Sr. Manager, Internal Financial Reporting & Analysis

This is a Full Time Job

Job Title: Sr. Manager, Internal Financial Reporting & Analysis

A little bit about our team:

The WMG Financial Analysis team partners on a wide array of analysis across all divisions, operating performance/delivery tracking, market/competitive analysis, and ad-hoc projects. The department provides reporting and analysis on all actual, forecast and budget cycles for WMG.

Your role:

This position requires experience in variance analysis and strong understanding of accounting and finance. We are looking for someone who is proactive in analyzing financial variances and can efficiently communicate financial results and forecasts. You will interact directly with financial leadership across all divisions and corporate executive leadership team.

This position will be responsible for preparation of required financial reporting deliverables and review of Warner Music Group Corp.'s financial documents. Monthly areas of focus and analysis include affiliate-specific P&L performance compared to annual budget, consolidated WMG P&L performance compared to annual budget and prior year, affiliate-specific direct cost evaluation, top-seller review, and streaming analysis. The position will report to the Director, Financial Reporting & Analysis.

Here you'll get to:
• Assist with the Corporate Reporting and Analysis process encompassing monthly reporting over actual and forecast results. This includes coordination with segment finance leads at the Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Corporate operating segments to properly report and analyze WMG operating performance.
• Prepare financial review packages on a monthly and quarterly basis for the Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, and Controller for both actual and forecast results, including analysis of key variances to prior year and budget, on a consolidated and operating segment basis.
• Prepare and maintain recurring source files, primarily in Excel with HFM Smart View functionality, which are used for analysis of results and are the basis of senior management reporting.
• Coordinate with Investor Relations and External Reporting to assist in the development of the quarterly and annual press releases and earnings script documents.
• Liaise directly with External Reporting to prepare quarterly MD&A and income statement analysis, and other ad-hoc reporting and analysis in connection with the quarterly earnings process and as requested.
• Prepare financial documents analyses for certai