Accounts Payable Analyst

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 know that each talent makes our collective bolder and brighter. We are guided by four core principles that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Music is Everything: Music is our passion, and we can never get enough. Tastes, trends, and tech will change, but great artists and songwriters will always be our driving force.

• Global Growth, Local Expertise: Music is a global language. Through communication and collaboration, our success can come from anywhere and translate everywhere.

• Innovation and Insight: Pushing the boundaries requires the best information and the boldest imagination. We use both to create the future.

• Empowered by People: Like the artists we serve and the music they make, our differences make us stronger. This is a place where every talent can belong and build a career.

We remain committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We know it fosters a culture where you can truly belong, contribute, and grow. We encourage applications from people of any age, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, and any other characteristic or identity.

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: Accounts Payable Analyst

A little bit about our team:

The accounts payable team comprises of 9 heads who provide vital support to our business, providing excellent customer service whilst ensuring our suppliers needs are met and ultimately paid on time. Our role requires us to be reliable, accurate and flexible to meet ever-growing business needs.

Your role:

• Checking invoices for accuracy and matching against POs raised by the business prior to sending to the offsite imaging centre

• Contact our new suppliers and any changes requested to supplier banking information by phone, to confirm legitimacy and to prevent fraudulent activity.

• Assist the AP Supervisors in checking the weekly multiple currency payment runs.

• Highlight problem accounts to the Supervisors and AP Manager where necessary.

• Reviewing and creating new vendors;

• Dealing with supplier queries;

• Assessing and creating urgent payments,

• Reconciling key supplier statement accounts;

• Investigating and clearing any outstanding items.

We’d love it if you also had:

• Oracle accounting software experience (not essential)

• Aged creditor review experience.

• An understanding of fraud prevention and things to look out for

• Good Microsoft Outlook knowledge

• Experience dealing with processing invoices from all over the world and an understanding of reverse charge tax.

About you:

• Someone with more than one year’s experience in accounts payable.

• Someone who has an excellent attention to detail and who understands the importance of excellent customer service.

• An excellent communicator, who enjoys working as part of a team as well as working solo to complete their own job duties.

• Previous accounting package experience is a must.

• Can competently document notes during training.

• Experience using Word and Excel.

• Ability to remain focused whilst working under pressure and tight deadlines

• Highly organized using email

• GCSE grades and above .

About us:

We are based at 27 Wrights Lane, High Street Kensington. At the moment we are working a 2 day week in the office and 3 days from home. Our team is a shared service centre that supports Warner Music UK Ltd, Warner Music International Services Ltd, WMIS Ltd, Warner Classics and numerous sub labels that fall under these groups. We are a diverse friendly team who welcomes new members and will offer support where required. Full training of the role will be provided. The business is currently transitioning over to SAP to become a larger global shared service centre supporting EMEA.

As the home to Asylum, Atlantic, East West, Elektra, 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 catalogue of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Redefining what it means to be a music company in the 21st century, our consumer brands include trend-setters like UPROXX, Songkick, HipHopDX, and EMP. We’re the home to WMX – the next generation services division that connects artists with fans and amplifies brands in creative, immersive, and engaging ways – and Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) – the ground-breaking global distribution company for independent artists and labels.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Music With Vision & Voice.

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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.

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, marital status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), physical or mental disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.