Apple

Music Publishing Payment Operations

Apple$80K — $120K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in music publishing or a related field
  • Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel
  • Knowledge of GAAP and financial principles
  • Familiarity with SAP or similar financial systems
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, accounting, finance, or engineering
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a global team environment
  • Proven track record in reducing errors through process improvement

Responsibilities

  • Oversee music publishing royalty reporting and payment processes
  • Collaborate with multiple teams including legal, finance, and product
  • Translate complex commercial agreements into operational workflows
  • Ensure accuracy of royalty calculations and distributions
  • Enhance operational efficiency by defining repeatable processes
  • Support infrastructure for global music ecosystems
  • Communicate effectively with rights holders and internal partners

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work within a leading global music service
  • Access to professional development and training programs
  • Collaborative work environment with a diverse team
  • Involvement in innovative projects that impact music publishing
  • Chance to contribute to the future of digital music services
Full Job Description
Apple's Music Publishing Payment Operations team is responsible for the flow of royalty payments and reporting to rights holders around the world. In addition to close operational partnership with music publishers and collection societies, you will collaborate with Apple's legal, commercial, finance, product and engineering teams to support Apple Music, Apple TV+, Fitness+ and iTunes Downloads, which includes our music store as well as the music we sell and rent in TV shows, movies, ringtones, and our locker service, iTunes Match. We focus on getting the big ideas right, but our love is in the details. We have a keen eye for finding the right path forward despite haziness or uncertainty. We love to learn and solve complex problems, and we're always asking why and why not in the pursuit of excellence. Does this sound like you? If so, we'd love to hear from you. Our team is responsible for Apple's music publishing royalty reporting, accruals and payments. We are not a finance team, but our work is tightly aligned with Apple's finance organization. We find creative solutions to translate complex commercial agreements into efficient royalty operations that scale globally. As a member of the dedicated publishing operations team at one of the world's largest music services, you will build and support the critical infrastructure of the global music ecosystem. Excellent organizational skills and rigorous attention to detail. Effective communication with internal and external partners. Experience performing analysis in Excel and creating spreadsheet models. Understanding of GAAP and other accounting principles and/or finance experience with payment processing. Experience with SAP or other financial systems to validate payments and balances. Able to work as part of a distributed global team. Music publishing royalty payment experience. Experience defining repeatable processes that reduce and ideally eliminate human error. Cross-functional influence; strong personal skills to translate requirements between teams. Bachelor's degree or master's degree in business, accounting, finance, or engineering or equivalent industry experience.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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