Sr Financial Accounting Analyst

About The Role

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will serve as the end-to-end content accountant for Disney+, ensuring accurate recording and reporting of all content-related costs and license fees.
• You will work independently to manage complex accounting activities across multiple cross-functional partners, drive issue resolution, and deliver clear financial analysis to leadership.
• Support Disney+ content accounting activities and partner with DTC finance, production accounting
• business partners to research and resolve content accounting matters Partner with DTC finance, sales administration
• content valuation teams to record fair market value license fees for all internal content licensed to Disney+ Act as primary cost accountant for Disney+, ensuring amortization, participation
• residual expenses are properly allocated to each business Partner with DTC finance and production accounting teams to ensure proper estimated final costs (EFCs) for originally produced content are transferred to the Disney+ Balance Sheet
• record the downstream amortization expense Account for Canadian DTC originals end-to-end, including partnering with DTC Finance, Business Affairs
• Legal from contract inception through payment, capitalization
• amortization Manage all intercompany eliminations related to Disney+ content accounting Prepare and present Disney+ P&L and Balance Sheet analysis, including variance analysis and key account reconciliations Maintain in-depth working knowledge of the Media Morph system, overseeing creation and interfacing of all Disney+ transactions to SAP Provide analytical support for ad hoc projects and requests from Finance or management Required Qualifications: Strong understanding of accounting processes, internal controls
• US GAAP as applied to content cost accounting and financial reporting Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to research complex accounting issues, investigate variances
• support timely resolution across multiple stakeholder groups Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the broader Microsoft Office Suite, including the ability to prepare, analyze
• present financial data clearly and accurately Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex or technical accounting matters to a variety of finance and business stakeholders Collaborative approach with strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships across DTC finance, production accounting, Business Affairs, Legal
• other cross-functional teams Ability to work independently with minimal guidance, manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• act as an informal resource for colleagues with less experience Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance 3+ years of relevant experience in accounting and/or financial reporting Preferred Qualifications: CPA or CPA candidate
• other relevant professional certification Experience with SAP or other enterprise accounting/reporting systems, including Media Morph or similar content accounting platforms Entertainment industry experience, particularly in content cost accounting, production accounting
• DTC/streaming finance Experience with intercompany accounting, content amortization, participation accounting
• fair value licensing #twdcmedia and #corp_media The hiring range for this position in California is $104,800 to $128,000 per year.
• The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
• Job Posting Segment: Controllership & Tax Job Posting Primary Business: DE Controllership Primary Job Posting Category: Accounting Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code: Burbank, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code: Date Posted: 2026-07-07