Finance Manager
Description
- Create and maintain reporting to help with review of monthly financials for accuracy including Balance Sheet, P&L & Cash Flow
- Prepare variance analysis for Corporate and Business Unit management
- Collect, analyze and report key performance indicators and highlight trends in margin, artist investment and cash flow
- Build and improve financial models for corporate forecasts and annual plan
- Prepare executive presentations in support of Actuals, Forecast and Plan
- Provide financial guidance on music and merchandise pricing in retail and D2C channels
- Develop reporting and analyses to support decision-making for management and 3rd parties
- Work closely with the other departments and the North American Finance team
- Assist in the review of contractual statements for joint ventures and distribution deals
- Provide ad hoc analyses including enhancing models and reports as required
Requirements
- BA in Finance, Business, Economics, Accounting
- Music industry experience highly preferred
- Minimum 5 years of financial planning & analysis, strategic planning, or corporate accounting experience required
- Advanced proficiency in the use of Excel and PowerPoint with an emphasis on complex modeling, graphing and visual presentation
- Experience with accounting and financial applications software; Hyperion Financial Management/Smartview Reporting, SAP and BPC planning experience/knowledge preferred
- CPA experience, preferred but not required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Great organizational skills with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to establish quick rapport with people across the business
Benefits & Perks
- Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
- 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
- Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
- A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
- 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
- Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
- 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
- 2-weeks paid Winter Break
- 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
- Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
- Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent
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Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans. Universal Music Group's labels include A&M Records, Astralwerks, Blue Note Records, Capitol Christian Music Group, Capitol Records, Capitol Records Nashville, Caroline, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, EMI Records Nashville, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Harvest, Interscope Records, Island Records, Machete Music, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Label Group, Virgin Records, Virgin EMI Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. UMG's catalog is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). UMG also includes Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide and Bravado, the leading provider of consumer, lifestyle and branding services to recording artists and entertainment brands around the world. Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company.