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Job Posting Title Intern, Finance & Accounting, Spring 2014 Job Description Imagine a career with an organization that brings smiles to millions every day. Imagine working with people whose passion for what they do is simply indescribable. We are The Walt Disney Company, live with a rich legacy of innovation, entertainment, and lifelong memories. With our vast array of both businesses and professionals, youll have the opportunity to join a team thats beloved around the world, and to find out how it feels to love what you do. We invite you to discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity youve been looking for. The Disney ABC Television Group (DATG) is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's worldwide entertainment and news television properties. The Group includes the ABC Television Network (including ABC Daytime, ABC Entertainment Group and ABC News divisions); the Disney Channels Worldwide global kids TV business, ABC Family and SOAPnet; as well as television distribution divisions Disney ABC Domestic Television and Disney ABC ESPN Television. The Disney ABC Television Group also manages the Radio Disney Network, general interest and non-fiction book imprint Hyperion, as well the Companys equity interest in A&E Television Networks. For a summary of our different business areas visit www.disneyabctv.com Responsibilities The Disney ABC Television Group has multiple Finance / Accounting internships. By applying to this posting, you will be considered for all related Spring opportunities. Opportunities include: ABC Production Audit The intern will have the responsibility to reconcile, review and analyze payroll, revenue and production costs relative to Accounts Payable, Production and Union Compliance aspect of the Network Television Business. Duties will include: He/She will learn to reconcile payroll information for presentation to outside CPA Auditors. This includes setting up files, research and spreadsheet information in an Excel format. Prepare spreadsheets on Excel to track and analyze Revenue Statements The intern will be exposed to various special projects within the

production audit department, which will expose them to working with different supervisors ABC Production Finance The intern will support the ABC Studios Finance team by assisting with Budget and Forecast preparation including: Headcount Analysis Departmental Expense Processing SAP Reporting Ad Hoc Expense Reporting The intern will also assist with the migration from excel based modules to a new planning system by: Creating upload templates from existing excel models Reconciling converted data Disney Media Distribution Accounting Disney Media Distribution (DMD) is implementing a new digital media royalty tracking system to help automate the process for calculating fees, recognizing revenue, and reporting in this quickly expanding area of media consumption. The internship will focus on helping DMD to summarize and load historical data into the system as well as help out in other ad hoc activities surrounding the implementation. Duties will include: Summarize royalty reporting information from over 250 customers and load historical data into the royalty tracking system Aid in testing of system outputs as we add additional customer to the system for royalty report processing Help process royalty reports for quarter close process Disney Media Distribution Business Development Support Business Operations and Strategy teams in digital industry research and insights, financial modeling and a wide range of ad hoc analyses Develop key insights from data and communicate complex analyses in an efficient and effective manner to a variety of internal audiences Assist in the forecasting of new media subscriber growth and technology adoption by researching and developing informed assumptions and take responsibility for leading that process over time Support new media product development by providing industry insights and analysis on emerging new media trends, with a particular focus on our distribution partners business Be a department-wide resource for information on digital industry

trends and developments Identify new business partners and provide insights / data on their operating and business strategy Basic Qualifications All students must be eligible to work in the US All students must be at least 18 years old All students must currently be enrolled in a US college or university and taking at least one class OR be a recent graduate within the last six (6) months - OR - be currently participating in the Disney College Program, Disney Culinary Program, or Disney Professional Internship Program in order to qualify for this internship. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (sorting, pivot tables, filters, etc.) All students must be available to a minimum of 2 full work days per week (8 hours/day) All students must provide their own housing and transportation for the duration of the internship Undergraduate students in their Junior or Senior year Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher Accounting/Finance majors or equivalent Completion of intermediate level of Finance / Accounting Coursework Familiarity with Access Database Previous knowledge of SAP Previous internship experience within a related field Television Compensation: Intern positions are paid employment opportunities. These positions are with: ABC, Inc; Touchstone TV Prod, LLC; ABC Cable Networks Group; Int'l Family Entertainment, Inc.; BVI, Inc; Riverside TV Svcs, LLC Application Procedures: Submit a resume online. A cover letter is not required, but preferred. The cover letter should contain your professional areas of interest, experience and how you would benefit from an internship with The Disney ABC Television Group. The deadline to apply for this internship is November 16th, 2013. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Professional Internship Burbank CA US

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Organization and Audience Analysis

Samantha Lira October 20, 2013

Professor Rajendra Panthee Writing Workplace Professor Dear, Mr. Panthee Walt Disney is a variety from animated movies to theme parks; Disney has been successful for keeping a brand alive. The Disney brand is innovative; it has showed to be the number one family entertainment industry. It operates over 40 countries and has over 100,000 employees all over the world. Walt Disney has values in which they focus on for example: quality, community, storytelling, decency, optimism, quality and innovation. In each one, they categorized in achieving the highest standard. For example, innovation, they believe a superior innovation is part of their culture and their values. When an employee is successful at one of these values, the employee is awarded with employee of the month, with quality of work, length of service and community volunteerism. Not only does Walt Disney focus on satisfying their customer but also in keeping their employees happy as well. They offer several benefits for each employee and it varies from job to job. For example, there is the base pay plus incentive and recognition programs award. There are also health care benefits, 401(k) savings plans, 11 paid holiday throughout the year, paid jury duty, on site day care and many more benefits if you are an employee at Walt Disney.

Cover Letter Samantha Lira 4274 Street Name El Paso, TX, 79928 (915) 123-4567 salira@email.com

10/10/13 Mr. Disney Waltz Director of Disney Disney 123 Address Burbank, CA Dear Mr. Waltz: I am interested in the internship position advertised in Linkedin. I am currently employed as a Tax Preparer and Notary Public for Advanced Bookkeeping & Tax Services, Inc. I accepted this position because of the emphasis on the customer service skills and the importance of reporting which are applicable to your requirements for a finance and accounting intern. In my position as Tax Preparer and Notary Public for Mr. Adrian Castaneda, I prepared his customers Income Tax Returns, which relate to accounting and finance. In response to your search for an intern, I believe my experience in tax preparation, my organization skills and an insight in the small portion of accounting qualify me for consideration. If you would like, I can provide you with current samples of my work. To further inform you with the details of my background I am enclosing my resume. I hope you will consider me for this position. I look forward to meeting with you in a interview and discuss my qualifications in more detail. Sincerely,

Signature Samantha Lira

Resume Samantha Lira

salira@gmail.com (915) 122-0940 7234 Kiko A. Fierro El Paso, TX 79938

Awards & Certificates

Paid Tax Preparer Certification Notary Public Speech 1321 Course Top Honors for Oral Briefing 2 Chosen Team Captain For Team Project Symphonic Band
MVP Trophy
Section Leader

Work History
1/10/13-Current Intern Tax Preparer/Notary Public-Advanced Bookkeeping and Advanced Services Prepared tax returns, long-forms, Schedule C, B, A, interacted with customers Developed Affidavits, Power of Attorneys Bookkeeping for some companies
Familiar and Efficient with QuickBooks, Excel 941 Federal Return TWC

Education
Related Courses: Principles of Accounting I & II An average of A

 Honor Programs Certificate Education In Progress: Bachelors Degree in Accounting Junior at University of Texas at El Paso 500 W University Ave. ElPaso,TX79968 (915) 747-5000 Associates of Arts in Business and Accounting: El Paso Community College 9050 Viscount Blvd. El Paso TX. 79925 (915) 831-3722 High School: Horizon High School 14651 Horizon Blvd. El Paso TX. 79928 (915) 926-4200

Hobbies and Interest

Weight lifting Running Taekwondo