Analyst FP&A, Theatrical Music Royalties

3 Days ago • 2 Years +

About the job

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Warner Bros. Discovery seeks an Analyst FP&A, Theatrical Music Royalties. This role supports accurate and timely royalty payments, manages end-to-end processes, interacts with Finance departments, and develops systems for efficient analysis. Must-haves include 2+ years of finance experience, strong communication skills, proficiency in Excel, and critical thinking ability.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

  • Your New Role… 
    The FINANCIAL ANALYSTTHEATRICAL MUSIC ROYALTIES will be responsible for supporting timely and accurate reporting, payment, and analysis for Warner Bros. Discovery Studios, in support of the music royalties work stream. You will develop deep competencies in this area, providing business and finance stakeholders the required information for decision making.   

 

Your Role Accountabilities… 

  • Support the payment processing for music royalty payments from set-up through to payment as well as resolving questions from both external and internal interested parties. 

  • Act as the primary point of contact related to audit requests for both internal audit as well as participant audits. 

  • Create and maintain a tracking system to ensure the ability to quickly determine the status of all payments due to participants. 

  • In coordination with department leadership, develop weekly plans for priority/focus areas and present to other department members to ensure internal alignment. 

  • Set-up contracts in the Music Royalties system ensuring relevant data points are accurately captured. 

  • Participant in stakeholder/P2P/WaterTower Music meetings as well any others which are required to successfully complete assigned activities. 

  • Manage Ad Hoc analysis and financial data requests as needed, generating insights.  

  • Demonstrate and maintain high standards of accountability to deliver superior quality financial information on timely basis to business FP&A. 

  • Build strong relationships with business partner FP&A teams to enable the flow of information and knowledge sharing. 

  • Support development of systems, tools, and processes to facilitate efficient and accurate forecasting and analysis. 

  • Participate in process simplification initiatives. Collaborate across boundaries and share best practices with other FP&A teams.  

  • Participate in meetings with business finance partners to understand forecast drivers and present prepared forecast and analysis data. 

Qualifications & Experience… 

  • At least 2 years’ experience in finance related positions. 

  • Strong English verbal and written communication skills (must have). 

  • Strong proficiency in excel and other data analysis techniques. 

  • Critical thinker and strong problem solver with excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to frame issues, articulate findings and present optimal solutions. 

  • Proven ability to build confidence and trust with department members and external business partners. 

  • Experience working accurately and efficiently with high volumes of data under strict deadlines. 

Preferred Qualifications… 

  • Solid understanding of entertainment business preferred (Royalties/Theatrical/Consumer Products/Games/TV Content Licensing/Home Entertainment Industry). 

  • Accounting knowledge preferred. 

  • SAP, Power BI, Power Automate experience preferred. 

II.   MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Please explain in specific detail the main responsibilities of this position.  Explain not only what is done, by why it is done (and/or for whom)Also include examples and note tools or equipment used to accomplish the duty.   

% time spent 

 

  • This role has primary responsibility for supporting accurate and timely payment of royalties stemming from Theatrical music soundtracks. The role manages end to end processes beginning with loading the contract in the system, setting vendor up in the system, ensuring payment, resolving questions from any stakeholder and ultimately providing support for both internal and external audit requests. 60% 

  • This role, on a periodic basis, is interacts with other departments in the Finance function to ensure results of the activities are accurately reflected in WBD financial statements for both income statement and balance sheet presentation purposes. 25% 

  • Support development of systems, tools, and processes to facilitate efficient and accurate analysis. Seek for constant process and routines improvements in the duties and task under its scope. Prepare ad-hoc analysis for FILM PRODUCTION AND MUSIC ROYALTIES FP&A Finance and Business Stakeholders. 15% 

 

                        

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/  along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

About The Company

Applicants – please be advised that all email correspondence by official Warner Bros. Games recruiters will come from the @lith.com, @warnerbros.com or @wbgames.com domains. Our agency recruiters who reach out through LinkedIn will also properly identify themselves as employees of the companies that work with us. All other parties claiming to be our recruiters are not affiliated with Warner Bros. Games, Monolith or any of our studios. Please take care not to share your personal information with these contacts, nor click on any links embedded in their messages. If you have any questions, you can reach out to us directly at recruiting@wbgames.com.

Warner Bros. Games brings some of the most iconic characters and stories in entertainment to life through videogame development. With multiple world class development studios located across North America and the UK, our teams are made up of top talent in the industry. We strive for an open and collaborative culture where our people can do what they do best – making great games.

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