Fifth Season is hiring: Sr. Manager/Director, Corporate Accounting & Financi

Role: Senior Manager/Director, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting
Compensation: Base Salary ($160K-$190K) + Target Bonus
Division: Accounting
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Role Summary:

At FIFTH SEASON we're on a mission to change the world through groundbreaking entertainment. We're a team of superstars, passionate about creating innovative and compelling content that captivates audiences around the globe.

We’re looking for a Senior Manager or Director of Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting to join our dynamic team. This leader will be pivotal in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of our financial reporting processes, managing a team responsible for the financial close and consolidation processes, and driving continuous improvement in our accounting operations.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in corporate accounting and financial reporting, with a deep understanding of US GAAP and IFRS. They will lead efforts to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of our accounting processes through automation and process redesign, while ensuring robust internal controls and compliance with Korean SOX. If you’re a seasoned accounting professional with a passion for mentoring teams and optimizing financial processes, we encourage you to apply.

Role Responsibilities:

Financial Close and Reporting

• Lead the financial close and consolidation process, including reviewing journal entries for corporate accounting areas (e.g., prepaids, fixed assets, debt, investments, leases, and SG&A).
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP in the preparation and review of consolidated financial reports and annual financial statements for investors and banks.
• Oversee the preparation and review of schedules, reporting packages, and fluctuation analyses of balance sheet and income statement accounts.

Audit and Compliance

• Support quarterly reviews and annual financial statement audits, liaising with external auditors, managing the preparation and review of PBC schedules, and ensuring the accuracy of financial statement footnotes.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls, ensuring compliance with Korean SOX and other relevant regulations.

Process Improvement

• Drive efficiency in accounting processes through thoughtful redesign and automation, aiming to simplify, standardize, and reduce the time to close while maintaining accuracy and integrity.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance teams and business units to improve processes and controls.

Team Leadership

• Develop, manage, and mentor a diverse accounting team, fostering career development and supporting talent progression.
• Lead various ad-hoc projects as needed, including the design and implementation of end-to-end processes in collaboration with IT.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in corporate accounting, with a focus on financial close, consolidation, and reporting under US GAAP and IFRS.
• Strong understanding of general corporate accounting areas, including prepaids, fixed assets, debt, investments, leases, and SG&A.
• Proven experience in managing relationships with external auditors and overseeing audit processes.
• Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of developing and mentoring accounting teams.
• Advanced proficiency in accounting systems and financial reporting tools.
• Ability to drive process improvements through automation and redesign.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in a large corporate environment (preferred).
• Familiarity with Korean SOX compliance (preferred).
• CPA designation or equivalent (preferred).

Characteristics & Personality:

• Communicator - Excels in articulating ideas and information clearly, both orally and in writing, across a global and matrixed environment, ensuring collaboration.
• Resilient - Demonstrates strong determination and adaptability, consistently overcoming challenges while fostering personal and team growth.
• Entrepreneur - Thrives in dynamic and fast-paced environments, proactively embracing change and driving solutions to support FIFTH SEASON’s growth.

In addition to the competencies above, the ideal candidate will:

• Embody FIFTH SEASON's commitment to fostering an inclusive, anti-racist, and feminist workplace. All candidates must have a proven track record of promoting and valuing diversity and inclusivity in previous roles, and a commitment to fostering these values in the workplace.

About Us:

FIFTH SEASON is a leading global independent studio that specializes in the development, financing, production and distribution of feature films, premium television series and documentaries for theatrical distributors, streaming platforms as well as broadcast and cable networks globally. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and operates major hubs in New York and London as well as additional offices in Europe, Asia and South America. Known for producing and distributing award-winning content that engages audiences and moves culture, the studio’s film titles include the multi-Oscar-nominated The Lost Daughter from Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ambulance directed by Michael Bay, Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy, the Book Club franchise, the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner Cha Cha Real Smooth, and 80 For Brady. The studio produces premium TV series including the 14-time Emmy-nominated Severance, See, and Truth Be Told for Apple TV+, Wolf Like Me for Peacock, Life & Beth, Nine Perfect Strangers, and McCartney 3, 2, 1 for Hulu, and Tokyo Vice for HBO Max. FIFTH SEASON also handles global distribution for dozens of hit series in addition to its own studio productions, including Killing Eve, The Morning Show, Normal People, and The Night Manager.

Our Culture:

A studio with a soul, FIFTH SEASON is proud to be an anti-racist and feminist company, focused on leaving the entertainment business better than we found it. We empower freedom and ownership, delivering the expertise of a big studio with the entrepreneurial spirit and creativity of a start-up.

We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic and exciting industry. The ideal candidate is driven and hungry to learn and wants to be in the trenches of the entertainment industry. If you meet the above requirements and are excited about this opportunity, we invite you to apply.