Job Description
Music is Universal
It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.
The A Side: A Day in The Life
We are seeking a passionate and detail-oriented Junior Finance Data Analyst to join our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. This role is integral to supporting our key financial reporting and providing insights that drive strategic decisions across the Recorded Music Label Groups and Central divisions.
Develop and maintain financial performance reports.
Aggregate various data sources to provide comprehensive insights.
Cleanse data and prepare it for reporting and analysis.
Develop ad-hoc analysis to assist in shaping key business decisions.
Ensure stakeholder needs are met through creating effective data reporting.
Champion the use of data across the finance community.
Educate and support team members in using data tools.
Proactively looking at source data to ensure future accuracy.
Work collaboratively within the FP&A team to support wider objectives and achieve team goals.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
Recent graduate in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Business, or a related field OR have 1 years’ experience within a relevant role or industry.
Ability to present data in a creative and clear manner.
High attention to detail and accuracy in data handling and reporting.
Experience with data aggregation and cleansing techniques.
Familiarity with financial systems such as SAP, A40 Analysis, Big Query, and MicroStrategy.
Knowledge of SQL for data querying and manipulation is advantageous.
An interest in or passion for the music industry and its financial dynamics.
Person Specification
The role aims to attract a skilled junior finance data analyst who is not only proficient in technical aspects but also possesses strong critical thinking and communication abilities, ensuring they can effectively support and contribute to the FP&A team objectives with an eagerness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
Private Medical Insurance
25 paid days of annual leave
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan available
Holiday Purchase scheme
Dental and Travel Insurance options
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Cars
Subsidised Gym Membership
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
Just So You Know…
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.
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We are UMG, the Universal Music Group.
We are the world’s leading music company.
In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship.
We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries.
We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
Our vast catalog of recordings and songs stretches back over a century and comprises the largest, most diverse and culturally rich collection of music ever assembled.
As digital technology refashions the world, our unmatched commitment to lead in developing new services, platforms and business models for the delivery of music and related content empowers innovators and allows new commercial and artistic opportunities to flourish.
Knowing that music, a powerful force for good in the world, is unique in its ability to inspire people and bring them together, we work with our artists and employees to serve our communities.
We are the home for music’s greatest artists, innovators and entrepreneurs.
Together, we are UMG, the Universal Music Group.