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.
Music is Universal
Our passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music UK help make us Britain’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.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant 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 neurocognitive variation.
The A Side: A Day in The Life
This exciting role sits within the Central Accounting team who serve the UK Recorded Music Label Groups, supporting the AP & AR Manager in leading the Accounts Receivable function.
Ensure prompt collection and supervision of the company’s debt across our dynamic customer portfolio.
Oversee billing processes companywide driving control, accuracy, and efficiency.
Ensure accurate and timely cash allocation alongside our offshore teams.
Maintain robust KYC protocols within our customer onboarding process.
Be the first point of contact for all Universal Music business units, establishing good communication with the key stakeholders, managing relationships both internally and externally whilst delivering the highest possible service to our customers across the group.
Work closely with our offshore partners to enhance our receivable processes and maintain set KPIs.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
1-2 years working in a similar role within a large organisation (desirable)
Previous experience in working with outsourced functions (desirable)
Previous experience with SAP, SAP Business Object Analysis for Office (desirable)
Medium to Advanced knowledge of Excel (preferred)
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Person Specification
The ideal person for this role is a highly motivated and proactive individual who strives for excellence in their role and thrives 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.
Job Category:
Finance & Accounting
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.