Vice President, Finance

UMG Recordings; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive medical, dental, and-

Mental health coverage

Fertility coverage

Wellbeing reimbursements

Descripción de la vacante

UMG, the Universal Music Group, is seeking a Vice President of Finance to lead financial planning, profitability and strategic decision-making across an apparel business operating through eCommerce, wholesale, retail, licensing and touring channels.

You will own budgets, forecasts, and integrated plans, partner with senior leaders, analyze profitability by product and channel, and develop executive dashboards to drive growth and operational excellence.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field.
• Progressive finance experience in FP&A, commercial, or operational finance.
• Experience in apparel, fashion, or inventory-heavy industries.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting, inventory, and margins.

Responsabilidades

• Lead annual budgets, long-range plans, and periodic reforecasts.
• Partner with commercial leaders to set revenue targets and expense plans.
• Develop integrated financial plans covering revenue, margin, and capital.
• Provide variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
• Identify profitability drivers and translate into recommendations.
• Develop profitability reporting by artist and business line.
• Support inventory planning, SKU rationalization, markdowns, and end-of-cycle decisions.
• Collaborate on deal structuring, royalties, licensing, and partnerships.
• Support assortment planning, demand planning, pricing, campaigns, and tours.
• Create executive dashboards and management reporting on key metrics.

Conocimientos

FP&A leadership

Commercial finance

Operational finance

Inventory management

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

ERP systems

Excel modeling

Stakeholder communication

Presentation skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Herramientas

SAP

BPC

Oracle HFM

Descripción del empleo

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.

How we LEAD:

The Vice President, Finance is a senior financial leader responsible for driving profitable growth, financial discipline, and strategic decision-making across a music merchandise and apparel business operating through eCommerce, wholesale, retail, licensing and touring channels.
This role will engage in financial planning and forecasting, product and channel profitability, inventory and cost accounting, commercial deal evaluation, and management reporting. The Vice President will partner closely with executive leadership and teams across merchandising, eCommerce, retail sales, touring, licensing, production, supply chain, and operations.
The ideal candidate combines deep apparel-industry financial expertise with strong commercial judgment and a practical understanding of the operational complexities associated with inventory, product development, fulfillment, royalties, licensing, and multi-channel distribution.

How you'll CREATE:

• Participate in the annual budget, long-range plan and periodic reforecast.
• Partner with commercial leaders to develop revenue targets, margin goals, expense plans, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Develop integrated financial plans covering revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, working capital, cash flow, inventory, and capital investment.
• Provide timely variance analysis of actual results compared to budget, forecast, prior year.
• Identify key performance drivers, risks, and opportunities and translate them into clear recommendations for senior management.
• Develop and maintain profitability reporting by artist and business line and evaluate margin performance
• Support inventory planning, SKU rationalization, markdown strategies and end-of-cycle inventory decisions.
• Partner with business and legal affairs and senior management in deal structuring and negotiation.
• Support assortment planning, demand planning, pricing decisions, product launches, artist campaigns, tour planning, retail programs, and customer negotiations.
• Develop executive dashboards and management reporting that provide clear visibility into revenue, margin, profitability, inventory, cash flow, and operational performance.

Bring your VIBE:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration, or a related discipline.
• Significant progressive finance experience, including leadership responsibility in FP&A, commercial finance, operational finance, or a related function.
• Substantial experience in the apparel, fashion, merchandise, footwear, accessories, consumer products, or closely related inventory-based industry.
• Strong knowledge of apparel economics, including product costing, sourcing, landed cost, inventory management, markdowns, returns, sell-through, and seasonal product lifecycles.
• Experience leading annual budgets, forecasts, long-range plans, management reporting, and financial performance reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze profitability by product, channel, customer, artist, program, or business unit.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting, cost accounting, inventory reserves, purchase commitments, and working-capital management.
• Experience evaluating commercial deals, investments, guarantees, royalties, licensing arrangements, or strategic partnerships.
• Familiarity with ERP and warehouse management systems, specifically SAP, BPC, Oracle HFM.
• Experience with financial planning, business intelligence, reporting, or data-visualization systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex financial modeling, scenario analysis, large datasets, lookups, pivot tables, and structured reporting.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to creative, commercial, operational, and executive audiences.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and deadline-driven environment.

Perks Playlist:

Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren't just values-they're how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
• Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (