Director, Finance

MCA, a division of Universal Music Group, is seeking a Director, Finance. This role involves generating financial reports, facilitating financial modeling and forecasting, assisting with monthly financial close, compiling executive presentations, and maintaining artist roster metadata. The ideal candidate will also manage budgets, prepare ad-hoc statements, develop analyses for decision-making, and aid in audits. This full-time, onsite position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in finance, economics, statistics, or accounting.

Must Have

• Generate reports and tools for the Finance team
• Understand and facilitate financial modeling and forecasting
• Assist with monthly financial close
• Compile executive presentations and speak to variances
• Maintain artist roster and projects metadata
• Implement budget management
• Prepare ad-hoc statements for third parties
• Develop reporting and analyses for decision-making
• Aid in liaising with external and internal auditors
• Perform special projects
• Minimum 5 years+ experience
• Attention-to-Detail
• Ability to synthesize complex financial data
• Proficiency with MS Office products, advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience with monthly close, forecasting, expenses
• Strong communication skills
• Self-starter with ability to prioritize under pressure
• Integrity and ethics in financial standards

Good to Have

• Willingness and excitement to lean into AI tools
• Hyperion Financial Management/Smartview Reporting, SAP and BPC planning financial application experience/knowledge
• Music industry experience
• Knowledge of IFRS and GAAP
• CPA certification
• Uniport experience

Perks & Benefits

• Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options
• 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

The ideal candidate possesses financial forecasting, analysis, and accounting experience with demonstrated proficiency in detailed financial analysis and reporting, financial systems, and communication skills. Position works in office Monday-Thursday.

How You’ll CREATE:

• Responsible for generating reports and tools used by the Finance team, including monthly results publication.
• Understand and facilitate financial modeling and forecasting, including monthly reforecasts of sales/revenues, recording and marketing and overhead costs, as well as new deal analysis.
• Assist with monthly financial close in coordination with Sr Director, Finance and Central Accounting Services (CAS), including working with CAS & Corporate Finance to resolve issues, and providing supporting information / schedules where necessary.
• Compile executive presentations in support of Actuals, Forecast and Plan, and speak to variances.
• Maintain artist roster and projects metadata within internal financial systems.
• Be familiar with and able to implement budget management across departments (ex: staff travel and entertainment) and projects (ex: marketing).
• Prepare ad-hoc statements for third parties, like direct-to-consumer reporting.
• Develop reporting and analyses to support decision-making for management and third parties.
• Aid in liaising with external and internal auditors on business unit audits, process audits, SOX compliance reviews, as needed.
• Special projects as required, including collaborating with other departments across MCA.

Bring Your VIBE:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics or Accounting preferred.
• Minimum 5 years+ experience.
• Attention-to-Detail a must.
• Ability to synthesize complex financial data into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Willingness and excitement to lean into AI tools
• Hyperion Financial Management/Smartview Reporting, SAP and BPC planning financial application experience/knowledge strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office products including advance skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, including adaptability, personal effectiveness, and the ability to establish quick rapport.
• Must possess experience with monthly close, forecasting, expenses.
• Strong communication skills with the capacity to relay to executives and management, while being sensitive to confidential information.
• Music industry experience preferred.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to prioritize and effectively follow through under pressure and/or tight deadlines.
• Show integrity, ethics, and a commitment to upholding the highest standards of financial integrity.
• Knowledge of IFRS and GAAP, CPA, and/or Uniport experience a plus.

Perks Playlist:

• 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

• Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:

• 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

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page

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Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

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