Assistant Business Manager/Accountant

Company: Sinclair Broadcast Group
Location: Arlington
Posted on: January 11, 2021

Job Description:

WJLA-TV is seeking an Assistant Business Manager/Accountant to join our team! Do you enjoy being the go-to for business operations? Regardless if it is related to financial forecasting or employee concerns? Are you skilled when it comes to wearing multiple hats and tackling a variety of tasks? We think that's great! In fact, that is what we value most about you - we are looking for someone who is able to transition to and from month's end to our biweekly payroll process - all before those deadlines! If you're up for the challenge, then the Assistant Business Manager position might be the position for you!While no day is the same, a day in the life of an Assistant Business Manager might look like this:* Assist leadership with routine financial reporting* Leverage data to drive results and business decisions* Complete general accounting functions on behalf of the location/station* Be the subject matter expert and location/station resource for accounting matters: like Sarbanes-Oxley, Company 'best practices,' and GAAP reporting guidelines.* Process (& occasionally problem-solve) the teams' biweekly payroll* Advise and strategize with team leaders at the location/station to ensure everyone is within budget* Provide support as requested by the location/station's Business ManagerWe think it would be great if your background looked something like this:* Bachelor's degree in related field(s) - e.g., accounting, finance, economics, and/or Business* On the job experience with HR tasks including payroll and/or General Ledger (GL), or Financial, or Accounting related duties* Advanced in excel - i.e., you consider yourself fluent in VLOOKUP, functions, conditional formatting, pivot tables/charts, formulas, and you might even dabble with VBA & Macros* Previous experience working with a range of experience levels (i.e., you might have worked across a few departments to complete a project, or two---)* Previous experience in a role charged with the responsibility of accounting, payroll, personnel & employment matters, and* Past experience that demonstrates your understanding of the importance of confidentiality in accounting and HR related matters* Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP)* Experience in the broadcast industry is a plus!Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!About UsMake your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!About the TeamThe life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.

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