VP, LATAM Controller

This position exists to ensure strong controllership and accountability of financial results; statutory and regulatory compliance; an environment with robust internal controls and efficient processes; co-ordination of Accounting, Tax,Treasuryand other Finance partners for the LATAM region.

There will beapproximately 3-4Director level accounting positionslocatedin Mexico City directly reporting into this role.

Your Role Accountabilities

Lead and oversee the LATAM controllership organization of approximately 80 employeeslocatedprimarily in Mexico, Brazil,Columbiaand Venezuela. Oversight responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, ensuring all critical accounting deadlines are met, effectively managing the LATAM accounting close process, ensuring complete and accurate accounting in all relevant areas, maintaining compliance with SOX requirements, analyzing financial statement results against expectations and prior periods

Managing the LATAM statutory filing process (approximately 20-25legal entities per year), including the preparation and review of statutory financial statements and related audits. Working directly with the external auditors, local authorities, and WBD management to ensure all statutory filings and audits are completed on time and within budget. Ensuring local tax filing obligations and accounting requirements aremaintainedand compliant

Engage with and build strong relationships with key LATAM stakeholders, including LATAM CFO, FP&A, shared service functions (GBS), country specific business leaders, and other Accounting Process Owners. Ensure a robust understanding of the LATAM business in core operating sectors and provide responsive information asrequiredin key business decisions. Be the central / key connection point between business and controllership accounting andfacilitateinformation requirements and process efficiency. Partner with accounting teams responsible for global content and digital revenue teams to ensureaccurateresults in LATAM companies. Provide career and professional development/coaching/training to staff, and implement process improvements to drive operational improvements

OverseeControllershipteams in the Mexico City officesupporting US accounting operations, including distribution revenue, contentlicensing revenue, contentproduction,andpersonnel,Providelocation/dotted-line reporting to teams

Support Segment Controllers’ organizations and reporting for Networks, Studios and Streaming segmentsfor Latamactivityrolling into each segment

Understand and support the LATAM business operations and activities, to effectivelyidentifyand communicate complex accounting analysis and decisions to FP&A and business teams

Interface with Tax and Treasury to address business requirements and statutory reporting compliance mattersincluding legal entity distributions, contributions,combinationsand liquidations.

Partner with Technical Accounting team on implementing new GAAP guidance and evaluating new contracts or business transactions under US GAAP

Partner with Controllership leaders to ensure consistency of process and accuracy. Work with Global Business Owners (GBO’s) inaccounting forrevenue,content, fixed assets,leasesand cash. Work with teams in Warsaw and Hyderabad Capability Centers in delivering on global initiatives

Manage SOX compliance requirements and continuously strengthen the control environment and manage the team to 100% SOX compliance

Support the controllership leadership team in developing the medium- and long-term vision for the controllership function for LATAM

Working closely with the Finance Leadership Team toidentifykey strategic and operational projects necessary to support the company’s financial reportingobjectives, deliver quality financial information to the business and external stakeholders ona timelybasis

Understand the impact of accounting decisions on the overall reporting process for other support functions (e.g., IT, HR, Procurement, etc.) and ensureappropriate communicationof the same

Lead and drive the effective implementation of corporate policies and procedures and be the owner of businessprocess,policyandprocedurefor the region.Partner with internal and external audit teams, fulfill audit requestsin a timely mannerand work with auditors to understand testing approach and providetimelyand comprehensive information

Provide leadership and management of keysystemand process integrations in the LATAM controllership area, including leading through acquisitions and/or divestments from a finance perspective.Identifyissues timelyand propose solutions to ensure project success. Frequently assess current accounting operations, offering recommendations forimprovementsand implementing approved new processes. Specific areas of focus to include, but not limited to:

Effectively manage the impacts to the LATAM accounting systems and processes related to large ERP implementation projects

Support key accounting (global) projects (e.g., implementation of new accounting standards, reorganizations, process improvements for LATAM controllership)

Qualifications and Experience

Fluency in English languagerequired– both business and conversationally

Extensiveyears of work experience in accounting with a strong understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, SOX 404 and relevant local GAAP asrequired

Substantialsupervisory experienceoflarge accounting teams. Prior Controller experience strongly desired

CPA, Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalentexperience

BS/BA in Accounting (or local equivalent) from accredited university

Master’s degree in accountingor MBA a plus

Strong leadership and staff management skills, includingdemonstratedability to motivate teams

Strong finance technical and analytical skills, deep knowledge of multiple LATAM-based country statutory filing requirements, broad tax and treasury knowledge, and project management experience across a range of financial projects

Able to work independently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, meet stringent deadlines, lead and drive projects, and work under pressure including adaptability to changing priorities and/or deadlines

Strong understanding of a range of financial systems, including SAP, and experience in system implementation and conversion projects

Strong understanding and experience managing the preparation and filing of statutory requirements within the LATAM region, including coordination and management of the statutory audit process

Experience working in SOX control environment, including review and establishment of SOX control framework

Experience working with Regional CFOs and delivering exceptional advice based on experienced business acumen

Highly skilled and adept at performing financial statement analytics and monitoring of key business performance metrics

Experience working in multi-national corporations and a global accounting organization

Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and critical thinking to solve complex and unstructured business and accounting problems

Ability todetermineproper revenue recognition, including multi-element revenueagreements, revenue accruals, customer’s incentives and commissions andfinancial impactof settlement in complex foreign currency environments

Clear communicator, professional oral and written communication skills

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, able to manage relationships effectively within the accounting team, internal customers, outsourced service providers

Team player with consensus driven style, demonstrably able to influence a wide constituency

A superior work ethic anddedicationto the highest work quality and job excellence

Demonstrated ability to contribute to a culture of excellence,integrityand accountability and able to effectively function in a changing environment

Experience implementing best practices that require significant innovation for improving processes by applying advanced understanding of complex functional/technical and business issues and challenges

Ability toanticipateresource requirements and toadjustbased on emerging issues and priorities

Willingand able to travel internationally. Annual travel not expected to exceed 10-15% of the year

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