Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance. Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.
Here, you'll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.
If you're energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we'd be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET'S GO!
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Your New RoleAs a Statutory Manager, you will oversee statutory reporting, compliance, and audit activities for multiple international legal entities across the EMEA region. You will partner with finance, tax, legal, treasury, and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
Join Skydance and play a key role in supporting excellence in financial reporting within a global media and entertainment organization. Apply today to become part of a collaborative and internationally focused finance team.
What's in it for you...- Employment contract
- Hybrid working model
- Benefits package including private medical care, life and accident insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria platform, sports card subsidy, social benefits fund, pension programs, and employee referral program
- Free access to the HBO platform
- Work-life balance initiatives including a wellbeing platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Assistance Program, and employee-organized movie screenings in the office cinema room
- Learning and development opportunities including a learning platform, English language lesson subsidy, Employee Resource Groups, Engagement Club, and online expert sessions
CSR activities including volunteering opportunities and environmental and social initiatives - Access to parking spaces
Your Role Accountabilities- Coordinate the preparation and review of annual statutory financial statements, statutory disclosures, and filing obligations across multiple jurisdictions while ensuring compliance with local accounting, corporate, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead statutory audits from planning through completion, serving as the primary contact for external auditors and service providers while coordinating audit requests and supporting timely audit sign-off and filing.
- Review local GAAP reporting requirements, adjustments, and reconciliations, and support the alignment between US GAAP and local GAAP reporting frameworks.
- Evaluate and provide accounting guidance on complex transactions, including intercompany activities, transfer pricing arrangements, dividends, capital contributions, corporate restructurings, mergers, liquidations, and entity rationalization projects.
- Partner closely with RTR, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Legal, and FP&A teams to support business initiatives and provide statutory accounting expertise.
- Drive process improvement, standardization, internal control enhancements, and compliance initiatives within the controllership organization.
- Support team development through onboarding, training, coaching, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement activities.
Qualifications & Experience- Extensive experience in statutory reporting, controllership, external audit, or corporate accounting within a multinational environment.
- Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, financial reporting requirements, external audit processes, IFRS, and local GAAP frameworks.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent preferred.
- Experience managing legal entities across multiple jurisdictions and assessing the accounting impact of complex business transactions.
- Experience using ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA, PeopleSoft, or similar financial platforms, supported by advanced Excel skills.
Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, Skydance / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.
About SkydanceSkydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.
Some Important DetailsWe embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.
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