Controlling Intern

At Warner Music Group, we’re a global collective of music makers and music lovers, tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs, game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here, we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses: 

• Curiosity: We do our best work when we’re immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation, and innovation is the key to our future. 

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea, like a great song, travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists, songwriters, partners, and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown, and we’re committed to keeping the faith, acting with integrity, and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists, musicians, and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values, appreciates, and respects everyone.  We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds – an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.
 

Job Title: Controlling Intern

A little bit about our team:

Our Finance department is a core pillar of our company at a local and global level, responsible for ensuring financial health and operational efficiency that fuels our growth. We are a collaborative group of professionals who value transparency, analytical rigor, and continuous improvement.
 

In this role, you will join our Italian Controlling unit. As an Intern, you won't just be observing; you will be an active contributor.
 

Your role: Accounting & Treasury Intern

We are looking for a bright and analytical individual to join our Finance & Control team. The ideal candidate is a young talent eager to grow in the Finance field, supporting corporate decision-making through data analysis and performance monitoring.

Here you’ll get to: Support the team in the following activities:
 

• Internal Reporting: Assist in preparing periodic reports (daily/monthly) to monitor KPIs and variances.
• Monthly Closings: Support month-end closing activities, ensuring data accuracy and proper cost allocation.
• Budgeting: Help with data collection and the preparation of the annual budget.
• Accounting Review: Analyze and support general ledger reviews to ensure consistency between accounting flows and management analysis.
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Prepare specific analyses and presentations for Management to support strategic decisions.

About you:

• Education: Master’s Degree in Economics, Management Engineering, or a related field.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Office, specifically advanced Excel (formulas, pivot tables).
• Soft Skills: Strong result orientation, extreme precision, analytical mindset, and teamwork skills.

• We’d love it if you also had:
  Languages: Good knowledge of English and Italian (both written and spoken).

As the home to 10K Projects, Asylum, Atlantic Music Group, East West, FFRR, Fueled by Ramen, Nonesuch, Parlophone, Rhino, Roadrunner, Sire, Warner Records, Warner Classics, and several other of the world’s premier recording labels, Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company, Warner Chappell Music, represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA, which supports the independent community, as well as artist services division WMX. In addition, WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together, we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

Love this job and want to apply?

Click the “Apply” link at the top of the page, or apply directly with your LinkedIn. Applying with LinkedIn will import all of the information you put in your profile, but will still allow you to upload a resume and cover letter.

Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for WMG.

Thanks for your interest in working for WMG. We love it here, and think you will, too.
 

WMG is committed to inclusion and diversity in all aspects of our business. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and will evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or any other characteristic protected by law.