Content Accountant

A24 is seeking a Content Accountant to join our Accounting team. This position reports to the Content Accounting Manager and will focus on accounting and reporting for our film and television programs. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to help build and scale financial operations in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Initial Responsibilities:

• Complete month-end and quarter-end close responsibilities, including account reconciliations and journal entry preparation
• Analyze international sales and licensing contracts to determine appropriate revenue recognition under ASC 606, ensuring compliance and accurate timing of revenue
• Record and reconcile various content-related revenue streams including licensing revenue, international overages, and product placement revenue
• Record and reconcile production and co-financing costs, ensuring proper accounting treatment in accordance with company policy and ASC 926
• Monitor production-related spend and assess the appropriate accounting treatment across active titles
• Evaluate film and television assets for impairment in accordance with ASC 926, preparing supporting analyses and documentation as needed
• Assist with theatrical revenue accounting and cash application for domestic and international theatrical releases
• Track and account for domestic and international box office and awards bonuses
• Maintain and update content related accruals to ensure estimates accurately reflect current deal terms and delivery timing
• Support foreign currency accounting related to production funding and international tax incentives, including quarterly remeasurement and hedge accounting
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistency in content revenue reporting and forecasting
• Contribute to annual audits by gathering supporting documentation and aiding in preparation of financial statements and footnotes
• Support ad hoc analyses and special projects as needed

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant accounting experience, Big 4 public accounting experience preferred
• CPA required
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, including ASC 606 and ASC 926
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong quantitative abilities
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Humble, diligent, respectful

We are looking for diverse perspectives. A24 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all kinds of candidates.

Our target salary range for this role is between $90,000 to $110,000.  We do not use formal job titles internally and similarly named positions may have different compensation levels. Actual starting salary within the range will depend on various considerations, including: work experience, skills, specializations, and training. This role is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, including both cash and equity components, competitive healthcare, as well as other employee benefits.

A24 is an acclaimed global entertainment company known for producing and distributing films, television series, documentaries, music, publishing, and consumer products. Established in New York in 2012, A24 has cultivated a library of over 150 films and 50 TV series, earning critical and commercial acclaim with more than 21 Oscars, 18 Golden Globes, and 18 Emmys. Renowned for groundbreaking hits like Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Uncut Gems, as well as television successes such as Euphoria, Beef, and Ramy, A24 has developed a passionate fanbase and expanded into ventures like Half Magic and the Cherry Lane theater. Upcoming projects include The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Emily Blunt, Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, starring Rose Byrne and A$AP Rocky, Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow, and The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.