention to detail
• Ability to work with accuracy and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Highly organized, strong ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to respond timely and professionally to incoming requests
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with Oracle Cloud, Smartview, RPA/ML automation tools a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required

Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

ABOUT US

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.