Spotify is seeking a Senior Accountant to support the global Content Accounting Operations team based in NYC. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone seeking growth and challenges in an emerging part of Spotify’s business. Our ideal candidate will have 3-5+ years experience within financial accounting and controlling, preferably in the content, music or similar environment based in NYC.

We would be happy to see you apply if you are a detail oriented teammate who is able to work in a fast-paced environment, embraces rapid change, and enjoys working cross functionally. Come join the band!

What you'll do:

• Preparation and/or review of invoices and account reconciliations for Publisher payments.
• Assist with the monthly global content accounting close, ensuring accurate results are delivered on time for reporting.
• Assist in the implementation of best practices in the Content team to scale our business and support the global expansion plans surrounding payments to Publishers.
• Partner with team to develop and/or refine content accounting processes and procedures surrounding the invoice reconciliation process.
• Support external, 3rd party and internal audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility.
• Work cross functionally with Technical accounting, Finance, Legal, Content, Sales, Sales Operations, FP&A, Billing, AR, IT, Tax and various business owners on policies, processes and programs, and help drive key system initiatives and improvements.
• Other responsibilities include but not limited to participate in special projects, ERP implementation, system enhancements or ad hoc analyses as assigned.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 3-5+ years experience of financial controlling.
• You will possess a strong knowledge and acumen of accounting principles.
• Experience with major ERP systems preferred (Oracle, SAP or Netsuite).
• Excellent time and self-management skills, ability to prioritize and multitask to meet deadlines required.
• You have a proven interest in the music business and music royalties.
• Strong Excel/Google sheets skills, and be comfortable with extremely large data volume.
• Proven ability to succeed in a fast paced and constantly changing environment.
• Experience with SQL and Tableau a plus.
• Previous experience of IFRS and/or SOX is an advantage.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 345 million users.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.