Tania Ann Roberts, CPA, MBA

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ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Corporate Accounting Management Professional with a consistent history of identifying opportunities for improving revenues through diligent analysis and research, as well as reengineering workflows and processes to enhance efficiency and increased productivity. Special expertise in GAAP accounting revenue recognition, and conformity with details of affiliate contracts. Annual review feedback: consistently demonstrates the ability to make decisions and take appropriate actions under highly-demanding, time-sensitive conditions.

Core Competencies:

GAAP Accounting – Process Improvement – Contract Compliance – Revenue Analysis

Productivity Increases – Variance Analysis – Multiple Revenue Streams – Staff Development

ASC 605 – Audit Response – Financial Analysis – Month-End Close

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., Atlanta, GA 2001 to present

Accounting Manager – Content & Other Revenue (Dec 2013 to Oct 2015)

Lead and manage a team of 4-5 Accounting Professionals, accounting for half of $250M+ of ancillary content, non-linear advertising, subscription and other miscellaneous revenue transactions. Complete monthly reporting package, providing variance analyses between actual results and forecasts.

Manage monthly close, review account reconciliations and journal entries (Electronic Audit Evidence Compliance), as well as maintain general ledger for 9 distinct revenue streams, including Sports (NBA and NCAA), Digital Gaming, CNN films, CNN.com and CNNMoney.com, and CNN content.

Maintain up-to-date understanding of applicable revenue recognition regulations.

Analyze 150 new and existing non-standard contracts to understand revenue recognition considerations and contract compliance.

Support external (E&Y) audit and internal SOX compliance audit; complete quarterly SOX compliance reporting – ICQ and QDCAQ.

Improved productivity by evaluating workloads and redistributing workflow, combining and eliminating tasks, reducing non-essential meetings; enabled reduction of team to 4 in recent restructuring.

Restructured and realigned monthly close schedule, resulting in fewer errors and less hours.

Played key role streamlining Balance Sheet reconciliation process; consolidated 85 entries into 40, resulting in reduction of management review time by 50%.

Instituted stronger Balance Sheet and Journal Entry support; standardized entries and initiated in-document notations, minimizing verbal explanations and reducing review times.

Working with Assistant Controller and peer manager, replaced monthly entries with quarterly entries; established standing accruals; eliminated accruals for non-material transactions.

Reviewed invoice processes to identify unnecessary and redundant procedures, as well as opportunities to implement new electronic solutions.

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Accounting Manager-Subscription Revenue (Jul 2011 to Dec 2013)

Senior Financial Analyst-Subscription Revenue (Aug 2007 to Jul 2011)

Managed sub-ledger accounting and ensured contract compliance for $1.6B of Turner Broadcasting’s $4.0B annual subscription revenues in support of Turner Network Sales for US and Canadian Distribution of 10 linear networks (i.e., CNN, TBS, TNT) in Turner’s Entertainment, Animation, and News segments. Isolated compliance issues to recognize revenue, as well as future opportunities and risks. Oversaw annual third party compliance audits of content distributors.

Promoted from Senior Financial Analyst to Accounting Manager, with 2 Accountants reporting.

Managed “Top Customer” accounts (including Time Warner Cable, Comcast Communications, Dish Network, DirecTV, Cablevision, AT&T, Verizon, and Charter Communications), accounting for 90% of revenue; calculated monthly revenue due to Turner, incentives, and payment terms.

Compared Cable, Satellite and Telco providers license fee reports with monthly forecasts to substantiate revenue reserves and sub-ledger adjustments; reviewed balance sheet reconciliations, sub-ledger and general ledger journal entries.

Recognized for assuming Assistant Controller responsibilities during first half of 2013 (without Controller or Assistant Controller); assisted with on-boarding of new Assistant Controller.

Participated in quarterly SOX compliance reporting – ICQ and QDCAQ.

Compiled monthly position reports to substantiate P/L impacts, material outstanding receivables, breach of contract and outstanding compliance audit issues.

Selected to Performance Management Taskforce to define and document Accounting Performance Essentials used for annual performance evaluation (2011).

Personally developed and implemented new monthly review and reporting process responsible for identifying $2.2M in recoverable under-payments by an affiliate (2010).

Accounting Manager – Revenue, Billing & Analysis (2006 to 2007)

Reviewed monthly Actuals and Forecast revenue results using Essbase; identified major business drivers causing variances and trends compared to budget, prior forecast and prior year. Re-engineered accounting and monthly close processes after identifying areas for improved efficiencies, while ensuring adequate internal controls.

Reviewed monthly journal entries recording revenue, bad debt allowances, and recurring and non-recurring entries for allocation to Turner business segments.

Approved monthly billing analysis to ensure proper application of subscription rates and identify fluctuation in subscriber counts to justify revenue swings.

Managed, reviewed and approved balance sheet reconciliations to determine proper corrective action of reconciling items and ensure GAAP compliance; monitored and reviewed accounting records to verify conformity with GAAP, SOX and corporate policies and procedures.

Supervised and reviewed work products prepared by 3 Accounting Professionals.

Manager Contract Compliance & Recovery - Strategic Sourcing (2004 to 2006)

Managed monthly and ad hoc reporting, including Key Performance Indicators, OFAC (Office of Foreign Asset Control) and Supplier Diversity. Evaluated reporting processes to determine of accuracy, relevance and effectiveness. Managed and developed Financial Analyst.

Successfully modified and enhanced reporting to improve preparation time and analytics.

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Manager Contract Compliance & Recovery - Strategic Sourcing (continued)

Developed new spend query with internal IT Solutions group for more accurate reporting using PeopleSoft queries and Nvision.

Created Philips-preferred vendor certification process, reducing research efforts by 3 months.

Identified need for department cross-training across multiple systems and platforms, including PeopleSoft; established and implemented program.

Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst – TNT and TBS (2001 to 2004)

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

LANDAMERICA ONESTOP, INC., Alpharetta, GA 1999 to 2001

AP/Manager/Senior Accounting Analyst

FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CREDIT CORPORATION, Kennesaw, GA 1998 to 1999

Accounting Manager

BRAVER, SCHIMLER & CO., P.C., Atlanta, GA 1997 to 1998

Staff Accountant

EDUCATION

Master in Business Administration in Accounting, 1997

Pace University, Pleasantville, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, 1992

Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY

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