Global Artist Accounting Analyst

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

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As the Analyst, Global Artist Accounting at Ceremony of Roses, you will support artist accounting, royalty reporting, and financial operations across the Ceremony of Roses group of companies, which are part of Sony Music Entertainment. This role serves as a flexible shared resource across COR's affiliated businesses, providing support on a need-based basis as priorities and workloads shift across the group. You will partner with finance and operating teams across affiliates to help deliver timely and accurate artist settlements, interpret contractual economics, reconcile underlying financial activity, and support accurate financial reporting. Success in this role requires strong accounting and analytical skills, attention to detail, comfort working across multiple businesses and systems, and the ability to prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment. This is an office-first role located in Culver City, CA and requires working 4 days in office per week.

What you'll do:

Artist Accounting & Royalty Settlements

• Prepare and maintain artist royalty statements and settlement schedules across multiple revenue channels, including Tour, Ecommerce, Retail, and Licensing, for affiliates across the Ceremony of Roses group.
• Review artist contracts and related agreements to ensure accurate interpretation and application of royalty rates, profit splits, recoupable costs, advances, and other settlement terms.
• Reconcile revenue, costs, cash activity, and other settlement inputs to underlying operational and accounting records.
• Identify settlement discrepancies, investigate variances, and coordinate with affiliate finance and operating teams to resolve issues on a timely basis.

Affiliate Support & Workload Triage

• Provide artist accounting and finance support across Ceremony of Roses affiliated companies based on business needs, settlement calendars, and workload priorities.
• Partner with finance leads across the group to assess open deliverables, prioritize work, and provide additional capacity where it is most needed.
• Adapt to different affiliate processes, systems, and business models while helping drive consistency in artist accounting practices across the group.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Support analysis of artist and project economics, including revenue, costs, margins, royalties, and settlement performance across revenue channels.
• Assist with variance analysis and other financial reporting needed to explain artist, project, or affiliate performance.
• Prepare schedules, analyses, and reporting materials for affiliate finance teams and Ceremony of Roses leadership as needed.

Accounting & Month-End Close

• Support month-end close activities across affiliates, including preparation and review of artist royalty, revenue, cost, and tour-related accruals.
• Reconcile artist accounting and operational data to the general ledger and investigate differences across systems or reporting sources.
• Partner with affiliate Accounting and Finance teams to support complete, accurate, and timely financial reporting.

Process Improvement & Special Projects

• Help standardize artist accounting, settlement, and reconciliation processes across the Ceremony of Roses group while respecting affiliate-specific business requirements.
• Assist with process improvements, documentation, and automation initiatives that improve the timeliness and accuracy of artist accounting and reporting.
• Support ad hoc finance, accounting, and cross-functional projects across affiliates as priorities evolve.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• 1 – 2 years of experience in accounting, artist/royalty accounting, financial analysis, or related roles.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to reconcile and analyze large or detailed financial datasets.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret contracts and translate financial terms into accurate royalty and settlement calculations.
• Experience with royalty reporting, artist accounting, revenue-share arrangements, or similar contractual accounting models.
• Experience working with merchandise, Ecommerce, retail, touring, licensing, music, entertainment, or consumer product revenue streams is preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP, ERP systems, royalty platforms, or other financial reporting tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across different teams, affiliates, and operating environments.

 

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 
• 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

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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The anticipated annual base salary does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for.  The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.California Pay Range$71,000—$75,000 USD