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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: Manager, Internal Audit

A little bit about our team:

The Warner Music Group Internal Audit vision is to provide high quality assurance and advisory services in a dynamic, innovative, and impactful way. Our work includes SOX, operational audits, and proactive risk management for the business. The Internal Audit department partners with the business to focus on the most important risks and issues facing the organization and delivers results that will make the biggest positive impact. We strive to be valuable business advisors that provide meaningful insights and solutions, not just information and recommendations. We continuously look for ways to improve our audit and risk management processes and leverage technology to maximize our impact. Our success is measured by the amount of internal control improvement, risk mitigation and overall positive change that we drive across the organization.

Your role:

We are seeking an Internal Audit Manager to join our growing team. This role will give you the opportunity to apply your audit skills and develop them further, learn all aspects of the music business, learn about international business first-hand by traveling around the world to Warner Music Group affiliates, collaborate with operational and financial professionals to assess processes, risks, and controls, and improve the overall control environment. High performing individuals will have the opportunity to grow their careers within the department or explore other future opportunities within WMG that fit their career goals.

Here you’ll get to:

+ Perform assurance and advisory engagements from planning through fieldwork and reporting

+ Participate in the scoping, risk assessment, and planning of internal audit activity

+ Manage SOX audits from beginning to end, including SOX walkthroughs and control tests of design and operating effectiveness, and overseeing the team executing this work

+ Manage affiliate audits to assess financial, operational, and compliance processes and evaluate effectiveness of risk mitigation activities

+ Review internal audit workpapers, including planning documents and audit reports, to ensure clear identification of risks and issues

+ Communicate audit findings timely and collaborate with process owners to develop creative, yet practical, recommendations to remediate control deficiencies

+ Supervise and mentor audit staff

+ Participate in the development of new internal audit processes and ongoing process improvements

+ Collaborate with the business to drive actions that are pragmatic and achievable

+ Establish and maintain excellent relationships within the team and across the business

+ Be a change agent to lead and effect desired change throughout the organization

About you:

+ Demonstrate a strong understanding of US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, COSO framework, and leading business practices

+ Work both independently and in a team environment, shifting between the role of an individual contributor, team player and project manager

+ Display advanced proficiency with the Google suite and Microsoft Office applications

+ Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including listening, verbal, written, and presentation, with the ability to communicate effectively within various levels of the company and senior level management

+ Demonstrate attention to detail, strong organizational skills, tolerance for uncertainty, and ability to be agile and adaptable

+ Display strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve complex issues

+ Exhibit the ability to thrive in a creative, dynamic, fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects and resources effectively

+ Show your ability to influence, lead and motivate others

+ Display a high standard of ethics and professionalism

+ Travel domestically and internationally up to 30%

We’d love it if you also had:

+ A Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, information systems, or related field

+ 5+ years of experience overall in some combination of internal audit, Big 4 public accounting, risk management, and/or an operational finance role

+ Experience with SAP, HFM, Oracle Financials, and GRC software

+ CPA, CIA, CISA, or other relevant designation

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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Salary Range

$110,000 to $130,000 Annually

Salary ranges are included for job postings where required by law. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as work experience and business needs. The pay range is subject to change at any time dependent on a variety of internal and external factors.

Warner Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Links to relevant documents:

2025 Benefits At A Glance final.pdf (https://docs.google.com/document/d/19XZ\_Wjf-mqucat4-0xParQ03h5FUMZ59eU\_1v87EM30/edit?tab=t.0)

EVerify Participation Poster.pdf

Right To Work .pdf (https://drive.google.com/file/d/12fEWwEKZJq8LVxShoBKFAx6oGt9UQhQH/view?usp=sharing)