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.A little bit about our team:Warner Music Group's Center of Excellence for Shared Services is the home to the financial, legal, and administrative functions that provide critical support and best-in-class services to all U.S. record labels, publishing and artist & label services divisions. The Nashville center embodies the innovative and creative spirit that stems from the company’s deep history in cultivating ambitiousfast-paced thinking and artist-focused innovation, enabling our employees to develop a wide range of skills through cross-function collaboration and development opportunities.We’re excited to share this new opportunity for a Manager, Participations with strong analytical & financial capabilities, to join our Participations group.Why this could be your next big break:
You’re highly efficient, resilient and excel working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
Working together and managing the efforts of others, your results driven focus sees you consistently meet deadlines and exceed expectations
Each day, you balance the important with the urgent, recognize and escalate thoughtfully to leadership and communicate effectively across the organization
Handling large volumes of complex, financial data effortlessly, you take pride producing accurate reporting, reviewing the work of others, and owning team controls, systems, and processes
It's important that you truly know the business, as you dive into legal agreements, and the interpretation of contractual terms and effectively direct others to execute successfully
You’re a caring people manager, who prioritizes the coaching and development of your team
You love being a key point of contact for internal and external partners and are known for your responsiveness and going the extra mile
You have a continuous improvement mindset and jump at the opportunity to collaborate with others on process transformation initiatives
Here you’ll get to:
Manage the preparation, review, reconciliation & distribution of participation profit share and distribution statements according to contractual agreements
Manage team workflow and delivery, meeting department service levels and KPIs
Oversee the use of systems, reporting tools and related controls to deliver accurate statements to our artists and third parties
Finalize, review & approve financial reconciliations, cash forecasts and budgets, advance recoupment and Participations expense and balance sheet entries
Oversee SOX compliance and internal controls, respond to audit requests
Work closely together with team leads on deliverables for reporting and fiscal close activities
Build and maintain strong working relationships across the company at all levels, as a primary contact for our internal and external partners
Communicate status & escalate issues as appropriate to senior management
Master WMG operational & accounting systems, further expertise in participations accounting & operations
Contribute ideas and help lead process transformation, innovation, and improvement of team operations
Demonstrate people management capabilities: coach and develop staff and contribute to the culture of the Participations group
About you:
BA/BS degree required, preferably in accounting or finance related fields
5+ years of professional experience working in a related capacity
Strong financial analysis and financial statement preparation background required
Sophisticated proficiency with MS Excel, working with large data sets and complex calculations
Experience supervising and developing staff
Customer-focusedthe , with ability to lead & deliver service-level expectations
Possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail
Effective communication skills, able to work cross-functionally and communicate with internal & external partners at all levels
Ability to run multiple priorities and direct reports, implement tasks with accuracy and deliver under pressure
Ability to understand sophisticated information quickly, breakdown and communicate to others
We’d love it if you also had:
Entertainment, Media, or Music Industry experience working in Participations/Royalties or similar role
Experience working remotely in a Shared Services environment
Technical working expertise with SAP S4 Hana, SAP Analysis for Office, BI, SharePoint
About us:As the home to 10K Projects, 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, 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. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.Love this job and want to apply?Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.Salary RangeSalary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.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, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.Copyright © 2023 Warner Music Inc.Links to relevant documents:2024 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iDUK7pn8UIebgvJ-xdllWYmp80hM-tWR/view?usp=drivelink)EVerify Participation Poster.pdfRight To Work .pdf (https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fEWwEKZJq8LVxShoBKFAx6oGt9UQhQH/view?usp=sharing)
