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Senior Administrator, Music Clearance Job at CBS Corporation in Los Angeles

CBS Corporation
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/10/2025

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 setup, 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
  • 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.

    At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits / programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources, and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

    If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.

    Nearest Major Market : Los Angeles

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    Salary : $70,000 - $80,000

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