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Director, FPA

Warner Music Group
USA
Full-time
Director · 10+ years experience
Hybrid
Discovered 1 weeks ago

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Your role:

  • This role requires a strong background in variance analysis and a deep understanding of accounting and finance. We are seeking an individual who is proactive in analyzing financial variances and can effectively communicate financial results and forecasts. You will collaborate closely with financial leadership across all divisions and the corporate executive team. You will be responsible for the preparation and delivery of key management financial reports, focusing on areas such as affiliate-specific P&L performance, consolidated WMG performance against the annual budget, prior forecasts, and prior year results. This position will report directly to the VP, Financial Reporting & Analysis.
  • As a proactive leader, you will manage financial analysis and drive performance across departments, acting as a key strategic partner to executive leadership on critical cross-functional projects. This role requires moving beyond standard metric reporting to actively shape high-level business decisions. We are looking for someone who demonstrates strong leadership by effectively managing resources, mentoring team members, and collaborating across all levels of the organization. You will be expected to inspire, motivate, and hold others accountable for achieving both individual and team goals, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and collaboration.
  • Here you’ll get to:
  • Lead Financial Reporting & Analysis: Oversee monthly and quarterly reporting cycles, ensuring accurate and timely communication of results and forecasts to senior management.
  • Mentor & Develop Team Members: Manage two direct reports, providing coaching and guidance to help them grow professionally while fostering a high-performance culture.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Work with various stakeholders, including senior leadership, to integrate financial insights into company strategy and influence decisions.
  • Promote Accountability: Ensure team members and stakeholders are held accountable for deliverables, consistently meeting performance targets and financial goals.
  • Lead Cross-Functional Projects: Take charge of ad-hoc projects that require collaboration across departments, demonstrating your ability to unite teams and drive outcomes.
  • Key Responsibilities Include:
  • Oversee the Corporate Reporting and Analysis process, ensuring timely monthly reporting of actual and forecast results. Coordinate with segment finance leads at Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Corporate operating segments for accurate reporting and analysis of WMG’s performance.
  • Manage and review financial review packages summarizing WMG’s performance, including key metrics, for the Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, and Controller.
  • Prepare concise summaries of monthly actual and forecast results, comparing them to prior year, prior forecast, and budget, highlighting significant variances. Calculate and track critical compliance metrics, including comparative leverage calculations (e.g., Moody's vs. S&P methodologies), and model Adjusted EBITDA across various projections and business scenarios.
  • Oversee the preparation and maintenance of recurring source files, primarily in Excel with HFM Smart View functionality, which form the foundation of senior management reporting.
  • Collaborate with Investor Relations and External Reporting to assist in the development of quarterly and annual press releases, earnings script documents, and other financial communications, including directly supporting IR in answering investor and analyst questions.
  • Manage KPI reporting across the organization and conduct detailed cost analysis. Perform deep-dive strategic analysis to evaluate key business drivers, model the financial impacts of internal structural changes, assess margin performance, and develop actionable scenarios to optimize financial outcomes.
  • Work closely with External Reporting to review quarterly MD&A, income statement analysis, and other ad-hoc reporting during the earnings process.
  • This role offers the opportunity to significantly contribute to WMG’s financial performance and provide strategic insights to senior leadership.
  • About you:
  • 10+ years professional experience in accounting and financial analysis
  • CPA preferred
  • Large multi-national experience a plus
  • Strong computer skills with knowledge of financial systems and software
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance / Economics
  • We’d love it if you also had:
  • Deep understanding of financial analysis and reporting, key business metrics, forecasting, and annual budgeting;
  • Problem solving, decision making, and continuous process improvement skills
  • Superior organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Partnering, influencing, and communication skills up and down the organizational structure to convey key elements in a concise and positive manner
  • The ability to work proactively, independently and as a strategic partner in a team environment
  • Knowledge of music/media industry strong plus
  • As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.
  • Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
  • Love this job and want to apply?
  • Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.
  • Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
  • Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
  • #LI-Hybrid Salary Range: $150,000 to $160,000 Annually Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.
  • Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Links to relevant documents:
  • 2026 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf
  • EVerify Participation Poster.pdf
  • Right To Work.pdf
  • Include:

Qualifications

  • 10+ years professional experience in accounting and financial analysis
  • Strong computer skills with knowledge of financial systems and software
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/ Finance / Economics
  • Deep understanding of financial analysis and reporting, key business metrics, forecasting, and annual budgeting;
  • Problem solving, decision making, and continuous process improvement skills
  • Superior organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Partnering, influencing, and communication skills up and down the organizational structure to convey key elements in a concise and positive manner
  • The ability to work proactively, independently and as a strategic partner in a team environment
  • Knowledge of music/media industry strong plus
  • As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.
  • Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.
  • Love this job and want to apply?
  • Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.
  • Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
  • Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
  • Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • 2026 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf
  • EVerify Participation Poster.pdf
  • Right To Work.pdf

Preferred Qualifications

  • CPA preferred
  • Large multi-national experience a plus

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