Concord
Overview
Concord is the world’s leading independent music company. The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally. Concord's growing catalog of 1.3 million songs, compositions, sound recordings, films, plays, and musicals is one of the most impactful and culturally relevant collections of creative rights in history. Concord is headquartered in Nashville with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin, Melbourne, and Miami. Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical agency, compromised of R&H Theatricals, The Muscial Company, Tams-Witmark and Samuel French. Concord Theatricals provides comprehensive services to creators and producers of plays and musicals under a single banner, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and production. As the
Finance & Accounting Manager , you’ll be responsible for the revenue and receivables reporting and operations for the North America division of Theatricals. What you’ll do
Oversee the A/R Coordinator, assigning and reviewing their work, ensuring team deadlines/workloads are met and career development objectives are achieved. Maintain relationships with UK and German accounting teams to maintain consistency in worldwide revenue reporting, receivables and collections processes. Ensure the month-end close process runs efficiently and the team closes on time. Ensure that reported results comply with GAAP and that activities related to Revenue, A/R, Deferred Revenue, Reserves/Bad Debt, Cash, COGS, and Royalties are complete and accurate. Reconcile sales systems to financial systems, handle complex financial statement activities and resolve issues proactively. Escalate potential issues to the Director, Finance and Accounting immediately. Maintain responsibility for worldwide receivables and collections, ensuring efficient, accurate, and timely communication and resolution with customers and licensing teams. Ensure compliance with corporate audits and regulatory requirements for customer management and collections. Enforce consistent procedures for customer collections, ensuring A/R aging is accurate and balances or refunds are cleared. Work with Theatricals business owners to provide insight and resolve issues on receipts, revenue, invoices, customers, collections, financial policies, deadlines, banking and internal processing. Complete monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and analysis, including balance sheet reconciliations and comparisons to prior year, budget and forecasts. Enhance matching capabilities over customer balances and receipts, improve banking and system interfaces, confirm data integrity against chart of accounts and financial policy, and increase use of automated processes. Maintain coordination with Licensing teams and pursue process improvements with Corporate, IT and Theatricals systems teams. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field required Minimum 3-5 years of accounting experience required; Revenue and Accounts Receivables experience a plus Entertainment industry experience preferred. Ability to multitask and prioritize a variety of projects in a busy department required Strong organizational skills, initiative, and follow-through on projects required Continuous improvement mindset: ability to redesign close and transactional data/processes to meet evolving business demands and enhance automation and systems capabilities required High attention to detail; Excellent written and oral communication skills Strong Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex formulas); prior experience with Rightsline, Netsuite ERP and IBM TM1 Cognos EPM is a plus Prior managerial or supervisory experience preferred Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate across the organization Strong knowledge of and interest in Theatre, Music and Performing Arts preferred Salary & Type
Salary Range:
$90,000-$100,000 Employment type:
Full-time Location/Hybrid:
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days minimum on-site. Benefits & Equal Opportunity
At Concord, we offer comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, generous time off, parental leave, charity match, paid time off for volunteering, and other company perks. We have offices and a culture committed to supporting growth and development. Concord is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable laws regarding recruitment and employment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Concord is the world’s leading independent music company. The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally. Concord's growing catalog of 1.3 million songs, compositions, sound recordings, films, plays, and musicals is one of the most impactful and culturally relevant collections of creative rights in history. Concord is headquartered in Nashville with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Berlin, Melbourne, and Miami. Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical agency, compromised of R&H Theatricals, The Muscial Company, Tams-Witmark and Samuel French. Concord Theatricals provides comprehensive services to creators and producers of plays and musicals under a single banner, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and production. As the
Finance & Accounting Manager , you’ll be responsible for the revenue and receivables reporting and operations for the North America division of Theatricals. What you’ll do
Oversee the A/R Coordinator, assigning and reviewing their work, ensuring team deadlines/workloads are met and career development objectives are achieved. Maintain relationships with UK and German accounting teams to maintain consistency in worldwide revenue reporting, receivables and collections processes. Ensure the month-end close process runs efficiently and the team closes on time. Ensure that reported results comply with GAAP and that activities related to Revenue, A/R, Deferred Revenue, Reserves/Bad Debt, Cash, COGS, and Royalties are complete and accurate. Reconcile sales systems to financial systems, handle complex financial statement activities and resolve issues proactively. Escalate potential issues to the Director, Finance and Accounting immediately. Maintain responsibility for worldwide receivables and collections, ensuring efficient, accurate, and timely communication and resolution with customers and licensing teams. Ensure compliance with corporate audits and regulatory requirements for customer management and collections. Enforce consistent procedures for customer collections, ensuring A/R aging is accurate and balances or refunds are cleared. Work with Theatricals business owners to provide insight and resolve issues on receipts, revenue, invoices, customers, collections, financial policies, deadlines, banking and internal processing. Complete monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and analysis, including balance sheet reconciliations and comparisons to prior year, budget and forecasts. Enhance matching capabilities over customer balances and receipts, improve banking and system interfaces, confirm data integrity against chart of accounts and financial policy, and increase use of automated processes. Maintain coordination with Licensing teams and pursue process improvements with Corporate, IT and Theatricals systems teams. Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field required Minimum 3-5 years of accounting experience required; Revenue and Accounts Receivables experience a plus Entertainment industry experience preferred. Ability to multitask and prioritize a variety of projects in a busy department required Strong organizational skills, initiative, and follow-through on projects required Continuous improvement mindset: ability to redesign close and transactional data/processes to meet evolving business demands and enhance automation and systems capabilities required High attention to detail; Excellent written and oral communication skills Strong Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, complex formulas); prior experience with Rightsline, Netsuite ERP and IBM TM1 Cognos EPM is a plus Prior managerial or supervisory experience preferred Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate across the organization Strong knowledge of and interest in Theatre, Music and Performing Arts preferred Salary & Type
Salary Range:
$90,000-$100,000 Employment type:
Full-time Location/Hybrid:
This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days minimum on-site. Benefits & Equal Opportunity
At Concord, we offer comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, generous time off, parental leave, charity match, paid time off for volunteering, and other company perks. We have offices and a culture committed to supporting growth and development. Concord is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable laws regarding recruitment and employment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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