UnitedMasters – VP/Director of Finance (US)
As a new market substitute for unbiased artists, UnitedMasters presents high quality music distribution providers and facilitates distinctive partnerships amongst artists and the world’s largest models. We enable artists to retain full ownership over their grasp recording legal rights even though introducing them to millions of new enthusiasts around the world by means of our direct brand partnerships.
The UnitedMasters crew is made up of musicians, entrepreneurs, engineers and storytellers with backgrounds from Beats, Apple, YouTube, SoundCloud, Pandora and far more. We get the job done hand in hand with the award-profitable resourceful groups that forge those revolutionary partnerships at Translation.
# What is the role?
The VP/Director of Finance serves as a strategic small business companion and finance guide for the UnitedMasters enterprise and government group.
In this position, he/she will give day by day, hands-on alternatives, assessment and support to the Leadership Workforce, Product or service Management and Songs groups as they supply market top artist solutions for the leading unbiased artists in the globe. The blend of Translation, our in-property innovative company, and UnitedMasters produces a one of a kind benefit proposition and alternatives for brands and artists to join in the middle of our two-sided marketplace.
The VP/Director will guide working day to working day finance assist of the UnitedMasters workforce which includes oversight of artist royalty payments and ROI, products and strategic initiative prioritization, spending plan/business enterprise planning and money reporting and Controllership. A fingers-on professional who is passionate about their staff, tunes, and above-offering in a begin-up and rapidly paced atmosphere will excel in this function. Audio, streaming or media experience is strongly desired, but potential to adapt to technology and method improvement is essential.
Necessary Obligations You are going to Possess
- Give extraordinary day to working day oversight of UnitedMasters money reporting, preparing, danger management and method improvement. Lead a smaller team of royalty accountants and analysts supported by a shared providers centralized finance team (accounting, AP, AR, payroll, and many others.)
- Help expand the Income per Energetic Dispersed Artists and Internet Membership Income per UM Subscriber to reach our prolonged vary ambitions
- Get the job done intently with the UnitedMasters audio lead, engineering guide, product direct and other critical administrators to help make/buy/associate conclusions, pricing, merchandise expenditure prioritization, and other day to working day and strategic arranging.
- Challenge the standing quo – question hard issues to base out strategic and operational priorities to guarantee they are main to anticipated results and extensive term economical accomplishment for UnitedMasters.
- Possess the UM P&L from best to base – act as a CFO/Organization Associate.
- Supply insights and manage information to enhance decision making
# Who are we searching for?
- 6-12 several years experienced working experience, with a monitor file in economic reporting, FP&A, business enterprise spouse and strategic setting up for intricate corporations.
- Means to utilize details and investigation to elaborate challenges – present management with state of affairs organizing and possibilities to increase investor return in UM.
- Hands on chief who can coach and do – will have to be equipped to produce advanced economical types, helpful prepared communication in shows and memos, include benefit everyday
- Can establish reliable and productive procedures and delegate tasks / ownership properly to give superior guidance to the UM enterprise and Finance workforce
- Can add to a senior leadership staff that is clear, consequence targeted, supportive of each other and ready to run towards challenges.
- Wide enough finance encounter to know in which dangers could materialize, how accounting may well impact operational decisions, and the complexities included to assistance item launches or other UM initiatives.
- Prior experience with innovative Company Source Setting up systems (NetSuite, ADP, and so on.)
- Prior experience with membership and advertising and marketing / media relevant enterprise models a furthermore.
- Strategic, passionate and fearless issue-solver, who enjoys to dig in
- Understands relevance of controllership, ethics, and audio conclusion producing
- Accountable and committed crew participant
About Translation Enterprises
Translation Enterprises, composed of Translation LLC and UnitedMasters, is a minority-owned promoting and technology organization empowering models and artists to forge authentic connections with audiences at scale through a exceptional combine of actionable insights, technological innovation, and storytelling.
Translation was started on the electrical power of culture to propel discourses, developments, and actions – and more importantly, be the most unapologetic determinant of what is applicable. For about 15 many years, Translation has partnered with models and creators to develop and increase disruptive platforms that foster further local community engagement. This practical experience has specified us unparalleled perception into the dynamics of society and affinities that backlink individuals together. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and 21st Century Fox, we are reimagining how brand names and artists inform their stories, make benefit, and force lifestyle forward.