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Reports To: Assistant Corporate Controller
Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000 plus bonus
Job Summary:
Join Firebird's Finance Team as a Senior Accountant supporting our rapidly expanding music company. You'll play a crucial part in financial operations across our diverse portfolio of 1,000+ artists and partner companies, working directly with our Assistant Corporate Controller to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance in our dynamic, multi-revenue-stream environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Core Accounting Functions:
- Execute monthly close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting across multiple business units
- Prepare, review, and post complex journal entries including accruals, prepaids, and intercompany transactions
- Perform detailed account reconciliations and general ledger analysis, investigating and resolving discrepancies
- Maintain accurate accounts receivable tracking and support cash collection efforts
Revenue & Multi-Entity Accounting:
- Execute revenue accounting processes across diverse talent roster and business units
- Develop and maintain systems for tracking multiple income streams (touring, recording, digital platforms, etc.)
- Support financial onboarding and accounting for new partner companies and subsidiaries
Reporting & Compliance:
- Prepare management and investor reporting packages
- Support audit requests and ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on special projects and ad-hoc financial analysis
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in high-growth or entertainment industry
- Strong technical accounting knowledge with experience in multi-entity accounting
- Advanced Excel skills and financial reporting capabilities
- Proven ability to work independently and solve complex problems in fast-paced environments
- Hands-on approach to problem-solving and diving deep into complex details
Preferred:
- CPA certification or progress toward certification
- Startup or entertainment industry experience
- Experience with Sage Intacct or similar cloud-based ERP systems
- ERP implementation or optimization experience
- Experience with revenue recognition for complex, multi-stream businesses
- Enthusiasm for contributing to company growth and industry innovation
About Firebird:
Firebird is a next generation music company providing career and brand guidance to over 1,000 artists worldwide to help them develop and grow broader global audiences and build longer lasting, higher impact, more profitable careers. Redefining the intersection of music, technology and finance, Firebird has rich expertise across the spectrum of artist management and intellectual property creation, from traditional endeavors like touring and recording, to cutting edge marketing and consumer product development, to emerging digital platforms from gaming to AI. Firebirds roster of partners includes some of the most important companies across the various aspects of the music landscape today including Red Light Management, Mick Management, Transgressive, Defected, Ntertain, Tape Room, Easier Said and many more.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
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