Create Music Group is an LA-based digital music company that provides artists and labels with distribution, rights management, and creative services. We monetize over 12 billion monthly music streams and have collected over $150 Million in previously unclaimed revenue for artists and labels. Clients include Future, JLo, City Girls, Marshmello, Don Diablo, Trippie Redd, Migos, Universal Music Group, and more.

Job Summary

We're looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Accounts Receivable Manager to join our dynamic music services accounting team. In this critical role, you'll be instrumental in managing the full accounts receivable lifecycle for our global music publishing and distribution clients, ensuring timely collections and accurate financial reporting. The A/R Manager must be detail-oriented, flexible to manage shifting priorities that come with the music industry mergers and acquisitions, and highly organized. This is a hybrid role that will require you to travel to the office. If you have a passion for music and a proven track record in AR management and possess additional experience managing post-acquisition accounts receivables, this opportunity might be of interest to you, and we encourage you to apply! 

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle accounts receivable process, including invoicing, payment tracking, and collections across global music publishing and distribution clients. This includes royalties, licensing fees, advances, and distribution revenue.
• Monitor aging schedules, proactively follow up on outstanding balances, and drive resolution of disputes or delays, often involving complex music licensing agreements and international payment structures.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams, including Royalties, Legal, and Finance, to reconcile client account activity and validate payment splits, licensing terms, and digital platform payouts (e.g., Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube).
• Lead monthly AR close processes, ensuring accurate revenue accruals, reconciliations, and reporting in line with GAAP, with a keen understanding of music industry revenue recognition nuances.
• Maintain accurate client records and billing contacts across various platforms, including NetSuite, Tipalti, and Excel trackers, ensuring data integrity for artist and songwriter accounts.
• Manage post-acquisition workflows as determined by Letters of Direction (LODs), ensuring accurate execution of royalty redirections across distributors, publishers, and collection societies.
• Collaborate closely with the M&A, Finance, and Data teams to monitor payment flows tied to acquired catalogs, reconcile statements, and escalate discrepancies with internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison with payors and internal teams, ensuring timely and contractually compliant payment delivery and catalog-level tracking.
• Lead weekly meetings with the RevOps team to discuss collection strategies. This includes driving the creation and enhancement of dashboards for collections and missing payments ensuring key flags are introduced and closely monitored.
• Work closely with Revenue and Legal Operations on collections data related to Letters of Direction (LODs), specifically tracking and managing current LODs via Jira. This involves overseeing approximately 120 current LODs, each with a variable lifetime.
• Build and manage AR reporting dashboards, providing weekly updates on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as DSO, aging percentages, and cash collections performance for our publishing and distribution portfolios.
• Coordinate onboarding and billing setup for new publishing and distribution clients, ensuring seamless integration into our financial systems and clear communication of payment terms. This also involves managing LOD schedule updates (forms provided after transactions/payors direct payments with banking details), ensuring accurate statement allocations, 3rd party royalties, and transition update metrics are reflected in the LOD Tracker.
• Support external audits and internal reviews by preparing comprehensive AR schedules and backup documentation related to client contracts and payment history.
• Recommend and implement continuous process improvements to increase accuracy, speed, and transparency in AR operations, leveraging technology and best practices specific to the music industry.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3 - 5 years of progressive experience in Accounts Receivable management, with a strong preference for experience within the music industry (music publishing, record labels, digital distributors).
• Proven expertise in managing high-volume AR cycles with global clients.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and experience with month-end close processes.
• Proficiency with financial software, ideally NetSuite; experience with payment platforms like Tipalti is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data analysis) are essential.
• Experience with tools like Jira, Excel/Google Sheets, Looker, or royalty-specific platforms is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively resolve disputes and build rapport with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Familiarity with music rights administration, especially surrounding publishing, sound recording royalties, and LOD enforcement.
• Comfort working with royalty statements, metadata, and acquisition documentation
• Ability to track complex revenue flows and follow through with third parties.
• A passion for music and an understanding of the unique financial aspects of the music business.

Pay Scale

• $95,000 - $120,000 USD per year