Manager, Record to Report

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass. The Manager, Central Accounting - Record to Report (R2R) is a key operational leader supporting Versant's centralized enterprise-wide R2R accounting function. Reporting to the Director, Central Accounting - R2R, this role owns the day-to-day execution, quality, and timely completion of assigned central accounting activities across journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting, PP&E (fixed assets), cash account reconciliations, payroll accounting, compensation and benefits accounting, travel and expense accounting, account analysis, and reporting support. The Manager will drive accounting transactional, governance, control, and transformation priorities through disciplined daily execution. Working closely with Corporate Accounting, Consolidations, Treasury, Finance, Technical Accounting, Risk & Compliance, and outsourced service providers, the role leads assigned internal and BPO record to report work, manages close dependencies and exceptions, and brings timely risks, insights, and recommendations to the Director. What You Will Do Service Delivery & Close Execution Lead daily and monthly execution of assigned centralized R2R activities, including journal entry preparation and review, account reconciliations, intercompany postings, PP&E (fixed assets) accounting, cash & banking account reconciliations, payroll accounting, compensation and benefits accounting, travel and expense accounting, account analysis, and close deliverables. Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close calendar for assigned central accounting activities; monitor completion, resolve issues, and escalate risks early. Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with accounting policies and control requirements. Coordinate closely with Corporate Accounting, Consolidations, Treasury, Tax, Financial Systems, and business-unit controllership teams on close dependencies, deliverables, and issue resolution. Prepare and support recurring reporting packages, P&L and balance-sheet fluctuation analysis, audit schedules, and controllership inquiries for assigned accounts and processes. Maintain accurate R2R master data for assigned processes and promptly identify master-data defects or control risks for resolution through established governance. BPO & Team Oversight Lead and supervise day-to-day work performed by assigned analysts and outsourced/onshore/offshore R2R resources; establish clear ownership, priorities, handoffs, and quality expectations. Monitor daily provider execution against SLAs, KPIs, close deadlines, reconciliation standards, and documentation requirements; resolve routine issues and escalate material risks, capacity constraints, and recurring defects to the Director. Run operational status reviews, maintain issue logs and action trackers, coordinate workload planning, and provide clear performance and risk updates to the Director. Coach and develop team members, provide meaningful feedback, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement. Standards, Controls & Compliance Execute and reinforce a SOX-compliant control environment across assigned central accounting processes, including journal entry governance, account reconciliations, and review procedures. Ensure close documentation, account support, desk-level procedures, and standard operating procedures are complete, audit-ready, and consistently maintained; recommend updates when process changes or issues require them. Partner with Risk & Compliance, Internal Audit, External Audit, and Technical Accounting to support walkthroughs, testing, remediation, and evolving policy requirements. Identify control gaps, recurring defects, and documentation issues; perform root-cause analysis, implement approved corrective actions, and escalate matters requiring cross-functional or policy decisions. Performance, Transformation & Continuous Improvement Monitor assigned R2R KPIs, including close timeliness, journal entry quality, reconciliation completion, aged open items, and provider performance; use data to identify trends and recommend improvements to the Director. Implement standardization, automation, and simplification initiatives within assigned processes that reduce manual work, improve quality, strengthen controls, and enhance stakeholder experience. Support adoption and day-to-day optimization of SAP, BlackLine, Promenta, and related workflow, reconciliation, and reporting tools; document requirements, test changes, and support user readiness. Participate in ERP modernization, centralization, and finance transformation initiatives by providing process expertise, executing transition plans, and supporting implementation of the future-state model defined by the Director. What You Bring Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field; CPA preferred 4+ years of progressive experience in corporate accounting, controllership, shared services, or Record to Report operations. Demonstrated experience leading month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany activity, PP&E (fixed assets), payroll accounting, compensation and benefits accounting, travel and expense accounting, account a