Manager, A&R Administration
Description
- Analyze and administer the recording budgets for an entire roster of recording projects in a variety of music genres
- Manage all aspects of the Accounts Payable process in relation to recording budgets
- Facilitate submission, review, and tracking of detailed paperwork in connection with project delivery
- Provide excellent customer service both internally and externally to all stakeholders throughout the recording process; ensuring timely payment, accuracy, and guidance throughout.
- File and process all union-related (SAG-AFTRA & AFM) contracts as applicable.
- Budget analysis, creation, and reforecasting
- Manage Accounts Payable activity along with the corporate finance teams
- Gathering required paperwork to ensure music is cleared for release into the marketplace
- Liaise with senior management and A&R regarding the recording process and creative plan
- Collaborate with A&R Coordinators to issue Purchase Orders and authorize expenditures
- Gather tax forms and union paperwork to ensure compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
- Prepare reports and project summaries as requested by various departments
- Provide information as requested by the Royalties team
- Assist the SVP with monthly financial forecasting of project spend
- Ensure accurate record keeping for the purposes of proper documentation to indemnify the corporation
Requirements
- 2-4 years’ project management experience in an A&R Administration.
- Able to quickly gain proficiency in proprietary systems (i.e., Uniport and StudioHub).
- Excellent understanding of basic Accounts Payable procedures.
- Familiarity with recording budget line items and the basics of the recording process.
- Basic proficiency in Excel (using financial formulas and creating spreadsheets).
- Solid data entry skills with a very strong attention to detail.
- Superior organizational and time-management abilities.
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
- 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.