Revenue Accountant

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $90k - $95k / year

⏰ Full Time

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💲 Accountant / Accounting

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Warner Music Group

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1920

📱 Media

💰 Post-IPO Debt on 2021-10

Media

Warner Music Group is a global music company that forms a collective of music creators and enthusiasts. The company is involved in recorded music, music publishing, and media brand development. Warner Music Group is dedicated to championing the individuality of artists and songwriters, empowering them through its iconic labels and distinctive brands. It hosts a wide variety of artists and is known for its commitment to creative freedom and limitless possibilities in the music industry.

📋 Description

• Lead technical accounting, accrual modeling, and reconciliation for all Recorded Music revenue streams • Architect and maintain ASC 606 recognition schedules, monthly flash revenue accruals, deferred revenue tracking, and automated reversals • Query, clean, and analyze revenue operational reporting datasets across disparate digital service providers using Analysis for Office and Gemini AI Tools • Reconcile multi-system reporting from source systems to the financial ledger • Bridge consumption metadata with general ledger activity to detect anomalies, underreported royalties, missing catalog codes, and system mismatches • Conduct month-over-month and quarter-over-quarter variance analyses and present variance drivers to label finance leaders • Serve as RTR business lead for financial systems optimization across SAP ECC/S/4HANA, BlackLine, and proprietary music revenue sub-ledgers • Design, test, and implement automated reporting to simplify manual journal entries and compress the monthly close cycle • Direct monthly and quarterly close deliverables, reviewing high-volume journal entries, complex accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations • Review work prepared by staff accountants and offshore shared service partners, provide guidance, and establish standard operating procedures • Investigate and resolve persistent balances in revenue clearing, suspense, and partner withholding accounts • Maintain and enhance SOX 404 internal control matrices, segregation of duties, validation checks, and data lineage documentation • Serve as primary revenue audit liaison for internal and external auditors, providing audit schedules, roll-forwards, sample testing support, and technical accounting memos • Partner with Label Finance, Commercial Revenue Operations, Business & Legal Affairs, IT/Data Engineering, and Corporate Royalty teams • Provide training and education to members of the Recorded Music RTR team

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related analytical field required • Active CPA license (or international equivalent) strongly preferred • Master’s Degree (MAcc, MBA) or coursework in Financial Data Analytics / Information Systems is a significant plus • 10 to 15+ years of progressive, hands-on accounting experience in Corporate Accounting, Shared Services, or Big 4 Public Accounting • 7+ years of specialization in high-volume revenue accounting, billing assurance, or royalty accounting within music, digital entertainment, streaming media, or intellectual property/licensing sectors • Experience leading technical ASC 606 revenue recognition implementations or oversight for complex multi-element arrangements • Experience directing and reviewing work performed by distributed, hybrid, or offshore delivery centers • Deep experience with SAP FI/CO, S/4HANA, and automated balance sheet reconciliation tools such as BlackLine or Cadency • Expert-level Microsoft Excel proficiency, including SAP Analysis for Office, Power Query, dynamic arrays, VBA/macros, and advanced nested logic • Experience with eCommerce and digital billing platforms such as Shopify and DSP vendor reporting portals is highly desirable • Ability to analyze intricate data anomalies and synthesize findings into clear executive summaries • Ability to evaluate manual workflows and design scalable, automated alternatives • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills • Ability to manage high-pressure close deadlines and competing stakeholder requests • Must be able to work with label executives, data engineers, and external auditors