Associate Director, Label Finance

This is a Full Time Job

Responsibilities

• Preparation of all month-end and year-end close activities including but not limited to journal entries, partner share calculations, review of variable cost calculations, etc.
• Deal analysis for artist signings and joint ventures
• Recoupment analysis of artist and joint venture balances
• Perform trend analysis to assist with Deal and Recoupment analysis
• Maintain and monitor Priority Artist Project P&L’s
• Support talent/recording costs tracking and analysis
• Assist in preparation of all aspects annual budget and monthly P&L forecasts
• Responsible for loading budgets and forecast into BPC
• Create monthly flash reports and variance explanations
• Create reports and presentation of monthly/quarterly financial data for meeting with Sony Music Executives
• Prepare quarterly and year end reports required for reviews and audits
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Monitor and Approve Employee T&E spend and provide analysis on actual vs. budgeted activity
• Prepare and analyze weekly/monthly reports comprised of worldwide sales, marketing, and artist P&L information for all domestic and international priority album releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with concentration in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field
• Generally, minimum 5 years of business experience in financial analysis or accounting role
• Music/Entertainment industry experience preferred
• Ideal candidate has a working knowledge of GAAP, financial reporting
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, etc.) and proficient in Microsoft Office suite of applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• SAP/Business Objects /BPC experience preferred
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work well in a collaborative, team oriented environment
• Disciplined self-starter
• Rigorous attention to detail and excellent time management skills