Senior Content Accountant
Spotify
Senior Content Accountant
Job Description
Spotify is seeking a sharp, detail-oriented, and collaborative Senior Accountant to join our Content Accounting team (based in New York City), supporting the Podcast and Music (Labels) verticals. The selected candidate will report into the Manager of Content Accounting, and will provide support on various areas of content accounting and some of the most exciting aspects of our business.
Locations
- New York, New York, United States
Salary
Salary details available upon request
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
120,000 - 170,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Excellent time and self-management skills, ability to prioritize and multitask to meet deadlinesintermediate
- Strong excel and/or google sheets skills, and be comfortable with extremely large dataintermediate
- Comfortable working in a fast paced and constantly changing environmentintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA or CA preferred (experience)
- Minimum of 4 years relevant professional experience preferred (experience)
- Big 4 experience preferred (experience)
- Previous experience of IFRS and/or SOX is an advantage (experience)
- Experience in the entertainment, media, or tech space is an advantage (experience)
- Experience with major ERP systems (Oracle, SAP or Netsuite) is an advantage (experience)
Responsibilities
- Execute monthly global content accounting close processes for the podcast and music (labels) verticals, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
- Prepare and/or review monthly journal entries, uplifts, account reconciliations, roll forwards, and flux analyses
- Own end-to-end accounting processes for content-related contracts, including minimum guarantees, flat-fee arrangements, and revenue share models
- Develop and enhance content accounting processes, controls, and documentation
- Support internal, external, and third-party audits by providing necessary documentation and insights related to designated areas
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Technical Accounting, Financial Systems, Legal, Licensing, Internal Audit, FP&A, Tax, and other business stakeholders on policies, process improvements, and system initiatives
- Contribute to process improvements, automation efforts, and documentation to enhance the scalability and efficiency of content accounting operations
- Participate in special projects, system implementations, and process transformation initiatives as the business continues to evolve
- Occasionally travel to collaborate with global team members
Benefits
- general: Flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come into the office 2-3 days per week
- general: Working hours? We operate within the EST zone for collaboration
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Senior Content Accountant
Spotify
Senior Content Accountant
Job Description
Spotify is seeking a sharp, detail-oriented, and collaborative Senior Accountant to join our Content Accounting team (based in New York City), supporting the Podcast and Music (Labels) verticals. The selected candidate will report into the Manager of Content Accounting, and will provide support on various areas of content accounting and some of the most exciting aspects of our business.
Locations
- New York, New York, United States
Salary
Salary details available upon request
Estimated Salary Rangemedium confidence
120,000 - 170,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Excellent time and self-management skills, ability to prioritize and multitask to meet deadlinesintermediate
- Strong excel and/or google sheets skills, and be comfortable with extremely large dataintermediate
- Comfortable working in a fast paced and constantly changing environmentintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA or CA preferred (experience)
- Minimum of 4 years relevant professional experience preferred (experience)
- Big 4 experience preferred (experience)
- Previous experience of IFRS and/or SOX is an advantage (experience)
- Experience in the entertainment, media, or tech space is an advantage (experience)
- Experience with major ERP systems (Oracle, SAP or Netsuite) is an advantage (experience)
Responsibilities
- Execute monthly global content accounting close processes for the podcast and music (labels) verticals, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
- Prepare and/or review monthly journal entries, uplifts, account reconciliations, roll forwards, and flux analyses
- Own end-to-end accounting processes for content-related contracts, including minimum guarantees, flat-fee arrangements, and revenue share models
- Develop and enhance content accounting processes, controls, and documentation
- Support internal, external, and third-party audits by providing necessary documentation and insights related to designated areas
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Technical Accounting, Financial Systems, Legal, Licensing, Internal Audit, FP&A, Tax, and other business stakeholders on policies, process improvements, and system initiatives
- Contribute to process improvements, automation efforts, and documentation to enhance the scalability and efficiency of content accounting operations
- Participate in special projects, system implementations, and process transformation initiatives as the business continues to evolve
- Occasionally travel to collaborate with global team members
Benefits
- general: Flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home. We ask that you come into the office 2-3 days per week
- general: Working hours? We operate within the EST zone for collaboration
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