Senior Analyst, Finance

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.
• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.
• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.
• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

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 Analyst, Finance

A little bit about our team:

The Finance department is responsible for accurately reporting the financial position of the company on a monthly and quarterly basis.  In addition, the Finance department is responsible for establishing operational controls related to financial activities and preparing the yearly fiscal budget and monthly forecasts for which the company is measured against.  Finally, Finance is a partner with all other departments regarding strategic decisions that benefit the company.

Your role:

This position will be responsible for assisting the Senior Director Finance with the preparation and analysis of various revenue reports for forecasting and budgeting purposes.  In addition, the position will help to create and assess the profitability of various artist and label deals using internal P&L and IRR models.  Finally, the position will be responsible for performing various ad-hoc projects, including, but not limited to, overhead analysis, individual artist and label deal profitability reporting, reviewing of artist and label statements, and other P&L and balance sheet-impacting activity.

Here you’ll get to:

• Responsible for the creation and analysis of various domestic and international revenue reports (for both artists and digital service providers – “DSP”) from multiple reporting systems and sources for the use in budgeting and forecasting deliverables.
• Work as a liaison with our Digital Services team to coordinate revenue reporting and analysis.
• Assist in the research and analysis of new and existing artist and label deals, through the use of IRR models and other evaluation methods, with the goal of insuring profitability of the overall deal. 
• Assist in preparing revenue and recoupment forecasts based on historic information and trending.
• Review Joint Venture (JV) and Production and Distribution (P&D) statements prepared by Warner Music Group’s Shared Services team, for issuance to artist and management teams.
• Assist in monitoring and controlling companies’ overhead.  Ensure that both actual and forecasted overhead charges are properly accrued and stated, as well as analyze variances of actuals to forecast and budget numbers and provide accurate and concise explanations for them.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts submitted to Corporate, with an emphasis in the areas of Overhead and Revenue projection.
• Special assignments / ad-hoc analysis as needed. 

About you:

• “Big Picture” thinking combined with an ability to understand details
• Strong analytical skills
• Multi-tasking abilities
• Effective communication skills with both executives and peers
• People Management Skills - “Team Player” mentality
• Goal Oriented 

We’d love it if you also had:

• Proficient in various business programs and applications, including SAP and HFM preferred
• CPA, public accounting preferred but not required
• Minimum 3-4 years of Finance/Accounting experience
• 1-2 years of Music Industry experience preferred
• Finance and/or accounting degree

About us: 

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