Sr Financial Reporting Analyst at The Walt… · Celebrati…

Sr Financial Reporting Analyst

Location: Celebration, FL, USA · Primarily On-Site / Occasionally from Home

Job Posting Title:

Sr Financial Reporting Analyst

Req ID:

10158388

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

Financial Reporting / Controllership is the organization within Enterprise Financial Services that leads and facilitates the segment’s financial reporting processes, including the production of all deliverables and supporting analysis for SEC reporting and segment management reporting. In addition, the team has direct responsibility over the financial statement consolidation of the individual financial reporting processes for business areas within the parks and resorts segment. Specifically, the Disneyland Resort (DLR) Revenue Reporting Team prepares monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date financial statements and analyzes variances to forecast, and prior year for admissions, room rentals, merchandise, F&B, participant income and other revenue producing lines of business.

What You Will Do

This Senior Financial Reporting Analyst supports the broader Domestic Parks Revenue Reporting Team. This position plays an integral role in Disneyland’s financial close process by providing working knowledge of revenue recognition rules and policies, revenue recognition assessment, day-to-day support in the areas of front of house system sustainment support, journal entry preparation and review, G/L accounts reconciliation preparation, and analyses of G/L accounts and variances.

This position supports Disneyland ticket admissions revenue and deferral processes, SOX compliance, and management decision support. This position requires a professional that is highly motivated, comfortable navigating changing technology landscapes, and a self-starter. This individual must be able to develop professional relationships with various business partners, analyze and decipher accounting data to accurately review the department’s reporting obligations. They must be able to identify problems and develop innovative solutions to further efforts toward continuous process improvements. This is an exciting opportunity for an accounting professional to utilize their expertise in a challenging, rewarding, and creative environment while gaining valuable experience in a unique and highly visible role.

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Strategic analysis of new revenue initiatives which can include working knowledge of revenue recognition rules and policies, revenue recognition assessment, system configuration, and system testing
• Serves as the working-level point of contact in project meetings, fielding routine questions related to admissions revenue recognition and system processes, and escalating complex or non-standard issues to Manager
• Ensure compliance with revenue recognition rules, SOX guidelines, and various control and compliance procedures related to admissions revenue recognition systems and admissions product setups
• Lead recurring system testing efforts to maintain and uplift the admissions revenue recognition systems
• Assist team with data analytics and reporting associated with the admissions revenue recognition systems
• Identify process improvements and lead various efficiency projects, including evaluation and adoption of artificial intelligence and automation tools to enhance revenue reporting, reconciliation, and testing processes

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years accounting experience
• Proactive, highly motivated, detail oriented, and a champion of change
• Strong understanding of general Finance and Accounting processes (including internal controls) to ensure financial integrity and control requirements are met (including SOX compliance)
• Ability to prepare and present information to support decision making through effective “storytelling” (both written and verbal) to audiences of all levels of the organization persuasively, articulately, and with full command of the topic
• Strong leadership qualities, attention to detail, & organization skills including the ability to plan and prioritize work and handle multiple priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and work on cross-functional teams
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple projects simultaneously with very strict adherence to deadlines
• Identifies process improvement opportunities and provides solutions
• Comfortable navigating changing technology landscapes
• Ability to be flexible with work schedule

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with project work including transformation efforts, system implementations, efficiency efforts, report development, etc.
• Experience performing testing efforts to validate financial requirements
• Experience applying ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition) in a practical business setting
• Experience with AI-enabled tools or automation platforms (e.g., generative AI, RPA, Power Automate) applied to process improvement or reporting efficiency
• Strong technical skills in Business Intelligence software such as Business Objects, Business Warehouse, MicroStrategy, Alteryx, Tableau, and/or Power BI
• Advanced understanding of VBA, SQL, and database design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree required; in the fields of Finance, Accounting or Economics preferred

The hiring range for this position in Celebration, Florida is $99,900.00 to $121,900.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Controllership & Tax

Job Posting Primary Business:

DX Controllership

Primary Job Posting Category:

Accounting

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Celebration, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-08-21