Sr. Analyst, Financial

Analyst, Financial/h2pAt 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. 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./ppWMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences./ppConsider 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./ppstrongHere youll get to: /strong/pulliPrepare, analyze, review, and distribute participation profit share and distribution statements according to contractual agreements/liliCompile, analyze and review transactional data to support statement reporting/liliInterpret, and summarize artist and label contracts, create related statements and financial schedules, provide contractual and financial data for deal models and analysis/liliApply your financial accounting skills: review profitability analysis, identify variances and trends, build commentary to explain insights from financial statements, perform reconciliations, update cash forecasts and budgets, investigate audit issues and claims, perform tasks as part of the overall close process (includes accruals true ups to expense, balance sheet transfers reclasses, recoupments, participation, PD and merch liabilities, and journal entries)/liliFollow department financial controls and policies, communicate deficiencies and gaps to management/liliMaintain vendor master data, input, code coordinate payments/liliBuild and maintain strong working relationships across the company (up to senior executives), follow up open work items, respond to requests from internal and external partners/liliCommunicate status raise issues as appropriate to your manager, lead work according to department deadlines, meeting department service levels and important metrics/liliLearn WMG operational accounting systems, develop expertise in participations accounting operations/liliContribute ideas to process transformation, innovation, and improvement of team operations/liliSupport our peers, help supervise the team, and demonstrate standard methodologies/liliRepresent and contribute to the culture of the Participations group/li/ulpstrongAbout you: /strong/pulliBA/BS degree required, preferably in accounting or finance related fields/lili3-5 years of experience working in a related capacity/liliFinancial statement preparation background/liliSophisticated proficiency with MS Excel, working with large data sets and complex calculations/liliPossess strong problem solving and analytical skills with attention to detail/liliEffective communication skills, able to work cross-functionally and connect with internal external partners/liliAbility to lead multiple priorities, complete tasks with accuracy and deliver under pressure/liliAbility to understand sophisticated information quickly, breakdown and communicate to others/li/ulpstrongWed love it if you also had: /strong/pulliYoure highly efficient, resilient and thrive working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment/liliIts important that you develop an expertise in the business, you dive into legal agreements, and the interpretation of contractual terms, and can apply this knowledge to analyze, see trends and explain the data/liliYou exhibit a continuous improvement approach, and jump at the opportunity to help transform processes, push boundaries, and innovate/liliEntertainment, Media, or Music Industry experience working in Participations/Royalties or similar role/liliExperience working remotely in a Shared Services environment/liliTechnical working expertise with SAP S4 Hana, SAP Analysis for Office, BI, SharePoint/li/ulpstrongLove this job and want to apply?/strong/ppClick the Apply link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. We love it here, and think you will, too. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors./ppWMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business.