Senior Finance Analyst, Revenue Reporting (12-month FTC)

Warner Music Group

Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 23 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

A little bit about the role:
Warner Musics Global Service Center Revenue Team collects and consolidates revenue for the company and works with other service center teams to provide best-in-class services to our global Finance labels and affiliates.

As aSenior Finance Analystyou are the technical engine ensuring our global revenue data is accurate and actionable.This is a highly technical deep-dive role perfect for someone who enjoys working with complex financial systems to prioritise global accuracy. Youllensure that the massive volume of global revenue reporting flows seamlessly through our systems and into the financial heartbeat of our international territories.This role offers a unique front-row seat to the mechanics of the music industry providing exposure to senior stakeholders across the group as you act as the go-to expert for troubleshooting and financial integrity.

Youll thrive in this role if youpossess a diagnostic mentality love troubleshooting complex system-generated data and want to be the technical linchpin that ensures global financial reporting flows accurately across an international stage. It would be a great first move from practice allowing you totranslateyour rigorous technical accounting background into the fast-paced music industry focusing on the mechanics of global revenue.

Here youll get to:

Master Complex Systems:Take ownership of the initial accounting and subsequent analysis of financial postings generated by our cutting-edge revenue processing system.
Bridge the Global Gap:Ensure everything processed centrally is accurately pushed out to local territories maintaining the vital link between central data and local financial reporting.
Solve Technical Puzzles:Use your troubleshooting skills to manage data tables and cross-reference maps withinSAP/Vistex ensuring automated accounting entries are flawless.
Be the Subject Matter Expert:Field queries from senior finance personnel at global affiliates providing detailed explanations of accounting flows and proposing technical updates to mapping tables.
Govern Financial Integrity:Review all balance sheet account postings and collaborate with Order-to-Cash and Tax teams to ensure documents meet strict local legislative requirements.
Influence the Future:Promote a culture of continuous improvement by maintaining detailed process flows and identifying ways to optimize our revenue recognition.
Lead and Develop:Line manage a Finance Analyst reviewing their output and mentoring them as part of our high-performing team.

About you:

Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics or related field.
24 years of experience in financial analysis or a similar role.
Qualified accountant required.
Strong Excel skills; familiarity with accounting and royalty systems a plus.
Detail-oriented with strong communication and presentation skills.
Passion for music and understanding of the digital music landscape.
Experience working in a SOX controlled environment preferred

#LI-Hybrid

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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This position requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration which is essential for talent development and strong working relationships. #LI-Onsite

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race religion or belief age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or gender reassignment marital or civil partnership status disability pregnancy childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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.