Director, Accounting

Director, Accounting
Warner Music Group

United States, Tennessee, Nashville

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Salary

$136,000 - $208,000 Per Year

Rank

Director

Responsibility

Functional Tower Lead

Scope

Regional

Workplace

100% in office

Functions

Finance

Reports to

CFO and VP of Finance

Level

N-2

Travel Max:

0%

Posting Date

01-09-2025

Description

The Director of Accounting Operations acts as a key liaison with our clients in the Recorded Music business. They provide leadership and direction to our financial shared service organization. This organization performs finance and accounting functions for the US business divisions.

Director, Accounting

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure effective financial internal controls; identify and remediate control gaps
  • Lead team to prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial information and reports
  • Acquisition integration
  • Special projects as requested by business divisions and corporate
  • Provide excellent customer service and develop / maintain strong relationships with different business unit finance organizations, including the respective CFO and VP of Finance
  • Develop an environment of constant operational improvement that results in definable projects that are delivered timely and result in cost savings to the entire organization
  • Facilitate and bridge gaps between the areas of Finance, Accounting, IT, Strategy and Operations.
  • Develop, recommend, and implement all strategy relating to Financial Shared Services functions
  • Monitor and analyze monthly operating results against budget
  • Interact with internal and external auditors to resolve potential issues and new transactions
  • Ad hoc analysis and projects

Qualification & Requirements

  • BA/BS in Accounting
  • 10-15 years of strong financial management or controllership experience
  • Large, multinational company experience
  • Driver of “change”, and thinks creatively and strategically
  • Strong understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
  • Quantifiable examples of achievements and strong track record of success
  • Experience in strong communication and strategy presentation
  • Strong leader who can influence and lead initiatives within the company, and manage and motivate
  • Ability to achieve results through influence over external and internal parties who are not direct reports
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Team player who can cooperate/collaborate with all business units and departments within the company
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
  • Solid project management skills, from initial idea through execution
  • Demonstrated professional maturity with unquestioned personal and business integrity
  • Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

We’d love it if you also had:

  • CPA preferred
  • ASC 606 experience preferred
  • SAP/SAP4Hana familiarity a plus

Benefits

  • Insurance, Health & Wellness
  • Financial & Retirement
  • Family & Parenting
  • Vacation & Time Off
  • Other Perks & Benefits…

Company Profile

Warner Music Group
Industry

Musicians

Revenue

$5.92B

Employees

5,022

Fortune 500 Rank

NA

Global 500 Rank

NA

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