[Remote] Director, Accounting - Global Intercompany

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Warner Music Group is a global collective of music makers and innovators, seeking a Director of Accounting - Global Intercompany to lead their accounting operations. This role involves overseeing reconciliations, settlements, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations while managing a diverse team of accounting professionals.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing reconciliations, settlements, eliminations, and dispute resolution across all legal entities globally
• Responsible for general ledger accounting, including monthly close, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, Consolidations, and Asset accounting
• Work with team to complete submission to corporate and review of related schedules submitted to Corporate in conjunction with the monthly/quarterly financials
• Liaise with internal and external auditors, and ensure compliance with SOX requirements including drafting and updating process narratives, and maintenance of requirement documentation
• Responsible for reporting and analytics as needed
• Lead the end-to-end global intercompany accounting function, ensuring accurate and timely reconciliations and settlements across all legal entities
• Oversee the elimination of intercompany balances during the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation process
• Lead dispute resolution processes related to intercompany transactions between global affiliates
• Ensure effective financial internal controls and SOX compliance for all intercompany activities
• Lead and mentor a diverse global team of accounting professionals to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Provide oversight over the preparation of supporting schedules for quarterly filings
• 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, act as primary point of contact for area of oversight
• Apply Blackline to automate and monitor closing tasks for area of oversight, and ensure compliance with leadership initiatives related to Blackline
• Ad hoc analysis and projects

Skills

• BA/BS in Accounting
• 8-10 years of progressive accounting or controllership experience with at least 3-5 years in a Global Business Services (GBS) leadership role (supporting executive leadership at the CFO or corporate level)
• 10K schedule support experience
• Fixed Asset accounting oversight experience
• Experience with Intercompany accounting, consolidations, and Foreign currency translations
• 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
• 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 collaborate with all business units and departments within the company
• Ability to optimally prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is essential
• Solid project management skills, from initial idea through execution
• A 'Process First' mentality, understanding that the software only works if the underlying workflow is clean
• Demonstrated professional maturity with unquestioned personal and business integrity
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Master's of Accounting
• CPA a plus
• SAP S/4HANA
• HFM familiarity
• Blackline experience

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