Associate Director, Finance & Accounting - The Orchard

Responsibilities

• Office- first role, in office 4 days a week.
• Month End Close & Financial Reporting
• Lead and actively participate in the month end close process, including reviewing and approving journal entries prepared by Senior Accountants and offshore teams, while also preparing complex JEs in SAP for domestic and foreign entities.
• Maintain and review balance sheet reconciliations and schedules, analyze account movements and investigate significant or unusual variances with a solutions oriented mindset.
• Partner with the Senior Director to continuously evaluate and streamline the close process, adapting quickly to structural or business changes as they arise.
• Oversee and review key balance sheet accounts including holdback reserves and contingent considerations.
• Multi-Entity & Business Unit Oversight
• Serve as the primary finance point of contact for multiple entities, business units and labels ensuring timely and accurate monthly JEs, accruals, and financial reviews.
• Analyze monthly financial results across entities, business units and labels, proactively identifying trends, risks, and opportunities and communicating findings clearly to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Review non contingent accruals by examining contract terms and preparing entity level accrual JEs with precision and accountability.
• Prepare and review monthly accruals and actuals for labels and monitor equity income activity for investments.
• Group Reporting & Parent Company Collaboration
• Lead preparation of monthly and quarterly financial schedules for group reporting, including Sony quarterly schedules (intangibles), Sony Music Global Finance requests, intercompany variance reporting and Sony Tax Packs.
• Manage Orchard Transfer Pricing processes and multi entity transaction reviews, partnering cross-functionally to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Act as a key liaison with Sony Music Global Finance, responding to ad-hoc requests promptly and collaboratively.
• Audit, Compliance & SOX
• Partner with external and internal auditors on local statutory audits, group level audits, business process reviews, and SOX compliance, acting as a knowledgeable and responsive point of contact who can adapt documentation and deliverables to meet evolving audit requirements.
• Oversee and maintain SOX controls, including ensuring new label advances are routed to EVP & CFO and EVP Label BA for timely review and approval.
• Integration, Systems & Process Improvement
• Champion integration projects by evaluating current processes and controls, developing improved workflows, and leading implementation.
• Demonstrate agility in onboarding new entities and processes, including the Orchard Abacus advance process, the new Payoneer cash funding process, and future integrations. Bringing a continuous improvement mindset to every initiative.
• Proactively identify process improvement opportunities across the broader Finance team and collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement scalable solutions.
• Accounts Payable & Expense Management
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, vendor invoices, and expense reports in accordance with company policy including PO approvals in Console across various Orchard cost centers and expense reports in Latin cost centers.
• Cross-Functional Partnership & Leadership
• Collaborate closely with Contract Administration on reporting requirements and partner across Legal, Operations, and Label Business A

Benefits

Additional Information

About The Orchard The Orchard is a leading global music distributor and Artist & Label services company operating in 50+ markets worldwide. The Orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global music industry. We specialize in being artist focused, blending industry expertise and technology, leveraging data to drive success, and providing streamlined digital and physical distribution solutions. The Orchard's comprehensive artist & label services offerings include marketing, sync licensing, premium video services, transparent data analysis, advertising, rights management, radio promotion, D2C, and more. The Orchard focuses on providing a comfortable, social, and engaging environment to encourage productivity and creativity. The Orchard is looking for a dynamic and collaborative Associate Director, Finance & Accounting to join our Finance team. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and natural team player who thrives in a fast paced, ever evolving environment with at least 6 years of accounting experience. Month end close at a global, publicly traded organization and Big Four experience are preferred. A hands on leadership style and the agility to pivot quickly as business needs change. This role will report into the Senior Director, Finance & Accounting and will be based in our New York City office. The Associate Director will play a key role in mentoring junior team members, partnering cross-functionally and driving continuous process improvement across our finance operations.

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