Director, Accounting - Corporate

Warner Music Group•Nashville, TN

43d•$145,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

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 turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans. Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises. WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. 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. A little bit about our team: Warner Music’s Center of Excellence for Shared Services, opened in 2017 and is the home to the financial, legal and administrative functions that provide critical support and best-in-class services to our US Recorded Music and Publishing businesses. 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. The Finance department is responsible for managing all the center’s accounting and cash management functions. As a critical component of the Finance department, the Accounting Operations group provides accounting services and support to WMG’s corporate finance, US record labels and US publishing business. Why this could be your next big break: The Director of Accounting Operations is responsible for providing leadership and direction to our financial shared service organization that performs the following finance and accounting functions on behalf of the US business units: General Accounting – responsible for general ledger accounting, including monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, Consolidations, and Asset accounting. Work with team to complete submission to corporate and review of related schedules submitted to Corporate in conjunction with the monthly/quarterly financials Liaise with internal and external auditors, and ensure compliance with SOX requirements including drafting and updating process narratives, and maintenance of requirement documentation Reporting and analytics – responsible for reporting and analytics as needed.

Requirements

BA/BS in Accounting, Master’s of Accounting a plus
8-10 years of progressive accounting or controllership experience with at least 3-5 years in a Global Business Services (GBS) leadership role (supporting executive leadership at the CFO or corporate level)
10K schedule support experience
Fixed Asset accounting oversight experience
Experience with Intercompany accounting, consolidations, and Foreign currency translations
Large, multinational company experience
Driver of “change”, and thinks creatively and strategically
Strong understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
Quantifiable examples of achievements and strong track record of success
Experience in strong communication and strategy presentation
Strong leader who can influence and lead initiatives within the company, and manage and motivate
Ability to achieve results through influence over external and internal parties who are not direct reports
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Team player who can cooperate/collaborate with all business units and departments within the company
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
Solid project management skills, from initial idea through execution
A “Process First” mindset, understanding that the software only works if the underlying workflow is clean
Demonstrated professional maturity with unquestioned personal and business integrity
Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
SAP S4 Hanna
HFM familiarity
Blackline experience

Nice To Haves

CPA a plus

Responsibilities

Ensure effective financial internal controls; identify and remediate control gaps
Ensure Accuracy of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated statements by investigating and monitoring discrepancies against expectations and providing explanations
Lead and mentor a diverse team of accounting managers and analysts onshore and offshore to prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial information and reports
Acquisition integration as needed
Oversee Fixed Assets accounting process, and provide key support on intercompany activities
Provide Oversight over the preparation of supporting schedules for quarterly filings
Special projects as requested by business units and corporate
Provide excellent customer service and develop / maintain strong relationships with different business unit finance organizations, including the respective CFO and VP of Finance
Develop an environment of constant process improvement that results in definable projects that are delivered timely and result in cost savings to the entire organization
Facilitate and bridge gaps between the areas of Finance, Accounting, IT, Strategy and Operations.
Develop, recommend, and implement all strategy relating to Financial Shared Services functions
Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget
Interact with internal and external auditors to resolve potential issues and new transactions, Act as primary point of contact for area of oversight
Utilize Blackline to automate and monitor closing tasks for area of oversight, and ensure compliance with leadership initiatives related to Blackline.
Ad hoc analysis and projects