Universal Music Group 2024 Summer Internship Program: Corporate Opportunities: Operations

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
 

• North America Finance
• Global Security
• Global ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance)
• People, Inclusion & Culture

Multiple Job Descriptions Listed Below

Remote & Onsite Opportunities (CA, NY, TN)

How You’ll CREATE:

Financial Operations - US Compliance:

The US Compliance & Controls team is part of the Financial Operations team and focuses on performing audit procedures to test UMG US financial controls.

• Update Request for Information

• Update Walkthrough Template

• Update Organization Charts

• Update Sample Based Testing Templates

• Update control language changes in the narrative at the bottom grid

• Assist with ad-hoc tasks as needed

Finance & Planning:

North America Corporate Finance (FP&A) team consolidates Actuals, Forecasts, and Annual Plan for all UMG-US record labels and central entities. We provide detailed analysis of the P&L and Balance Sheet on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to executive leadership.

• Looking for an intern to assist in the annual compliance program through testing controls in both North and South America.  This is a new created team with lots of potential to grow.

• Assisting the NA Corporate Finance Team on month-end close processes. Most of this will come in the form of updating Excel models.

• Support the NA team on all ad-hoc requests regarding the Income statement, Excel-based trackers, and organization of financial statements and trackers.

Global Security Office - Digital Threat Management (Remote opportunity):

The Digital Threat Management team serves the global, enterprise Universal Music Group.  Our vision is that UMG is poised to succeed, founded upon timely and relevant threat-informed security guidance, enabled security operations, secure software systems, a well-protected workforce, and security insight into technology infrastructure that hosts our customers’ most precious data​.

• Assess applications for security risks

• Participate in security control selection and implementation

• Generate effective security best practices across selected security domains

• Collaborate to formulate clear and effective guidance regarding security issues

Global ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance):

The team is responsible for collecting and reporting ESG disclosures and developing programs to decarbonize operations and support a healthy, valued, diverse employee culture.

• Work closely with Global ESG team to support ongoing initiatives to promote positive environmental and social change within the global organization.

• Participate in Green Team activities and help embed sustainability within the office culture.

• Forward efforts to support the evolution of UMG’s ESG priorities through a project based on the intern’s skillsets and interests. Examples of projects include:

• Research and develop a set of strategy recommendations to reduce UMG’s carbon emissions and achieve its science-based target as part of the Music Climate Pact. Strategies should be prioritized based on materiality and feasibility, and can include topics such as renewable energy use, product innovation, and carbon offsets.

• Peer and industry benchmarking of ESG goals, programs, and KPIs to help UMG evaluate its own positioning among its peer set related to ESG performance.

• Create educational materials for labels, employees, and other stakeholders around ESG to socialize UMG’s ESG program and performance. For example, prepare a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the Environmental impact of UMG’s buildings or products for a presentation with the CFO community.

• Research current and emerging ESG mandates, frameworks, and standards to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory standards and UMG’s leadership position within the industry.

Records Management:

Record Management at UMG oversees the storage and oversight of all paper records generated at UMG. We assist UMG offices in the US with storing and searching records.

• Our Intern will be assisting in both physical and digital cataloging projects. Duties for physical projects include requesting boxes from storage and recording the contents into our database. Digital cataloging projects include copying existing inventories into our database.

People, Inclusion & Culture:

People Experience:

We shape the culture at UMG through programs and events designed to engage our people feel and foster a sense of belonging. We deliver a variety of comprehensive programs and communications to support employee engagement and well-being as they develop and grow in their career at UMG.

Total Rewards:

We design and implement competitive pay, flexible & progressive benefits, and comprehensive well-being programs globally to attract, motivate, engage and retain our employees and to support the needs of our global and diverse workforce.

People Development & Organizational Effectiveness (Learning & Development):

Our team focuses on developing talent across the company from intern all the way up through executive. This looks like programs such as the 6 Strings of Management, Executive Leadership Development, our Music Business Spotlight Series, Small Group Mentoring Sessions, and Open Enrollment courses on a variety of topics open to all employees. We also serve as an in-house consultancy on all things human capital for each of our record labels and business units. This may include projects such as: talent planning, team dynamics, organizational change, leadership development, etc.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We curate programming and experiences that educate, elevate, and inspire action on diversity and inclusion matters that impact our global family of employees, creatives, artists, songwriters, fans, partners and the music industry at large.

Strategy, Planning & Analytics:

Strategy, planning & analytics is an extension of the executive CPIO PIC. It is the chief operations portion of the PIC executive office. Works closely with the CPIO to align strategy and annual PIC deliverables that align and drive business impact; link budget and resource allotment to priorities. Partners with PIC functional leaders on implementation, timing and coordination of PIC activities.

• Report structure, systems set-up for report generation, statistical / correlation modeling. Curious – looks beyond raw data for trends, themes to gain insights. Comfortable questioning/recommending alternative solutions. Solution/problem solving oriented.  Comfortable working in a scrappy, creative operation.

Bring Your VIBE:

• Strong attention to detail  
• Strong organizational skills and efficiency 
• Ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines in fast-paced, high-pressure environments 
• High level of integrity  
• Discretion in handling confidential information  
• Professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company 
• A “can-do” attitude 
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 

In addition, specifically for Finance roles:

• Business-related background (preferably accounting/finance)
• Critical/Analytical thinker
• SOX requirement is a plus
• Strong Excel User

In addition, specifically for Global Security role:

• Current baccalaureate student registered in a program related to cybersecurity, application development, or related
• Application, network and/or internet security experience 

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

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Job Category:

Internships

Salary Range:

$13-$25 per hour

The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.  All candidates are encouraged to apply.