Finance Assistant
Warner Music INC, City of Westminster
Finance Assistant
Salary Not Specified
Warner Music INC, City of Westminster
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 3 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: a218e8819c804408a48f0fc37ab70713
Full Job Description
- 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, sex or sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, and any other protected 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., Our Finance team plays a key role in our success and is responsible for the management of the company's cash flow and forecasts. Our high performing team supports the business with a range of activities that include the day to day transactional accounting including Accounts Payable and Receivable through to advising longer term financing and providing information that assists our managers in making strategic decisions. Your role: The role will see you supporting the Financial Planning Director on financial reporting, budgeting and analysis. Our team within the department is responsible for managing the financials for our distribution label, monthly statement reporting for third party labels and providing information to Management to make strategic decisions. You will also support the team in the preparation of monthly accounting and forecasting cycles. As you grow into the role it will provide the opportunity to develop a wide range of experience to support your ACCA/CIMA studies. Here you'll get to:
- You will be the main point of contact in the team for the the new royalty system (wars) and maintain the system, set up contracts and generate statements
- You will document additional system development requirements and liaise with relevant team
- Assist in data owner clean-up and liaise with the necessary teams
- Assist with the development of new finance processes and systems enhancements
- Assist with statement checks and label queries and send out statements as required
- Assist with raising label statement payments and other costs
- Review third party sales files and pricing and prepare sales upload files
- Assist in monthly forecasting and modelling for budgets and forecasts
- Assist the team with month end including journal preparation and balance sheet reconcilliations
- Assist the team with management reporting preparation
- Carry out all other ad-hoc duties as directed by Management and Senior Executives.
STEM graduate - Previous experience in a finance assistant/analyst role desirable but not essential.
- You will have advanced excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups, formulas)
- You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the capability to interact effectively with all levels both within the business and also to third party labels
- You have excellent time management skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- You have great organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail
- You have strong analytical skills and will be able to work through problems logically
- You have a strong desire to learn and develop your skillset in a fast-paced environment
- You will possess commercial awareness and business insight
- You will have a flexible attitude towards working hours around key Financial deadlines We'd love it if you also had:
- Previous experience in a media or music company
- Ability to work well individually
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, 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.