Allen Media Names Sydnie Karras Chief Accounting Officer

Allen Media Group has hired Sydnie Karras to fill the new position of chief accounting officer. She will supervise all corporate accounting as it relates to business operations, strategic investments, mergers/acquisitions, corporate financial planning, risk management and data analysis.

Karras’ remit covers all AMG units, including broadcast television stations, broadcast television syndication, broadcast television networks, cable television networks, digital television networks, digital streaming platforms, television content production, advertising sales, as well as theatrical and digital motion picture productions and global distribution for AMG’s theatrical and digital movie units. She is based at the AMG headquarters in Los Angeles.

A certified public accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2010, Karras has 15 years of accounting experience including both public accounting and corporate accounting, with an expertise in transaction structuring and accounting for complex negotiations including acquisitions, divestitures, and capital raises.

Karras held several positions in both the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she was manager of capital markets and accounting advisory services, before being promoted to director of capital markets and accounting advisory services.