Senior Finance Manager

At Warner Music Group were a global collective of music makers and music lovers tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when were immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation and innovation is the key to our future.

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea like a great song travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists songwriters partners and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown and were committed to keeping the faith acting with integrity and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists musicians and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values appreciates and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager (Recorded Music)

Your Role
As Senior Finance Manager (Recorded Music) you will lead the SSC pillar responsible for delivering accurate timely and insightful financial reporting for WMGs Recorded Music division. Reporting to the Senior Director RTR you will own the monthly P&L to OIBDA reporting process for Recorded Music oversee key royalty and credit balance accounting and act as the primary SSC partner to the Recorded Music Finance teams.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical accounting expertise business partnering skills and the ability to drive process improvements in a fast-paced global environment. You will manage and develop a team ensuring high standards of compliance service delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.

What Youll Do
Financial Reporting & Analysis
Own the monthly P&L to OIBDA reporting process for the Recorded Music pillar.
Ensure timely accurate submission of monthly quarterly and year-end results.
Partner with Recorded Music Finance Leaders and Regional Accountants to ensure results are fully understood and effectively communicated.
Ensure publishing-specific transactions (e.g. royalties advances participations copyright costs) are correctly accounted for.
Royalties & Credit Balance Management
Oversee the review and reconciliation of royalty-related balance sheet accounts.

Ensure timely and accurate processing of credit balance transfers collaborating with Royalties and Legal teams.
Act as the key contact for credit balance queries ensuring transparency and control.
Drive improvements in royalty and credit balance processes to strengthen compliance and efficiency.

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering
Build strong relationships with Recorded Music Finance teams and entity leaders acting as their trusted SSC partner.
Liaise with FP&A Legal Royalties and Transformation colleagues to resolve issues and improve processes.
Provide insight and guidance to stakeholders on accounting treatments and process improvements.
Controls & Compliance
Ensure compliance with accounting standards SOX controls and internal policies.
Maintain strong documentation and audit trails for all Publishing-related processes.
Identify risks early and implement effective mitigating actions.
People Leadership & Development
Manage and develop a team providing technical coaching direction and support.
Set clear expectations and ensure performance delivery against KPIs and SLAs.
Promote a culture of accountability continuous improvement and professional growth.
General Responsibilities
Support ad hoc projects analysis and initiatives led by the Recorded Music Finance team and SSC leadership.
Contribute to evolving SSC processes structures and reporting practices.
Champion standardisation automation and simplification across Publishing finance processes.

About You
Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5 years PQE.
Proven experience leading and developing accounting teams in a shared service or global finance environment.
Strong technical accounting experience ideally in financial reporting preferably with exposure to royalties revenue recognition or entertainment/media industries.
Confident with Excel and ERP/reporting systems (SAP HFM preferred).
Highly organised deadline-driven and comfortable in a fast-paced high-volume environment.
Excellent interpersonal influencing and stakeholder management skills.
Proactive detail-oriented and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes.
Demonstrates integrity discretion and a continuous improvement mindset.

As the home to 10K Projects Asylum Atlantic Music Group East West FFRR Fueled by Ramen Nonesuch Parlophone Rhino Roadrunner Sire Warner Records Warner Classics and several other of the worlds premier recording labels Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company Warner Chappell Music represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA which supports the independent community as well as artist services division addition WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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