Manager – Royalty Audit

36 Minutes ago • 2 Years + • Auditing

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Job Description

Sony Music Entertainment is seeking a Manager – Royalty Audit to support their Royalty Audit Department. The role involves fieldwork and preparing rebuttals for audit reports on behalf of various partners. Responsibilities include communicating with auditors, extracting and analyzing data from royalty and financial systems, verifying claim accuracy, preparing responses to audit reports, and maintaining audit work papers. The ideal candidate will have a CA/CPA or equivalent, at least 2 years of experience in royalty compliance audit or related fields, and prior experience in a Big 4 accounting firm and managing audits. Strong analytical, communication, and data management skills are essential. This is a hybrid role requiring two days a month in the office and work within US shift hours (4:30 PM - 1:30 AM).

Must have:

CA/CPA or equivalent
2+ years of related work experience
Experience in royalty compliance audit or business management
Prior experience in a Big 4 accounting firm
Prior experience managing internal/external audits
Strong analytical skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Curious nature and ability to learn new concepts

Good to have:

Experience in record company, music publisher, or online streaming service
Advanced data management skills (Power BI, Tableau)

Perks:

Work from home (hybrid – 2 days in a month from office)
Vibrant global community
Modern office environment
Investment in professional growth and development
Space to accelerate progress and create
Platform to champion positive change
Opportunity to contribute to social impact, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Annual leave, medical leave, and medical insurance

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Job Details

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship. Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

The role of the Royalty Audit Manager is to support the objectives of Sony Music’s Royalty Audit Department in the areas of fieldwork and the preparation of rebuttals to audit reports received on behalf of Sony artists, producers, licensing or profit participation partners, and music publishers and label unions.

What you'll do:

Communicate with auditors on various matters, including commencement materials, fieldwork document requests and audit claims.
Extract data from royalty, sales, distribution, and financial systems. Perform unit and financial reconciliations and other analyses, which often includes handling large data.
Verify the accuracy of claim schedules accompanying audit reports and assist with the preparation of Sony’s response schedules.
Investigate potential counterclaims and review and interpret complex agreements and rate calculations.
Prepare responses to audit reports, maintain audit work papers, and work with other Sony Music departments to ensure accurate reporting.
Other duties/projects assigned by management.

Who you are:

CA / CPA or equivalent, 2+ years of related work experience preferably with a royalty compliance audit or business management firm, record company, music publisher, or online streaming and media service provider (e.g. Spotify).
Prior experience working in a Big 4 accounting firm
Prior experience in managing internal/external audits
Ready to work in US shift (4.30pm – 1.30am) and flexible to extend if needed.
Work from home (hybrid – 2 days in a month from office)
Strong analytical skills with ability Ability to consolidate and analyze information from several different sources.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with all levels of management.
Must have a curious nature and a strong ability to learn and apply new concepts.
Advanced data management skills (Power BI, Tableau, or other experience related to manipulating/slicing big data) is a plus.

What we give you:

Work from home (hybrid – 2 days in a month from office)
You join a vibrant global community with the opportunity to channel your passion every day
A modern office environment designed for you, empowering you to bring your best
Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community
The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt and create what happens next
We give you the platform to champion positive change, with the opportunity to contribute to our social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Annual leave, medical leave and medical insurance.

Equal Opportunities

As an active part of a culturally and socially diverse society, Sony Music’s aim is that our workforce is diverse and inclusive. Sony Music is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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