Sr. Financial Analyst - Consolidations and Financial Reporting

Job Description

Job Title: Sr. Financial Analyst – Consolidations and Financial Reporting

A little bit about our team:

The Corporate Finance Department at Warner Music Group is responsible for overseeing all of the financial operations of the Company in partnership with the finance groups at the labels and individual companies within Warner Music Group. The department provides financial reporting, accounting, planning, budgeting, and financial compliance for the Company. The department is filled with fun, outgoing and overall successful individuals who work hard all while enjoying the perks of working in the Music Industry.

Your role:

Warner Music Group is excited to offer this opportunity in the Corporate Finance Department. This position utilizes hands-on accounting experience and a solid understanding of accounting principles and Warner Music Group's policies/procedures to facilitate the day-to-day consolidations and financial reporting processes. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting.

Here you'll get to:
• Interact with and provide support to the global finance team during the monthly close process for actual, forecast, and budget results
• Ensure all reporting entities have submitted monthly actual and forecast HFM data and provide daily performance and status reports to the Corporate Finance team in addition to facilitating status meetings during the quarterly close
• Responsible for consolidating financial results (actuals, forecast and budget) within HFM
• Develop an understanding of the general ledger account structure, affiliate hierarchy, and company operations
• Coordinate with Consolidations and Treasury team on monthly (actual and forecast) FX rates to be uploaded into HFM
• Prepare monthly intercompany reconciliation and coordinate with shared services accounting team and global affiliate finance teams on intercompany variances identified
• Prepare and post corporate topside and elimination entries (e.g. segment eliminations, investment, and equity eliminations)
• Review and analyze monthly and quarterly actual results to understand unusual variances
• Prepare quarterly reporting templates provided to the labels/affiliates globally and act as key point of contact for submissions and any subsequent follow-up
• Prepare quarterly reporting deliverables based on label/affiliate submissions which analyzes quarterly variances of certain key account balances based on their size and risk portfolio
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the global affiliate finance teams, shared services accounting team, and other key financial team members
• Prepare guarantor financial statements on a quarterly basis
• Assist with the preparation of the quarterly Corporate Finance Newsletter that gets distributed to the global finance team
• Act as control operator for key SOX controls corresponding with the above mentioned responsibilities and task performed
• Support implementation for our Global Finance Transformation (FIT) project partnering with the transformation team and affiliate finance teams to ensure process and control changes are properly implemented upon launch
• Prepare ad hoc reports, special projects, and analyses for senior management, as requested

About you:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in accounting
• Big Four public accounting or large multi-national experience preferred
• CPA or CPA candidate a plus
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of financial systems and software
• Intermediate level knowledge of GAAP/SEC accounting and reporting
• Proficient with MS office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word)
• Knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management is a plus

It would be music to our ears if you also had:
• Strong work-ethic and a self-starter with effective organizational skills with attention to detail who proactively seeks out new solutions
• Demonstrate problem solving, decision making, and continuous process improvement skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates partnering, influencing, and communication skills up and down the organizational structure to convey key elements in a concise and positive manner
• Ability to communicate clearly and identify issues, without being prompted to do so
• Ability to work proactively, independently, and as a strategic partner in a team environment
• Ability to find and implement efficiencies within tasks successfully
• Demonstrates critical thinking and dedication to deepening understanding of work being done
• Passion for music and desire to build a career in Finance

About us:

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 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: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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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.

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This position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

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Right To Work .pdf

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzxj77-3-17-73-4-42 in your application.