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Senior Manager, UK & European Audit at UMPG is positioned to lead the audit function adjacent to and with support from a world-class Royalty team whose key goal is to ensure fast and accurate royalty accounting to songwriters.

Reporting to the VP UK and European Administration, the role encompasses fulfilling the end-to-end audit process. The position is rich in opportunity for involvement with the company’s biggest deals, signings, and international projects.

How You’ll Create
Lead audit process from receipt of audit notice, preparing for audit fieldwork, support during fieldwork and responding to audit reports.
Develop the audit communication process including building templates for external correspondence, necessary internal messaging and approvals.
Review and manage internal audit processes ensuring appropriate compliance measures are met.
Collate and feedback any learning opportunities as a result of audit findings to enable continuous improvement within UMPG.
Generate royalty datasets and enhanced statements.
Generate and prepare royalty suspense reports.
Organize and prepare source document files for audit fieldwork.
Organize and prepare synch documentation.
Review, redact, and prepare documents to send to auditors following their fieldwork.
Lead and undertake research of audit claims.
Liaise with Business Affairs to create settlement agreements.
Manage the regular audit status reporting function for senior management.
Perform and develop ad hoc reporting and royalty audit projects as needed.

Bring Your Vibe
You will have a minimum of 5 years of related work experience in the music or media industries.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Proven ability to lead a business function.
Expertise in managing relationships with key stakeholders.
Experience in Microsoft Excel and text editors required.
Strong organization skills, critical thinking, analytical abilities, and attention to detail are required.
Ability to meet deadlines quickly and accurately while managing competing priorities is required.
Finance qualification desirable but not essential.
Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder’s specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.