Senior Analyst, Corporate Services FP&A

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

Curiosity:
We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future.

Collaboration:

Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

Commitment:
We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

We are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

The Corporate Finance Department at WMG oversees the Company’s financial operations in partnership with WMG’s labels, business units and corporate functions. The team is responsible for financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, accounting oversight and financial compliance across the Company.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Corporate Finance, the Senior Analyst will play a hands‑on role in the management of centrally managed Corporate functions and Recorded Music functional areas. You will take ownership of key day‑to‑day budgeting, forecasting, reporting and accounting activities for Corporate functions. Acting as a key finance partner, you will help department leaders understand their financial performance, lead their budgets and make informed business decisions.

This is a hands‑on role offering broad exposure to the financial operation of a global music company, regular interaction with finance and non‑finance stakeholders, and the opportunity to develop within a collaborative, high‑performing team.

• Own key monthly close activities for Corporate functions, including preparing accruals, reclasses and intercompany journal entries.
• Work closely with the Shared Service Center and other Finance teams to ensure costs are accurately recorded in the general ledger and align with Company policies.
• Prepare comprehensive month‑end reporting packages and monthly forecast materials, including analysis of material spend and variances against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Partner with Corporate function leaders and budget owners to understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and maintain accurate forecasts.
• Support the annual budget, monthly forecasting and long‑range planning processes, including the development and maintenance of supporting financial models.
• Compile and analyze Corporate spend information used in senior‑management, Board and external reporting materials.
• Provide financial oversight of operational activities, including invoice coding and submissions, vendor setup, purchase order tracking, commitments and project cash‑outflows.
• Maintain strong follow‑up on outstanding items, results and forecast assumptions across multiple collaborators.
• Continuously find opportunities to automate processes, improve financial controls and streamline recurring reporting.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis and support other critical initiatives as requested by senior management.

You have a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. You have a minimum of 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Accounting, Controllership, or a related financial rigor.…