Senior Accountant

APM (a joint venture of Sony Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing) is the leading provider of original production music available to content creators, with an extraordinary collection of over one million hand-curated recordings spanning every country, genre, and era. APM is the go-to for thousands of music supervisors, producers and video editors, spanning every market. Our music can be found daily on platforms as diverse as Netflix, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Wondery, and Spotify, among many others. In 2023, as in every year, multiple Super Bowl commercials featured APM music content. In addition, APM tracks have been sampled by the likes of Jay-Z, Dr Dre, Nas, Drake, MF DOOM, and many others. The APM NFT series (a cyclical, limited offering of music collectibles), offered via Dapper Labs, typically sells out within minutes.

The Senior Accountant will partner with the Director of Accounting on the development, interpretation, and implementation of complex financial and accounting concepts, financial planning, and internal controls. The Senior Accountant will perform monthly financial statements close, reconciliations, develop financial reports, will support the monthly and quarterly accounting close process, and will work closely with other team members to build accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP. The Senior Accountant will also assist in implementing process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate and complete month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures.
• Prepare and review various journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Reconcile revenue reported in various systems.
• Assist in preparation of financial statements.

• Maintain adequate internal controls within the accounting processes to ensure well documented, accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Analyze monthly general ledger account activity, journal entries, and variances to forecast.
• Assist in preparation of annual budget.
• Assist in preparation of audit work papers for year-end audits with external auditors.
• Prepare AE packages each month reflecting revenue and sales incentive payouts
• Assist with analysis and ad hoc reporting.

• Assist with forecasting revenue, expense and cash flows.
• Assist in developing policies and operational procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of GAAP and full Accounting Cycle;
• 5+ years of accounting/finance experience; CPA a plus, but not required;
• Must be software savvy and able to reconcile data between multiple systems;
• Advanced Excel skills – i.e. vlookups, pivots, sumifs, etc.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written;

• Self-starter with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and manage time effectively;
• Flexible, strategic team player with high integrity and ethical standards, who is also able and willing to be extremely “hands-on;”

• Must be proficient in all MS Office systems and exposure or use of NetSuite preferred;
• Bachelors in Accounting/Finance required.

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to work with a dynamic and well-regarded team;
• Hybrid work environment, with select days in the Los Angeles office;
• A challenging opportunity in an ever-changing (and rapidly growing!) industry;
• Health benefits, 401k, life and disability benefits and a generous time-off policy;
• Team building and attendance to industry events.

APM is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to embrace what makes each one of us unique; we each have our own story. Whether looking at our current staff or future team members, we believe that everyone has something to contribute, and our employment practices reflect that. Whether by mandate or not, we never have and never will make our employment decision based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.