Coordinator, Finance
Job Description
- Experience with accounting and financial applications software
- Hyperion Financial Management experience
- Smartview Reporting experience
- SAP experience
- BPC planning experience
- Financial experience or schooling
- Advanced Excel proficiency with complex formulas
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to establish quick rapport with people across the business
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Ability to keep information confidential
- Ability to learn new systems quickly
- Read and summarize financial agreements
- Create and maintain financial reporting
- Collect, analyze, and report key performance indicators
- Facilitate new vendor onboarding
- Facilitate contractual payments
- Manage corporate compliance requirements
- Track department budgets
- Provide day-to-day finance support
- Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options
- 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
- Wellbeing reimbursements (up to $720/year)
- Lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of contribution
- 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
We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
How we LEAD:
The Finance Coordinator position is responsible for various aspects of Financial Operations for the Universal Music Enterprises (UME) Division at our company headquarters in Santa Monica. This position will act a liaison between finance and various UME departments to support the accounts payable, accounts receivable, and various other functions including licensing and business affairs. This position is responsible for the analysis/preparation of monthly management and financial information. You will also design/perform ad hoc analyses as required by the VP, SVP and CFO.
How you’ll CREATE:
- Read and summarize (Financially) new agreements
- Create and maintain reporting to help with review of monthly financials for accuracy including Balance Sheet, P&L & Cash Flow
- Collect, analyze and report key performance indicators and highlight trends in margin, artist investment and cash flow
- Facilitate new vendor on-boarding
- Facilitate contractual payments for various departments
- Facilitate and manage corporate compliance requirements
- Provide ad hoc analyses including enhancing models and reports as required
- Author monthly reports for senior executives
- Track department budgets on a monthly basis
- Provide day to day finance support to the various departments within UMe
- Drive efficiency by identifying areas for process/system and improvement.
Bring your VIBE:
- Financial experience or schooling required
- Advanced proficiency in the use of Excel with an emphasis on complex formulas
- Experience with accounting and financial applications software; Hyperion Financial Management/Smartview Reporting, SAP and BPC planning experience/knowledge is a major plus
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Great organizational skills with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to establish quick rapport with people across the business
- Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines
- Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
- Ability to handle multiple priorities at any given time
- Must be extremely well organized
- Ability to keep information confidential
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to learn new systems quickly
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 of the career site.
Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.
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