VP, Finance N. America

This is a Full Time Job

At Warner Chappell Music (WCM), we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company, and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

As the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), we're a collective band of music lovers, innovative connectors, and relentless supporters of our songwriters and catalog of iconic works. We lead with curiosity, collaborate across departments, borders, languages, and genres, and we're committed to delivering on the promises we make to each other and to our songwriters.

Job Title: Vice President, Finance – North America

A little bit about our team:

The Warner Chappell Finance and Accounting team works closely with the Center of Excellence (Shared Services) in Nashville, the WCM home office and Corporate Finance teams, and royalties department and is responsible for the US and Canada revenue and margin accounting and analysis.

Your role:

The VP of Finance for North America (US/Canada) serves as the lead finance executive for the business and is an integral member of the leadership team. This position is responsible for supervising and leading the finance team for North America including all related operations and functions (e.g., payables, budgeting/forecasting, treasury, and tax). This position requires someone with experience in leading teams and a track record of hiring and developing a high performing team. This position requires someone who understands the value of collaboration and partnership and can bring that focus to effectively manage internal/external partners.

Here you'll get to:
• Serves as a partner and advisor to the North American business, responsible for finance and accounting operations/activities, supervising financial trends, and helping to drive strategic planning activities at WCM.
• Is responsible for all sides of finance and accounting operations including but not limited to payables, receivables, overhead costs, and tax.
• Designs and implements processes and policies that directly relate to Finance activities at the WCM (e.g., forecasting cycles and general ledger maintenance).
• Owns the North American Finance team:
• Provides direction and mentorship for the team's work.
• Develops and maintains the team's organizational structure, partnering with the People Team accordingly.
• Coaches and develops team members, identifying skills needs and partners with the People team to outline development plans.
• Continually assesses workload requirements and allocation, working to recruit, hire, and retain employees as needed including identification of short-term temporary resourcing needs.
• Is responsible for related financial reporting activities such as budget preparation and cash flow analyses.
• Leads all aspects of financial modeling for key digital partner license deals in coordination with the Digital Deals team.
• Helps to supervise the preparation of financial statements for WCM in line with reporting/consolidation processes with the Warner Music Group.
• As part of the consolidation process, reviews technical accounting entries and related financial reporting for completeness and accuracy.
• Leads the team to initiate and coordinate royalty payments and other transactions.
• Directly supports special finance projects required for ongoing business operations, including diligence with respect to prospective acquisitions.
• Serves as WCM liaison to Corporate for Finance projects (e.g., Finance Transformation project).
• Meets with Corporate partners on various financial/accounting matters.

About You:
• A college degree in accounting, finance or business administration; a CPA license is desirable.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in accounting, financial management or administration, performing tasks that require sufficient knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and procedures, review and preparation of financial documents and reports, at least two (2) years of which in a supervisory capacity.

We'd love it if you also had:
• A curiosity of learning and understanding of trends in the industry and field of Finance.
• Experience in developing and leading high-performing teams.
• Effective communicator and collaborator, values partnership and has experience as a business advisor.
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting practices and has experience in liaising with both internal and external audit.
• A solid understanding of Workday and SAP is desirable.
• Experience with developing and leading strategic plans.

About us:

At Warner Chappell Music (WCM), we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere.

Before the fans and fame, the soundtracks and syncs, there is the song. And before the song comes the songwriter - the heart of an art form that defines generations, and the soul of our business. Songwriters are our inspiration; we are their partners, collaborators, and crusaders.

Songwriters shape culture; and here at WCM we help hone their craft, build their careers, and protect their legacies. We value curiosity, collaboration, and commitment – which helps set us apart and helps us in our commitment and global service to our songwriters.

We are Warner Chappell Music - where songwriters are heard.

About Warner Music Group: As the home to 10K Projects, 300 Elektra, Asylum, Atlantic, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world's premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

Love this job and want to apply?

Effective October 1st, 2023 this position will require being in the office 4 days a week. We believe that an in-office presence is critical for talent development, collaboration and building strong relationships.

Click the ''Apply'' link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

Don't be discouraged if you don't hear from us right away. We're taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.

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Salary Range
$210,000 to $230,000 Annually

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