Director, Finance & Accounting

Full-time

Company Description

Join the INgrooves team!

At INgrooves Music Group, we are committed to powering creativity in today’s dynamic music marketplace by providing the best distribution, marketing, and rights management tools and services to content creators and owners. We develop state-of-the-art, cost-efficient, and scalable technology platforms. Our partners benefit from our experienced, knowledgeable people, unparalleled commitment to customer service, and thoughtful marketing solutions that drive results. We aspire to be the most transparent and solution-driven partner for all of the labels and artists we work with.

What does it take to be successful at INgrooves?

Passion

For Music. For technology that supports music. For making things happen. For collaborating.

Business Acumen

The successful candidate aligns with the INgrooves culture by being solutions-oriented, collaborative, leveraging best practices, and possessing a passion for both technology and music.

Interpersonal/Communication Skills

The successful candidate will be open-minded with a natural curiosity of internal and external customer, product oriented with an understanding of the development process. Builds and fosters strong relationships and effective partnerships with cross-functional teams.

Executing for Results

The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to generate strategy, develop strategic planning, and translate into actionable plans with timely execution and accountability.

Leadership/Collaboration

Establishes and maintains positive working relationships, operates with integrity, influences and supports others, and remains open to ideas.

Problem Solving

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and have a demonstrable record of resolving issues and providing solutions. Demonstrates eagerness and ability to learn quickly and leverages a flexible mindset in response to shifting dynamics, adversity and/or change.

Job Description

The Director of Finance & Accounting is a hands-on tactical role managing day-to-day responsibilities around revenue processing, expense tracking/analysis, client participation/royalty accounting, financial planning and analysis, month-end close, scheduled and ad-hoc reporting as well as inter-department collaboration. The Director of Finance & Accounting will own certain finance/IT responsibilities, ensuring execution and continued alignment with the overall Finance department’s responsibilities, requirements and goals.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:

Coordinate monthly revenue recognition and sales preprocessing procedures
Oversee end-to-end monthly client distribution/participation accounting cycle
Partner with Controller to complete timely month-end financial close processes
Generate monthly financial reporting package and maintain financial reporting tool/software
Work with VP/CFO on client advance balance analysis and projecting
Support VP/CFO with budgeting and forecasting actvities including detailed modeling and analytical back-up
Work with Client Support team on research/response communiqué pertaining to finance & accounting inquiries from clients
Assume lead position with Controller managing annual financial audit and interfacing with outside audit firm
Perform ‘foresnic accounting’ and ‘troubleshooting’ investigations as required
Assist in the management and development of junior team members
Assist VP/CFO with tax / international planning
Participate in new/to be determined projects

Qualifications:

8+ years experience in finance and accounting with a B.S. degree in finance/accounting, MBA and/or CPA is desirable
Extensive experience with i) accounting, royalty/participation and business intelligence systems, ii) budgeting and forecasting, iii) month-end close and reporting processes, iv) auditing, vi) GAAP accounting
Ability to manage multiple projects and deal with tight deadlines
Willingness to work outside normal responsibilities to achieve desired results
Extremely detail oriented, excellent planning and execution skills with a proven ability to establish and meet impactful goals and objectives
Proficiency with the MS-Office Suite, particularly, outstanding Excel skills (e.g. Nested Functions, V-Lookups, Pivot tables, etc.)
Ability to work in a dynamic, ever-changing entrepreneurial environment.

Expertise with typical ERP accounting systems and BI/Analytics tools, prior experience Dynamics GP, QlikView, Amazon Web Services as well as proprietary sales & royalty/participation accounting systems is desirable
Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Ability to work independently
Ability to interact with all levels of management
Familiarity with the entertainment and/or music industry desired but not required

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.