Director, Accounting
Warner Music Group
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $145,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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
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
- 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)
- CPA a plus
- Technical Experience Required: SAP S4 Hanna H FM familiarity
- Blackline experience.
Benefits
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Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
accountingfinancial reportingconsolidationsintercompany accountingfixed asset accountingforeign currency translationsproject managementSarbanes-Oxley complianceGAAPbudgeting
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencecommunicationcollaborationprioritizationexecutionprocess improvementcreativitystrategic thinkingintegrity
Certifications
CPA