Sr. Exe/Asst. Manager – Account

TIMES NETWORK, a premium broadcast network is part of India’s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group. Times Network with its credo Now or Nothing takes the centre stage of influencing the influencer, by delivering the most compelling and irreplaceable content to over 100 million urban affluent viewers in India and is available in over 100 countries across the globe. It houses best in class News, Hollywood and Bollywood brands including; TIMES NOW – India’s leading English News channel, ET NOW - India’s leading English Business News channel, MIRROR NOW - the channel that Fights for ‘You’ and channelizes its focus on issues that impact people’s lives; Times Now Navbharat – Network’s Hindi News Channel in SD & HD that leads with a transformational positioning, Ab Badlega Bharat, Banega Navbharat; ET NOW Swadesh – Network’s Hindi Business News Channel which is driven with the mission, Badho Desh Ke Saath; MOVIES NOW and MOVIES NOW HD – Home to Blockbusters; MN+ – The Gold class of Hollywood; Romedy NOW– a unique destination for Love. Laugh and Live; MNX and MNX HD – Hollywood’s wild child, Zoom - India’s leading entertainment destination and The Zoom Studios – original content creator that brings stories to life with relatable and compelling narratives; Times Chronicles, the content studio from Times Network that produces originals, real and gripping stories on important topics pertinent to the contemporary world. Timesnownews.com, the digital entity of the Network, has seamlessly adapted itself to serve the diverse nature and interests of the content-savvy internet audience.

Position Overview: As an Executive in the Public Relations department, you will be responsible for supporting the PR team in developing and executing strategic communication initiatives to enhance the organizations reputation and maintain positive relationships with key stakeholders. Your role will involve coordinating with various departments, media outlets, and other external partners to disseminate accurate and compelling information about the company and its activities.

Job Responsibilities

Area of Responsibility

Description of Responsibility

1. Monthly Closure activities

• Assist in timely and accurate month end closing and monthly reporting.
• Preparation and accounting of vendor provision at month end.
• Preparation of various Fixed & Variable cost tracker.
• Preparation of department wise cost schedules and reconciliations for management reporting and audit requirements
• Ensure proper channel wise cost allocation.
• Monthly Prepaid Accounting and Utilization.

1. Fixed Assets

• Identify various transaction and capitalisation of Fixed assets as per the company policy.
• Accounting and reconciliation of the Physical verification of fixed assets.
• Preparation of Capex Utility Report, Capex Payment Summary, Gain /loss on asset sale and other fixed asset related schedules.
• Timely accounting of transfer of assets from one location to other.
• Reconciliation statement of Asset as per FAR & Stores

3. Insurance (Fixed Assets)

• Timely Insurance declaration of new asset additions.
• Timely Insurance policy renewal.
• Reconciliation of assets declared under insurance with FAR.
• Reconciliation of Premiums deducted as per CD Statement.

4. Financial Reporting and Audit

• Assist in the preparation of annual and quarterly Financial Statements of the television entities.
• Preparation of schedules for management reporting.
• Preparation of various audit schedules for Statutory and Internal Audits.
• Assist the team in smooth completion of various audits.
• Support to parent company for audit closure.
• Monitor and review access rights for users in SAP.

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification

Graduate/post-graduate with specialization in finance, semi qualified CA

Specific Certification

Working knowledge of SAP

Total Experience

3-4 years

Relevant Experience

1-2 years