Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Warner Music Group is a global collective of music makers and innovators. They are seeking a highly autonomous finance professional to manage financial statements, ensure accuracy, and support various financial operations.
Responsibilities
- Run the preparation and analysis of sophisticated participation profit-share and distribution financial statements
- Lead fiscal month-end close tasks, including complex true-ups, reconciliations, and expense accruals
- Act as the team’s primary “Variance Detective” and quality gatekeeper
- Translate complex artist and label legal agreements into functional financial models
- Compile and analyze vast sets of transactional data to support statement reporting, budgets, and cash forecasts
- Proactively investigate artist inquiries, data issues or audit claims with a focus on mitigating financial risk
- Take an active role in team development by guiding analysts, providing ongoing review feedback, and facilitating training sessions for new hires
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across the company—from label finance and legal teams to senior executives
- Contribute to the evolution of the department by identifying inefficiencies and implementing technology-driven solutions
Skills
- BA/BS degree required (Accounting or Finance preferred)
- 3-5 years of professional experience in a complex financial capacity
- Advanced proficiency with MS Excel
- Solid grasp of financial accounting principles and how they apply to P&L statements, reconciliations, fiscal close processes and internal controls
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Proven track record of taking full ownership of your work
- Self-driven, highly organized, and able to execute with accuracy and deliver under pressure
- Ability to distill complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for internal customers
- Possess the leadership traits necessary to mentor peers
- Experience in Music, Media, or Entertainment (specifically in Participations, Royalties or Audit)
- Proficiency with SAP S4 Hana, SAP Analysis for Office, BI and SharePoint
- A natural technical curiosity, and digital innovation having leveraged Generative AI tools to automate manual workflows and drive efficiency in finance operations
- Proven success working in a fully remote, Shared Services environment
Company Overview
Warner Music Group is a music company with the interests of recording and publishing music and artist services. It was founded in 1958, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.wmg.com.