Director, Finance & Accounting - The Orchard

• Financial Reporting & Analysis:
  • Collaborate with finance teams of priority labels to review and understand monthly financial reporting results, including new deals, investments, acquisitions, and significant P&L fluctuations against forecasts, budgets, and historical data.
  • Support Sony Music Global Finance with reporting and financial analysis requests related to label activities (touring, merchandise sales, publishing, etc.).
  • Prepare P&L commentaries and present monthly results to the team and management.
    
• Accounting Process & Compliance:
  • Collaborate with labels' finance teams to understand their daily accounting processes and policies. Identify areas for improvement and ensure alignment with IFRS and Orchard/Sony Music policies.
  • Review contracts to identify factors impacting accounting treatments (e.g., principal vs. agent, revenue sources for artist royalty recoupment, contingent vs. non-contingent commitments).
  • Participate in the month-end close process by recording labels' monthly financial results in the Orchard ERP system, including management adjustments to comply with IFRS and Orchard/Sony Music accounting policies.
  • Prepare journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and balance sheet disclosure schedules.
• Integration:
  • Participate in new integration efforts for newly acquired companies and/or investments requiring financial consolidation accounting treatments.
• Work Environment:
  • This is an office-first role, requiring 4 days a week in the office.
  • Monthly travel to meet with labels' finance teams is required.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with 5-7 years of experience in financial accounting, audit, and internal controls. CPA preferred.
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel, including the ability to write complex formulas (intermediate to advanced level).
• Proficiency in SAP and Quickbooks required.
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish is preferred but not required, as the role involves reading Spanish contracts and collaborating with the label finance team.
• An excellent communicator and enthusiastic collaborator who works well with team members, external partners, and management
• You are open minded with a passion for learning. You are curious, ask questions and get excited about new projects.
• A thoughtful, organized and results-oriented professional
• You are thorough and thoughtful in your approach to problem solving
• Able to adapt quickly to a changing environment with minimal disruption

What We Give You

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day  
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best 
• Opportunities to connect with our valuable resources, such as our Counsel of Equity & Progressive Action (CEPA), a group created by our employees tasked with developing and implementing innovative solutions to advance a globally-shared goal of ensuring fair and inclusive spaces for all
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching 
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans 
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.  
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next  
• Time off for a winter recess