Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting & Analysis

Job Description:

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. 

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why 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. 

Job Title: Sr. Analyst, Financial Reporting & Analysis

A little bit about our team:

The Financial Analysis team supports a range of initiatives across all divisions. We are responsible for tracking operating performance, conducting market and competitive analysis, and delivering high-impact projects. The team leads reporting and analysis for all actuals, forecast, and budget cycles across Warner Music Group (WMG).

Your role:

In this role, you'll be at the heart of preparing and consolidating key financial reports that directly advise our leadership team, including the Board, CEO, CFO, and Controller. This is a phenomenal opportunity for someone who thrives in a structured, meticulous environment and enjoys contributing to critical reporting. We are looking for someone organized, with a strong focus on accuracy, and a commitment to making a tangible impact within a dynamic setting. There are opportunities for growth into more analytical or cross-functional initiatives as you develop in the role.You will support our Director of FP&A and, collaborate closely with teams across Recorded Music, Music Publishing, and Corporate to ensure efficient reporting processes and gain a perspective on our global operations.

Here you’ll get to:

• Maintain recurring financial source files, primarily in Excel with HFM Smart View, used to consolidate actual and forecast data across divisions.

• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly reporting packages for the Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, and Controller, including assembling data and formatting materials.

• Support the monthly consolidation of segment results for comparison against budget, prior forecast, and prior year.

• Track key monthly results, lead the financial reporting timeline, and schedule review meetings.

• Partner with Investor Relations and External Reporting to help prepare the quarterly and annual earnings release and scripts by collecting inputs and reviewing consistency.

• Support headcount tracking and other recurring reporting templates in coordination with teams.

• Assist the Director and broader team on periodic competitive benchmarking and ad-hoc data compilation tasks.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Economics

• 3+ years of experience in financial reporting, corporate finance, or accounting

• Experience working at or with a large multinational corporation a plus

• Proficient in Excel; experience with HFM Smart View or similar financial consolidation tools preferred

• CPA preferred

• Familiarity with general ledger structures and corporate reporting processes

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

We’d love it if you also had:

• Curiosity about the music or media industry

• Comfortable working with large volumes of data in spreadsheets and enterprise systems

• Dedication to structure and task completion

• Excellent interpersonal skills, especially when interacting with cross-functional partners

• The ability to prioritize multiple deadlines with limited direct supervision

• A collaborative demeanor and willingness to support the broader team as needed

About us:

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.

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This position requires a minimum of four days per week in the office. We value in-office collaboration and believe it's essential for talent development and fostering strong working relationships.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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