Manager, PTP

Job Description:

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

● Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

● Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans. 

● Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises. 

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. 

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent. 

Job Title: PTP Manager
A little bit about our team:
Warner Music’s Center of Excellence is the home to the financial, legal, and administrative functions that provide critical support and best-in-class services to our US Recorded Music and Publishing businesses. The Nashville center embodies the innovative and creative spirit that stems from the company’s deep history in championing entrepreneurial thinking and artist-focused innovation, enabling our employees to develop a wide range of skills through cross-functional collaboration and development opportunities.
 
Your role:
The PTP Manager will supervise the delivery and support of Procure-to-Pay business processes by collaborating on designing future state processes and implementing standards. This will help Finance deliver more value as a strategic partner to a growing business while promoting transformation through people, processes, and technology.  
 
Here you’ll get to:

• Lead inbound documents from multiple sources, including Ariba network, VIM, SAP S4 Hana, central mailbox, digital archive, and EDI

• Manage onshore and offshore invoice processing teams

• Conduct PTP reconciliations, ensure compliance with SOX controls, and complete period-end close activities

• Lead T&E and third-party vendors (Concur, BCD Travel, AMEX) related to employee travel, including ad hoc reporting requests and travel escalations

• Supervise credits and vendor debit balances to ensure all credits are correctly applied and recovered

• Run vendor onboarding process 

• Address vendor inquiries

• Participate in ad hoc projects in other areas as needed

 Key Accountabilities

• Full cycle AP (vendor onboarding, Invoice processing, payment settlements)

• Address Vendor, Label, and Affiliates’ inquiries and disputes

• Handle corporate card program and relationship with third-party T&E vendors

• Perform PTP reconciliations and monthly close activities 

• Annual tax reporting (US - 1099/1042, Canada – NR4/T5)

• Unclaimed Property/Escheatment process 

About you:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in either Business, Finance, Business Information Systems, Management Science, or equivalent experience
   5+ years of experience with SAP ECC-S4/Hana and Concur

• 2+ years of experience in a supervisory role in accounting or a related financial role in a shared service environment

•  5+ years of experience with 3-way invoice matching, collections, and all related PTP processes in a high transaction organization

• Experience working in an international environment, with clients and projects, and exposure to markets outside the US and Canada  

• Knowledgeable about front-end systems and all PTP processes, including U.S. and Canada Tax Reporting (1099/1042/NR4/T5), and Unclaimed Property

• Strong analytical skills and ability to perform complex analysis and reconciliations

• Ability to develop, articulate, and build support around a long-term vision and implement incremental breakthroughs in support of that vision

• Strong work ethic and a self-starter who proactively seeks out new solutions

We’d love it if you also had:

• Knowledge of Ariba Guided Buying, OpenText/VIM, Pega/Jira

• Technically savvy with a robust change management abilities

• Experience with continuous improvement (TQM, Six Sigma, LEAN or similar process measurement and analysis techniques)

• Transformational experience

About us:
As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.
 
Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.
 
Thanks for your interest in working for WMG.  We love it here, and think you will, too.

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Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Links to relevant documents:

2025 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf

EVerify Participation Poster.pdf

Right To Work .pdf