Clerk, Revenue Assurance

This is a Full Time Job

Clerk, Revenue Assurance
Job Description:


A little bit about our team:

The U.S. Shared Services organization is based in WMG's Center of Excellence for Shared Services in Nashville, Tennessee (the ''Center''). The Center consists of five departments: Analysis, Finance, Legal, Licensing, and Reporting. Employees of the Center provide services to all of WMG's U.S. record labels, Warner-Chappell Music Publishing, WEA Corp. and Alternative Distribution Alliance (WMG's distribution companies), and WMG's other U.S. business units.

The U.S. Shared Services he Analysis Department consists of two groups: the Audit Group, and the Revenue Assurance Group.
• The Audit Group is responsible for managing all incoming audits arising from the artist recording agreements, joint venture and participation agreements, publishing license agreements, and union collective bargaining agreements to which WMG's U.S. record labels are a party.
• The Revenue Assurance Group is responsible for processing all incoming payments received pursuant to the synch and master use licensing agreements covering WMG's recorded music repertoire, tracking and collecting outstanding payments, and administering WMG's artist royalty obligations with respect to such incoming payments.

Members of the Department work closely with employees in the Business Affairs, Finance, Production, Operations, New Media, and Marketing departments of each label client to fulfill the above-referenced responsibilities for the recordings and record those labels release.

Why this could be your next big break:

The responsibilities of the candidate hired to fill this position will include handling the day-to-day clerical needs of the Revenue Assurance group.

Here you'll get to:
• Managing all aspects of inbound mail, including receiving, opening, scanning, naming and uploading physical statements/backup to internal payment processing systems MLS and LSS;
• Handling all inbound payments including daily deposit of checks received and claiming electronic payments received by the cash team, scanning, naming and uploading payments to MLS and LSS;
• Downloading quarterly statements from external third party databases and uploading them to internal database;
• Managing internal email inbox including downloading, saving and uploading statements received electronically, forwarding inquires to appropriate point person on Revenue Assurance team, logging emails in appropriate folders, requesting backup and responding to inquires when appropriate;
• Issuing and tracking invoices created by Revenue Assurance group;
• Request and send any manual payments;
• Receive, log and enter into MLS deals from Frontline Label Business Affairs group;
• Assist Income Tracking Analyst with requesting statements;
• Perform various research projects related to third party licenses and payments for various internal clients as needed; and
• Perform any other duties and tasks related to the Department's role and responsibilities that might be assigned by the Team's senior management from time to time.

Rockstar candidates will be able to:
• Candidates for this position must be able to work well independently and as part of a team;
• Candidates must have strong computer skills, including strong data entry and data analysis skills (with an emphasis on accuracy and problem-solving) and strong proficiency using Microsoft Office's Word and Outlook applications; familiarity with Microsoft Office's Excel application is strongly preferred, but not required;
• Candidate must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Candidate must possess excellent analytical, mathematical and organizational skills;
• Candidate must be able to meet deadlines consistently and effectively while working under pressure; and
• Candidate must be able to manage multiple assignments at any given time and prioritize them effectively and appropriately.

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