Staff Accountant – Joint Ventures

Process accounts payable applying proper codings by business unit, department, class, general ledger account, and recoup-ability for each transaction for all Big Machine Label Group Joint Ventures

Ensure approvals and accompanying documentation are complete and received via a

Purchase Order or General Manager approval prior to processing.

Process monthly income received from distributors (Universal Music Group, various DSPs) for Joint Venture artists and prepare journal entries for upload into accounting system.

Prepare weekly bank deposits for Big Noize LLC and record into accounting system

Prepare quarterly and semi-annual Joint Venture statements and required financial

statement packets per each agreement (Cumulus JV, John Varvatos/Big Machine JV, Tape

Room Records JV, and Big Noize LLC JV currently)

Pull JV and artist related income & expenses from accounting system

Review/format expenses for proper account coding and recoup-ability per artist

contract

Prepare Nash Icon (Cumulus JV) artist royalty statements (4) semi-annually

Run point on SAP Concur travel and expense system for Big Machine Label Group

Responsible for ensuring company T&E policies are followed, acceptable backup

(receipt) documentation is attached, and account coding is correct

Setup of new employees with Concur accounts and training on expense report

submission per Big Machine Label Group guidelines

Field staff Concur questions

Assist with company processing 1099’s annually

Assist with month end closing by preparing various journal entries for Joint Ventures and Big Machine Label Group

Assist with elimination entries within accounting system during monthly close

Assist Big Machine’s Director, Finance with Accounts Receivable employee billbacks by pulling receipts from employee Concur accounts

Assist with pulling documentation for audits including invoices and/or deposit backup

Education:

Degree in Accounting or Music Business related field preferred

Experience:

Prior record label or business management experience preferred

Prior history of administering a company T&E system (Concur)

Prior history of working in NetSuite, SAP, Concur or similar software preferred

Skills and Abilities:

Extreme attention to detail

Strong customer service and team building skills required

Ability to work under pressure and within hard deadlines