Senior Financial Analyst, Payroll and Benefits Accounting at FOX Entertainment

**Who this is for** This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional looking to manage the intersection of payroll, benefits administration, and

Work type: hybrid

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Salary: $36 – $44/hr

Type: Full-time

Summary

**Who this is for** This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional looking to manage the intersection of payroll, benefits administration, and tax reporting within a large-scale media environment. **Key highlights** You will play a critical role in the monthly financial close process, overseeing benefits liability reconciliations, payroll tax system integrity, and ensuring strict SOX-compliant documentation for a major media organization. **You might be a good fit if you...** - Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 5+ years of experience. - Have a strong technical grasp of general accounting, payroll tax administration, and benefits reconciliation. - Are highly proficient in Excel and comfortable working in a fast-paced, independent corporate environment. - Demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and a commitment to maintaining data integrity.

Job Description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

## JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Financial Analyst will perform and provide support in various accounting and reporting functions for payments of benefit programs, expenses, and payroll fringe expenses, as well as the monthly close process and financial reporting. 

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare monthly journals to record payments of benefits claims, health and flexible savings, commuter benefits, and 401(k) by fringe pools


• Prepare journals for employee payroll tax payments to third party tax filing service provider


• Prepare monthly reconciliation of the benefits and payroll bank accounts


• Prepare monthly benefits chargebacks to divisions by fringe pool


• Verify from vendor websites benefits, claims, and reimbursements


• Prepare sweeps of divisional fringe benefits liability account to the payroll company ledger


• Assist with performing and analyzing self-insured plans, reconciliations, and premiums


• Reconcile payroll tax and employee withholding accounts


• Perform payroll tax system administration, including data maintenance, adjustments, and corrections to ensure data integrity related to tax calculations, tax jurisdictions setup, company setup, and tax tables


• Verify and update state unemployment (SUI) rates between ADP and Workday before the first payroll each year and maintain changes as necessary during the year


• Research, resolve, and respond to inquiries in a timely and accurate manner regarding current and prior year, quarter, and year-end accounting


• Support HR and Payroll on any employee payroll accounting and tax issues


• Assist with preparing monthly and quarterly financial statements, including cash flow, analytics, and supplemental reporting


• Assist with SOX-related documentation and sign-offs


• Perform ad hoc projects and reporting as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance


• 5+ years of experience in public accounting or private industry


• Strong general accounting knowledge


• Strong work ethic, understanding that all deliverables must be submitted accurately and timely


• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving skills


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Able to work independently in a fast-paced corporate finance environment


• Proficient in Excel

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