Accountant

Responsibilities

• Keep track of participation and residual payments and report on them. Prepare guarantee statements for third-party partners. Confirm accuracy and timely delivery.
• Support the close and controls by completing month-end and quarter-end close tasks. Prepare reconciliations and checks that maintain accurate and well-documented royalty accounting. Help address any gaps as they arise.
• Cultivate continual advancement in your work — consistently detect manual, repetitive, or unstable steps and redesign, automate, or refine them; evaluate the impact and solidify the improvement.
• Support the broader royalty function — help with royalty accounting, reconciliations, and analysis across Hasbro's wider network of licensees as required, contributing wherever the team requires additional capacity.
• Collaborate throughout the business by working with Finance, Legal, business operations, and the broader royalty team. Keep royalty accounting consistent with operational realities and help resolve issues.
• Read and apply contract terms by reviewing licensing and entertainment agreements and amendments. Ensure royalty accounting reflects the deal terms. Work with Technical Accounting on complex judgments.
• Support audits — prepare documentation and respond to internal and external auditor requests, helping ensure the control environment holds up to scrutiny.

Requirements

• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment while keeping accuracy and attention to detail.

What You Will Do as an Accountant

Manage entertainment royalty revenue accounting — calculate, classify, and record entertainment royalty revenue precisely, and prepare required journal entries, account reconciliations, and support for our business partners.

Complete ad hoc projects — support special analyses and process or system initiatives as the function evolves.

What You Will Bring

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or proven experience; moving toward or showing interest in a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is beneficial.

1–3 years of accounting experience, including internships; public accounting and/or public company experience and Big Four exposure are a plus.

A genuine bias toward continuous improvement includes concrete examples from a job, internship, or project. These examples show spotting a manual or inefficient task and making it faster, cleaner, or automated.

Familiarity with US GAAP and internal controls / Sarbanes-Oxley principles; experience with revenue recognition (ASC 606) or entertainment revenue accounting (ASC 926) is advantageous.

Adaptability and curiosity with systems and technology, and eagerness to use tools to work more efficiently and reduce manual effort.

Experience in reviewing contracts, along with familiarity with entertainment, media, or licensing accounting, is advantageous.

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP and BlackLine a plus.

Effective communication and the ability to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.

The pay transparency range for this role is listed below. The hiring range will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location and market conditions. Additionally, employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package.

Pay Range

• $65,300
• $97,900 USD
• Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package, depending on role, location, and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:

Health & Wellness

• Time Off to Recharge
• Financial Well-being
• Life & Family Support
• Volunteer and Community Initiatives

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