Head of Finance

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Believe is a global artist development company. We empower local artists, labels and publishers to grow their audiences at each stage of their careers with expertise, respect, fairness and transparency.

Operating in 50+ countries, with more than 2,000 employees, Believe covers a full range of services including audience development, publishing, marketing and distribution, with a tailor-made approach to fit any artist, label or publisher.

Believe champions independence and innovation through a unique model that combines local expertise with a global tech platform, delivering exclusive solutions for artists to promote and monetize their music thanks to strategic partnerships with leading global digital service providers.

With a leading portfolio of brands that includes Nuclear Blast, naïve, TuneCore, Groove Attack, Sentric, AllPoints and Byond, Believe artists generated more than 800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across all genres, and were recognized with more than 70 leading industry awards.

Believe is a simplified joint-stock company under French law.

Ready to set the tone with Believe ?

Finance leader managing a scope of entities in the Americas, supporting the finance performance analysis and improvement of the area in connection with corporate teams and regional/local general and business management.

In a changing and international environment, you are expected to handle the compliance of the entities of your scope (including accounting, financial & tax compliance, …) while supporting the evolution of the finance framework (processes, practices, tools).

Partner to the general management, business and other support services teams, you will be required to actively use your finance expertise to support regional projects and framework evolution.

Responsibilities:

Scope

• Manage several operating legal entities in the Americas Region

• Support financial performance analysis and associated tasks for the Americas Region

• Support financial processes, practices and tools changes for the Americas Region

• Actively contribute to regional projects and framework evolution

Accounting/Controlling

• Oversee maintenance of day-to-day accounting on SAGE for several legal entities in the Americas scope

• Review general ledger entries and balances, understand trends and challenge any anomalies

• Review and approve monthly Trial Balance, Balance Sheet & P&L reports

• Finalisation and reporting of accounts on monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis

• Ensure compliance with local GAAPs

• Assist corporate teams on need basis for global consolidation of accounts

• Coordinate/monitor auditors for all scope entities for completion of limited reviews and year-end audit

• Coordinate/monitor any work engaged with various consultants for various statutory activities and other consulting services connected to the finance scope

• Provide Regional & Local Management with quality financial analysis for financial results and other related activities

• Manage and develop financial controls and systems in coordination with corporate teams

• Manage finance aspects of any forecasting proceeding (budget, reforecast, …)

Treasury

• Manage bank operability with corporate treasury team

• Manage payment processes

• Monitor and manage funding needs

Compliance

• Statutory, regulatory and tax compliance (e.g. yearly Financial Statements, VAT, corporate income tax, …) with the support of an external firm

• Independently handling, with an external firm support, the statutory/tax/transfer pricing audits

• Coordinate/monitor communication and relationship with local administrations

Others

• Manage relationship with third-parties service providers related to support activities (accounting, compliance, …)

• Support business teams in their needs on financial/administrative topics (review of invoices, administrative procedures understanding, …)

• Support Regional Management on any of their request for all scope related to finance

• Support projects and requests from other departments, units and subsidiaries of the Company for various activities

• Monitor current and explored business transactions to provide guidance to stakeholders both from accounting and compliance perspective

• Identify and address control issues, errors and efficiency opportunities

• Manage a small team of accountants

• Continuously improve finance processes, practices and tools to gain efficiency

• Support on various types of finance reviews and analyses for regional projects (M&A included)

• Support the development and improvement of the Americas framework in connection to internal stakeholders (HR, Legal, Business, …)

• Experience in new legal entity creation (finance perspective)

• M&A integration support and/or takeover on financial aspects 

• Education – Finance/Audit/Accounting master degree

• 10-years minimum of Experience in various finance responsibilities (accounting-controlling-financial compliance) with at least one significant experience (one-year minimum) as Finance Director of entities

• Experience in Finance team management  

• Experience in major audit firms appreciated

• Experience of financial processes, reporting and control improvements

• Ability to manage a small team, performing tasks and managing third-party provider as well meeting deadline and strive to continuously improve the quality

• Capacity to work in an international environment with a headquarter in another Country and manage team remotely

• Ability to work in a dynamic environment such as lack of well-defined procedures and changing work mix

• Autonomy over identifying and proceeding with tasks beyond the ones assigned by corporate

• Fluent written and verbal communication in English and people skill is essential. Ability to independently communicate with senior leaders in the business

• Understanding of the broad financial activities is key (from accounting to compliance including controlling …) and knowledge on other support activities will be important to support other services with your expertise

• Ability to strive for success in a varied international culture environment
  
  

• Spanish and Portuguese prefered  

Working At Believe

Set the tone with us​.

​Working at Believe means having individual and collective impact in a fast-growing company!  ​

At all stages of their careers, Believers are an important part of what we are doing: shaping the future of the music industry. ​

We need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our clients: our international presence is an inspiring and enriching work environment for each one of us, with daily opportunities to connect with our colleagues all over the world. ​

We have two hearts at Believe – our People and our Artists. ​

We believe in THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE, who grow every day to develop their potential… We aim to provide our Believers with the best environment to thrive. ​

ROCK THE JOB ​

• Tailor-made training and coaching program ​

• Remote working policy​

• A wellness program “Pauses” with many activities and animations in-house​

• Access to Eutelmed, a digital mental health and well-being platform that allows you to speak with an experienced psychologist​

• A healthy and eco-responsible company restaurant​

• Individual or family health insurance​

SING IN HARMONY ​​

• Ambassador program: an employee volunteering initiative dedicated to all Believers interested in having a positive impact on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), wellbeing and the planet.​

• Implementation of the sustainable mobility package “Forfait mobilité durable” => Reimbursement of up to 600€ for public transport/low carbon footprint​

• 5 calendar days 2nd parent leave with 100% pay (in addition to the legal paternity or adoption leave)