Junior Finance Manager

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At BMG, we recognise the power of music and are dedicated to ensuring it thrives. We are a community of artists, songwriters, and partners, working together to create music and build lasting careers. Here, music creators find not just a business partner, but a trusted home where their work shapes culture and leaves a legacy. Together, we evolve and grow.

We believe that creativity flourishes when people feel they belong. That means building a culture where everyone can show up as themselves, contribute freely, and be treated with fairness and respect - whatever their background, identity, or life story. We're committed to creating a workplace where individuality is valued, inclusion is intentional, and everyone has the chance to grow. All applicants to BMG will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Junior Finance Manager
9 Month FTC

Your Mission at BMGAs our Junior Finance Manager, you'll be at the heart of our global recordings business, ensuring financial data is accurate, digital revenues are well managed, and processes run smoothly. You'll support both operational and strategic finance initiatives - helping to keep the Recordings Hub running efficiently. You'll work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment where precision, communication, and initiative are key. This position is a fixed-term contract beginning in May 2026.

What You'll Be Doing.

• Supporting the month-end close process, including SAP journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, and month-end file roll forwards.
• Reviewing general ledgers for posting errors, performing mid-month checks, and ensuring prompt corrections.
• Assisting with quarterly manual PPI booking instructions, meeting tight deadlines.
• Maintaining accurate financial schedules and reconciliations to meet management and audit requirements.
• Managing statement processing for key digital partners - including YouTube, Merlin (Meta/Facebook), TikTok, TikTok CapCut, ADA, and others - ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Supporting onboarding of new DSPs, including mapping, testing, and system integration.
• Providing SAP support, resolving coding or mapping issues, and contributing to hub recharges and quarterly preparation activities.
• Participating in digital and systems projects such as TikTok CapCut, Pandora, UMG Digital Longtail, and YouTube GAM onboarding, as well as AI-driven process improvements.
• Documenting processes clearly to ensure smooth project continuity and effective knowledge sharing.

What you bring

• Experience in finance or accounting, ideally within the music, entertainment, or media sector.
• Proficiency in SAP and confidence working with complex data flows and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Clear, effective communicator with a collaborative approach in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Proactive, adaptable, and motivated to improve and innovate financial processes.

Now, What's in It for You?

• 25 days annual leave plus 3 days between Christmas & New Year
• Subsidised gym membership
• Private Health Insurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Annual gig allowance
• Artist showcases and access to exclusive music events
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing support
• A fun, inclusive, and sociable office environment

Ready to shape the future of music?

Founded in 2008, BMG reimagined the relationship between music companies, songwriters, and artists by offering fairer contracts, greater creative freedom, and unparalleled transparency in royalties and licensing. Now the fourth-largest music company in the world, BMG combines human creativity with cutting-edge technology to connect music with global audiences.

With 20 offices across 13 key markets, BMG represents more than three million songs and recordings, including some of the most iconic catalogs and works from leading artists and songwriters such as The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, George Harrison, Blondie, and more. BMG is wholly owned and privately held by the international media, services, and education company Bertelsmann, whose other content businesses include the entertainment company RTL Group and the trade book publisher Penguin Random House.

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we are dedicated to ensuring that candidates with disabilities are given a fair opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Therefore, we guarantee an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role. Please note - there may be exceptional circumstances where the volume of applicants means we cannot interview all eligible candidates. If you have any questions about the Guaranteed Interview Scheme or would like to confirm your eligibility, please reach out to us at career.uk@bmg.com.

Company: BMG Rights Management Services (UK) Limited | Job ID: 286383