Tennis Channel’s freelance Production Finance Accountant supports the Production Department and works alongside the Production & Finance Teams playing a key role in cost management. They will be an essential contributor within our remarkable Production Finance team and assist the Director of Production Finance as needed with cost reporting, overhead budgeting/forecasting, and various analysis projects. This role is full time and on-site in our state of the art office in Santa Monica, CA. **In this role, you will** **:** + Work alongside the Production & Finance Teams playing a key role in cost management. + Coordinate heavy volumes of deal memos for non-staff production personnel and contract management of department SOPs and renewals. + Assist department purchase card expense report submission and cost management. + Assist Director of Production Finance and Senior Production Finance Manager with monthly forecasts, accruals, and amortization. + Complete monthly cost reports, revenue review, and department flash reporting. + Complete quarterly projections and variance analysis. + Maintain five-year plans of rights/license fee schedules, and Tennis Channel International market roll outs and sub channel launches. + Assist production finance team with overhead budgets and forecasts. + Handle additional supporting responsibilities as needing including reviewing/coding invoices, researching and responding to payment inquiries, processing freelance start paperwork and weekly payroll, maintaining yearly rights/licenses fee schedules, and other clerical tasks as needed. **Required skills & qualifications** : + 2-5 years’ experience in Production Accounting or Finance + Bachelors’ degree in accounting/finance, or business or equivalent experience + Must be detail-oriented, organized, and able to work in a fast- paced environment + Ability to work independently, prioritize and meet deadlines + Strong written and verbal communication skills + Experience with Great Plains Project Cost Software or similar major production accounting software + Ability to solve problems, deal with difficult personalities, act with discretion + Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills + Experience with live events and/or professional sports a plus + Experience with international startups a plus. Tennis Channel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. **About PickleballTV** Pickleballtv (PBTV) is the 24-hour television home of America’s fastest growing sport. With coverage of tournaments throughout the year, the network offers 1,000+ hours of live matches from the game’s top professionals and biggest stars. PBTV also provides viewers with first-class instruction, exclusive lifestyle programming and studio news content and more. **About Tennis Channel** Tennis Channel is the media home to two twenty-four-hour television networks, a subscription streaming service, online magazine and podcasts dedicated to the sport and its unique lifestyle. The tennis-media hub is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. Tennis Channel is carried nationwide by every one of the top ten pay-TV service providers. **About Sinclair** Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, ROAR, and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at **www.sbgi.net** . **About the Team** The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk. The base salary compensation range for this role is $1500.00 per week. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. \#tennis