Josephine Cucchiara

CPA | Finance and Accounting | Director Level

New York City Metropolitan Area

About

Hands-on Finance and Accounting professional with extensive experience in various areas, including accounting, financial forecasting and modeling, and process improvements, in addition to managing and mentoring team members. Demonstrated expertise in monthly accounting close, financial reporting, and financial planning and analysis. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to analyze business needs and procedures, and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and exceed stakeholder expectations.

Experience

  • Consultant/Accounting Manager at LHH
    Feb 2025 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Provided guidance to the accounting team of a LHH client, that enhanced the efficiency of the month end close process. This included reviewing and approving monthly close journal entries, recording journal entries, and prepared general ledger account reconciliations, ensuring accounting operations were in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, met with management and the FP&A team on a monthly basis for financial statement review and assisted with financial projects.

  • Showtime Networks Inc. (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director, Finance - Programming
      Sep 2019 - Feb 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      Streamlined and performed the accounting month end close for theatrical content acquisitions with a focus on balance sheet reporting, ancillary revenue, and cash receipts, resulting in enhanced financial reporting to efficiently meet monthly, quarterly, and annual deadlines. Along with the monthly close, prepared the annual budget, monthly forecasts, and long-range plans, for ancillary revenue and cash receipts. Additionally, managed and coordinated internal and external audit and SOX compliance requests, was a key team contact for the general ledger system implementation project, and mentored team members.

    • Manager | Senior Manager, Finance - Programming
      Mar 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • Consultant, Finance - Programming
      Sep 2016 - Mar 2017 · 7 mos

  • SHOWTIME (New York, NY)
    • Director, Finance - Programming
      Aug 2008 - Aug 2015 · 7 yrs 1 mo

      Managed and prepared the accounting close and financial planning and analysis of theatrical content acquisitions, sports events, and related operating expense areas. This included P&L and cash reporting for monthly close cycles, annual budget, monthly forecasts, and long-range plans. Additionally, contributed to process improvements and system implementation projects and managed a team of direct reports.

    • Business Analyst, Finance - Programming
      Jul 2006 - Aug 2008 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Prepared the monthly accounting close, annual budget, monthly forecasts, and long-range plans for theatrical content acquisition expenses, resulting in process improvements.

    • Business Analyst, Financial Reporting
      Feb 2004 - Jul 2006 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Consolidated and prepared financial statements, balance sheet analysis, 10-Q and 10-K supporting schedules, and submitted financial information to Corporate. Responsible for accounting and forecasting for intercompany transactions, maintained general ledger chart of accounts, and contributed to the implementation of a new general ledger system.

  • Senior Accountant at KPMG
    Sep 2001 - Dec 2003 · 2 yrs 4 mos