Finance Operations Director

This is a Full Time Job

WMG's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.

Job Description:

We are Warner Music Group, home to a broad roster of new stars and legendary artists through a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Big Beat, Canvasback, East West, Elektra, Erato, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Spinnin', Warner Records, Warner Classics, and Warner Music Nashville, as well as Warner Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our innovative and highly sought-after Participations team at WMG's Center of Excellence for Shared Services.

Job Title: Director, Participations

A little bit about our team:

Warner Music Group's Center of Excellence for Shared Services is the home to the financial, legal, and administrative functions that provide critical support and best-in-class services to all U.S. record labels, publishing and artist & label services divisions. The Nashville center embodies the innovative and creative spirit that stems from the company's deep history in nurturing entrepreneurial thinking and artist-focused innovation, enabling our employees to develop a wide range of skills through cross function collaboration and development opportunities. We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join our highly sought-after Participations group. We have transitioned to a hybrid work schedule at this time, allowing our employees to work a combination of in-office and virtual days. These work arrangements will be periodically reviewed based on business needs.

Why this could be your next big break:
• You're highly efficient, and excel working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Working together, your team consistently meets deadlines and exceeds expectations
• Each day, you balance the important with the urgent, delegate thoughtfully and communicate effectively across the organization
• Handling large volumes of complex, financial data is your jam, you take pride producing accurate
• reporting, reviewing the work of others, and identifying insights from the data to support the
• business
• It's important that you truly know the business, you develop your expertise as you dive into legal
• agreements, and the interpretation of contractual terms
• You love being the key point of contact for internal and external partners, and are known for
• your responsiveness and going the extra mile
• Team development is a passion of yours, you inspire and support those around you
• You have a continuous improvement mindset and jump at the opportunity to collaborate with
• others on process transformation initiatives

Here you'll get to:
• Manage a team responsible for the preparation & distribution of participation profit share and distribution statements according to contractual agreements
• Apply your financial accounting skills: perform reconciliations, cash forecasts and budgets, review financial artist & label statements, manage SOX controls, respond to audit requests
• Work closely together with other team leads to provide leadership on Participation's operations and fiscal close activities
• Build and maintain strong working rel