Sportsradar
London, UK
Sportradar enters into license agreements with sports leagues for the right to supply data and/or live video feeds to the betting industry and the media. These agreements are complex, the rights granted vary by agreement, and they are accounted for as intangible assets under IAS 38, which involves a significant degree of judgement. As part of Sportradar’s SOX controls, every new and amended sports rights license agreement is assessed for capitalization. In this role you support the end-to-end accounting of sports rights and leases in line with IFRS and SOX: operational accounting, contract and payment data maintenance, monthly reporting, reconciliations and process improvements. You work closely with FP&A, Partnerships, Corporate Systems and other Accounting functions. THE CHALLENGE: Sports rights and lease accounting Review and analyze sports rights and lease contracts (new acquisitions, renewals and amendments) to support their accounting treatment, including fixed and...
