Warner Music Group Looking for Senior Analyst, Finance at Broadway, VA, United States Full Time

Job Description

WMG’s top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.
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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:
Arts Music consists of labels and artists specialized in classical, jazz, and children’s music, as well as musical theatre and film scores, found within the Rhino & Global Catalog division of Warner Music Group. The Senior Financial Analyst will be a key member of the Arts Music Finance team, serving as the lead point of contact for month-end close, forecasting, and project reporting. The analyst will help Arts Music achieve its mission through collaborative efforts with the marketing and operations teams to make a meaningful impact on the Arts Music business.

Your role:
The Senior Analyst, Finance will be an integral member of the team, working across Arts Music and WMG divisions to ensure the success of Arts Music and its distributed projects. You will gain invaluable experience working on strategic financial objectives targeting future growth with exposure to both an expanding Kids music catalog and a repertoire of Broadway cast recordings.

Here you’ll get to:

• You will assist the Sr. Director, Finance with close related activities, such as journal entry preparation and review, financial analysis, and other month-end deliverables.
• You will update and maintain revenue and overhead schedules used in the monthly P&L and forecast.
• You will support the Arts Music executive team with review of actual results, variance analysis, and revenue performance.
• You will oversee all financial matters for Arts Music, including financial analyses, A&R and marketing activities, budgeting, and forecasting.

• You will directly manage the distribution and royalty statement review process, including coordinating with Center of Excellence leadership, tracking timelines and deliverable status, regularly assessing high priority statements, and other related activities.
• You will support Finance and Accounting teams with monthly and quarterly deliverables for Corporate Finance, including A&R cash forecasts, advance schedules, etc.
• You will oversee the PO and invoicing process in conjunction with the A&R and Marketing teams.
• You will continuously analyze, develop, and implement process improvements for individual and team functions, as required.
• You will participate in special projects, as required.

About you:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in a Finance/Accounting.
• You have 2-3 years’ relevant working experience.

• You possess strong analytical and time management skills with the ability to think critically while juggling competing priorities.
• You are a self-starter who can identify and recommend process improvements.
• You are highly skilled in Microsoft Excel and are a quick learner of new IT systems.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Music or entertainment industry experience
• Experience with SAP
• A love of Broadway and a desire to work in a highly creative environment

About us:
As the home to Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s 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 catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.
Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

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