Finance Manager

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.

Job Title: Finance Manager

A little bit about our team:

Warner Musics EMEA Shared Service Centre is the home to the financial tax and administrative functions that provide critical support and best-in-class services to our European Recorded Music and Publishing businesses. The UK Centre embodies the innovative and creative spirit that stems from the companys deep history in nurturing entrepreneurial thinking and artist-focused innovation enabling our employees to develop a wide range of skills through cross-function collaboration and development opportunities.

Your role:

The Regional Finance Manager will oversee key accounting and reporting activities for specific labels/affiliates and the relationship management with affiliate finance teams.

Here youll get to:

• Manage a team of professional accountants and support their day-to-day operations.

• Develop and train the team to enable them to reach their full potential.

• Implement and monitor controls and procedures related to all areas of financial accounting and reporting as well as project accounting.

• Manage the month-end close ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of the required activities.

• Serve as a point of escalation and approval for journal entries reconciliations financial reports etc.

• Oversee financial accounting for revenue expenses fixed assets intangible assets production inventory intercompany and more.

• Prepare flux analysis generate the trial balance for review and submission.

• Prepare the quarterly and annual reporting including liaising with corporate to resolve queries in a timely manner.

• Prepare and review cash flow statements Statutory reports etc.

• Support internal and external audit including acting as the key audit contact.

• Work closely with International Tax team to set and implement global transfer pricing policies.

• Ensure a strong controls environment is maintained at all times continuously improving existing control environment.

• Perform limited budgeting activity for below the line expenses - i.e. interest and intercompany transactions.

• Partner with affiliate local finance teams on period close activities understanding variances to budget.

• Other tasks as required by the Senior Director RTR or the Lead.
  

About you:

• Bachelors degree

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified with 3 years experience

• 6 years of experience in accounting

• Experience working in a SOX controlled environment

• Experience conducting internal and external audits

• Experience with flux analysis

• Knowledge of SAP is preferred but not essential

• Strong work-ethic and a self-starter who proactively seeks out new solutions

• Ability to multi-task and prioritise projects working well under pressure

• Detail oriented

Wed love it if you also had:

• Experience in a Shared Services environment

• Music industry experience a plus

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 4 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:

Manager

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1