Music Publishing Revenue Operations Manager

Confidential; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vis

401k and more benefits

Job summary

Confidential in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Manager, Revenue Operations to oversee the financial management and revenue streams across a portfolio of music publishing assets. This role includes cash collection, forecasting, reporting, and analytics to optimize royalties and performance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in music publishing finance, strong analytical abilities, and proficiency with Excel, SQL, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, music business or related field.
• 5+ years in music publishing finance, royalty accounting, revenue operations, financial planning and analysis, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of music publishing revenue streams, royalty reporting, licensing, and royalty statement processing.
• Experience with financial reporting systems, royalty accounting platforms, and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Assist with onboarding newly acquired music publishing catalogs, ensuring accurate setup of revenue sources, rights, and reporting.
• Manage cash tracking process to include the review of cash collections and royalty statements to confirm revenues are properly matched to the correct entity, artist, payor, and earnings period.
• Monitor expected royalty receipts and proactively follow up with labels, collection societies, publishers, and other payors when statements or payments are delayed.
• Perform variance analyses comparing actual cash receipts to forecasted revenues and identify key drivers of differences.
• Analyze catalog performance trends, including revenue growth, new releases, contractual royalty rate changes, catalog activity, and other performance metrics.
• Perform comparative revenue analytics to include the various revenue types, as well as publishing income to PRO income, publishing versus sound recording revenue streams, etc.
• Identify, quantify, and document one-time revenue anomalies, contractual rate adjustments, rights reversions, and other non-recurring items affecting financial results.
• Develop revenue forecasts by revenue type, artist, and accounting period using historical performance, contractual information, release schedules, and market trends.
• Prepare executive-level commentary supporting budgets, forecasts, and monthly or quarterly variance analyses.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial analyses and management reports to support executive decision-making.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and internal controls, including AI or other IT implementations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Music Business

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Confidential in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Manager, Revenue Operations to oversee the financial management and revenue streams across a portfolio of music publishing assets. This role includes cash collection, forecasting, reporting, and analytics to optimize royalties and performance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in music publishing finance, strong analytical abilities, and proficiency with Excel, SQL, and Power BI.