Wmg
Senior Manager, Merch Finance
USA - New York - 1633 Broadway · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$115k-$135kDetected 9 days ago
Financial ModelingFinancial AnalysisAccountingForecastingExcelSAPFP&ASupply ChainProcess ImprovementERPCommunicationCollaborationMentoringFinancial ReportingVariance AnalysisCFA
About the role
- WMX is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Merch Finance to be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations and FP&A processes for the global merchandising organization.
- Prepare complex financial modeling and analysis for upcoming artist deals and new business opportunities, evaluating IRR, NPV, royalties, advances, recoupment, and profit share.
- Analyze US tour profitability structures (venue commissions, per-head metrics) and e-commerce performance measurements (conversion, AOV, marketing ROI) to identify optimization areas.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with merchandising, e-commerce, and commercial managers to help track, analyze, and translate business performance against financial goals.
- Coordinate with Accounting and Shared Services to support the monthly US close process, track cash flow forecasting, and ensure integrity in revenue recognition across business models.
- Support data flow improvements, system enhancements, and finance transformation initiatives to drive automation and scalable reporting solutions.
- Supervise, mentor, and develop a manager and a financial analyst, ensuring high-quality outputs and clear career progression.
- Variance & KPI Tracking: Deliver detailed U,S monthly variance analysis and maintain operational dashboards tracking key indicators such as revenue per head, margins, inventory turns, and sell-through.
- Highly collaborative teammate who can easily build trust with cross-functional peers.
- Links to relevant documents:
Requirements
- 7-10 years (for Director) or 5-7 years (for Senior Manager) of progressive experience in Finance, FP&A, or Accounting.
- Proven understanding of core corporate finance principles, including P&L management, forecasting, and cash flow tracking.
- Excellent technical proficiency in Excel, pivot tables and data manipulation.
- Experience working across international markets or matrixed corporate structures.
Skills
- Experience using ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and modern financial reporting/BI tools.
Compensation
- $115,000 to $135,000 AnnuallySalary 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.
- Manage the day-to-day coordination and consolidation of the annual budget, quarterly forecasting cycles, and long-range planning (LRP) for the US merchandising business.
Benefits
- 2026 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf
Company info
- 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:
- 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.
- We pursue excellence for our team and our talent, acting with integrity and delivering on our promises.
- We are committed to creating a work environment that values, appreciates, and respects everyone, and we encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.
- The WMX Finance team supports the global merchandising, artist services, and supply chain within WMX.
- We partner closely with commercial, creative, and operational leaders to drive financial performance, improve visibility across complex revenue streams, and enable scalable growth across touring, e-commerce, retail, and licensing channels.
Equal opportunity
- Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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