Manager, Internal Audit

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 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 we’re 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 we’re 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: Manager, Internal Audit

A little bit about our team:

The Warner Music Group Internal Audit vision is to provide high quality assurance and advisory services in a dynamic, innovative, and impactful way.  Our work includes SOX, operational audits, and proactive risk management for the business. The Internal Audit department partners with the business to focus on the most important risks and issues facing the organization and delivers results that will make the biggest positive impact.  We strive to be valuable business advisors that provide meaningful insights and solutions, not just information and recommendations.  We continuously look for ways to improve our audit and risk management processes and leverage technology to maximize our impact.  Our success is measured by the amount of internal control improvement, risk mitigation and overall positive change that we drive across the organization.

Your role:

We are seeking an Internal Audit Manager to join our growing team.  This role will give you the opportunity to apply your audit skills and develop them further, learn all aspects of the music business, learn about international business first-hand by traveling around the world to Warner Music Group affiliates, collaborate with operational and financial professionals to assess processes, risks, and controls, and improve the overall control environment.  High performing individuals will have the opportunity to grow their careers within the department or explore other future opportunities within WMG that fit their career goals.   

Here you’ll get to:

• Perform assurance and advisory engagements from planning through fieldwork and reporting
• Participate in the scoping, risk assessment, and planning of internal audit activity
• Manage SOX audits from beginning to end, including SOX walkthroughs and control tests of design and operating effectiveness, and overseeing the team executing this work
• Manage affiliate audits to assess financial, operational, and compliance processes and evaluate effectiveness of risk mitigation activities
• Review internal audit workpapers, including planning documents and audit reports, to ensure clear identification of risks and issues
• Communicate audit findings timely and collaborate with process owners to develop creative, yet practical, recommendations to remediate control deficiencies
• Supervise and mentor audit staff
• Participate in the development of new internal audit processes and ongoing process improvements
• Collaborate with the business to drive actions that are pragmatic and achievable
• Establish and maintain excellent relationships within the team and across the business
• Be a change agent to lead and effect desired change throughout the organization

About you:

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO frame