Senior Manager Technical Accounting

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Senior Manager Technical Accounting

Location: New York City, NY

Position Type: Full-time

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment) is a leader in live entertainment, delivering unforgettable experiences while forging deep connections with diverse and passionate audiences. The Company’s portfolio includes a collection of world-renowned venues – New York’s Madison Square Garden, Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, and Beacon Theatre; and The Chicago Theatre – that showcase a broad array of sporting events, concerts, family shows, and special events for millions of guests annually.

In addition, the Company features the original production, the Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, which has been a holiday tradition for more than 90 years. More information is available at  .

The Senior Manager, Technical Accounting, manages the end-to-end accounting for complex revenue arrangements, including reviewing agreements, evaluating revenue recognition policies and procedures, developing processes to ensure appropriate recognition, and coordinating with relevant stakeholders to ensure the completeness and accuracy of revenue recognized. This role serves as a key resource in assessing the accounting treatment of new and evolving revenue transactions across the Company's operations.

In addition to its significant revenue accounting focus, this role encompasses a broad range of technical accounting areas, such as the research, evaluation, and documentation of current and emerging accounting issues, asset capitalization, asset impairment assessments, leasing transactions, business combinations (including consolidation considerations), and financial reporting matters such as segment reporting. This role will also act as the primary contact for evaluating new accounting standards and pronouncements, assessing their impact on the Company's financial statements, business processes, and related internal controls over financial reporting.

• Manage the end-to-end revenue recognition process for complex revenue arrangements including coordinating with relevant stakeholders, including, operations, finance, information technology, and third-party service providers to facilitate appropriate revenue recognition and financial statements disclosure.
• Design and refine processes and procedures to improve efficiency and accuracy in revenue recognition for complex arrangements.
• Stay abreast of the Company's operations to identify and evaluate new revenue transactions, determining appropriate accounting treatment and communicating impacts to relevant parties.
• Research, analyze and document all significant technical accounting matters.
• Manage specific elements of the Company's quarterly and annual financial statements, including accounting policies, new pronouncements, and disclosures related to significant or technical accounting matters.
• Act as an advisor to executives, providing guidance on technical accounting questions that may arise.
• Establish new accounting policies and assess existing ones, revising as necessary.
• Evaluate new accounting standards and pronouncements, developing and implementing adoption plans that address their impact on the Company's financial statements, business processes, and related internal controls.
• Perform the Company's annual impairment analysis for both goodwill and intangible assets.
• Collaborate with the Company's external auditors regarding significant technical accounting matters.
• Support additional projects as needed.
• Provide exceptional experiences for our guests, partners, and team members, including by adhering to our appearance and presentation…