Warner Bros. Discovery

Senior Manager, FP&A Music Royalties

Warner Bros. Discovery

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Mexico City • Mexico

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the end-to-end music royalties process, including statement intake, contract and product setup, royalty calculations, statement distribution, and payment coordination
  • Manage and develop a team of 4, including 3 team members supporting royalties operations and 1 team member supporting accounting/finance activities
  • Oversee the setup and maintenance of royalty agreements and financial terms in the royalty management system, ensuring accurate interpretation and application of contracts
  • Review and approve royalty calculations, statements, and related payment support to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance
  • Serve as the main escalation point for complex participant inquiries, statement issues, payment matters, audit requests, and rights-related questions
  • Partner with Accounting and Controllership on revenue allocations, accruals, journal entries, close support, and accounting treatment of music-related revenue
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, monthly reporting, and ad hoc financial analysis for the music business
  • Prepare and present reporting and insights to music and finance stakeholders, including revenue trends, performance updates, and risks/opportunities
  • Drive process improvements, automation, and systems enhancements across royalties, accounting, and finance workflows
  • Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Legal, Accounting, Controllership, AP, Payroll, Audit, Tech, and business teams to support efficient and controlled execution

Requirements

  • 6–8+ years of experience in royalties, finance, accounting, or related entertainment industry operations
  • Experience managing or overseeing royalty calculation, statementing, and payment processes
  • Strong Excel and financial analysis skills, with experience handling large data sets
  • Strong understanding of contracts, financial terms, and operational controls
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate across functions
  • Experience leading or developing team members
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required
Benefits
  • Career defining opportunities
  • Thoughtfully curated benefits
  • Tools to explore and grow
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
royalty calculationsfinancial analysisExcelbudgetingforecastingreportingprocess improvementsautomationdata managementcontract interpretation
Soft Skills
communicationteam managementcollaborationproblem-solvingprioritizationpresentation skillscross-functional partnershipleadershipanalytical thinkingattention to detail