Senior Administrator, Music Clearance

We’re searching for a stellar Senior Administrator to join our team! Creative Music Strategy is a full-service music-focused department that handles Paramount’s iconic cable brands and streaming services and CBS. Our focus and expertise include Music Supervision, Soundtracks, Music Operations, Music Business Affairs and Licensing. And we lead the Paramount Music Library, Audio Releases/Soundtracks, and external licensing opportunities of Paramount’s Publishing Catalogue.

The Senior Administrator role lives within the Licensing team within Creative Music Strategy, and focuses primarily on vendor payments for CBS, Cable Brands and Streaming Services. The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure that artists, labels, publishers and other rights holders are paid for the use of their music within content on Paramount's iconic brands. Building upon the integral work of our team, you'll manage the full lifecycle of music license payment operations which includes invoicing, vendor set up, prompt response to vendor inquiries, vendor relations, tracking and data entry of payment information.

What You'll Do

• Oversee end-to-end payment life cycles for music licenses
• Build and code invoices and credit memos to ensure proper entry into our financial systems
• Create and receive purchase orders in our production accounting systems
• Partner and collaborate with Global Business Services groups such as Production Management, Disbursements, Invoice Monitoring, Vendor Setup, and Tax Compliance to ensure timely payments to vendors and third parties
• Investigate and proactively identify and resolve any issues associated with the processing of invoices including vendor setup.
• Create, manage, and serve as the main point of contact for new vendors to generate accounts payable in our internal systems – Graphite, Ariba Network and SAP
• Manage external vendor relationships and correspondence
• Assist with quarterly and annual reporting and accruals as needed
• Contribute to the evaluation and implementation of new technology as it relates to music payments.

Who You Are

• You have proven experience working in accounts payable, accounts receivable, or a similar discipline preferably within the media, entertainment, music, or tech industry
• A critical thinker and enjoy the challenges of solving problems and improving systems. In this role, you will identify inefficiencies and areas of improvement and you will design and implement workflows that enhance efficiency, collaborating across teams to address root causes and implement solutions.
• You have some experience leading groups, or projects or teams and supervising others.
• You have excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• You have strong communication skills and an ability to work with clients with a diverse set of needs
• You have solid experience with Excel and/or Airtable
• You have solid understanding of cash flows and P2P payment workflows
• You are comfortable working with distributed teams across multiple offices and time zones
• Excellent customer service skills
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
• 5+ years of work experience

CBS Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of programming with more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast and cable networks, streaming services and other emerging platforms.

The Studio’s expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, genre-defining franchises including the ever-growing “Star Trek” universe, award-winning late night and daytime talk shows, and an extensive library of iconic intellectual property.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $70,000.00 - 80,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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