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Complex

Pop culture and lifestyle media platform

Financial Analyst

Cost & Management AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
  • Three to five years of experience with royalty reporting, financial reporting, accounting, or financial analysis is required.
  • Excellent Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and basic modeling, are required.
  • Familiarity with translating artist deal structures and contracts into profit and loss statements is required.
  • Organizational skills sufficient to maintain complex accounting and royalty reporting are required.
  • Familiarity with the music industry and deal structures is required.
  • Some accounting background, including familiarity with the three financial statements, debits and credits, and accruals, is required.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare monthly artist settlement profit and loss statements for e-commerce, touring, and event activity.
  • Prepare profit split statements for touring activity and artist collaborators.
  • Prepare royalty statements for artist collaborators.
  • Collaborate with production and brand teams to understand artist activity during each period, and manually track product movements and billing requirements for each statement.
  • Analyze historical data and make recommendations on projected product buys.
  • Complete cost analysis to support project management.
  • Prepare margin analysis for e-commerce, tour, and event pricing; suggest retail prices and target costing for ongoing projects.
  • Prepare wholesale project billing reports.
  • Manage workflow and settlement preparation for a roster of 30–40 artists.
  • Maintain the schedule for royalty reporting to third parties and artist collaborators.
  • Continuously improve cost-tracking and billing processes and assist in implementing improved workflows.
  • Book royalty expenses as part of the monthly close process.
  • Maintain the company-wide artist balance ledger.
  • Maintain the month-end financial close package reported to the CEO, Head of Finance, and General Manager.

About the Company

Complex

Pop culture and lifestyle media platform

Complex runs a media platform focused on pop culture, music, sneakers, style, and sports, delivering news, features, and trend coverage to a diverse audience. It earns money from advertising, branded content, and merchandise, including exclusive collaborations with artists and designers. The platform publishes editorial and multimedia content to engage readers, using that engagement to attract advertisers and drive traffic, while merchandise and limited collaborations turn cultural moments into purchases. Its edge comes from a strong emphasis on streetwear and music culture, plus exclusive brand-artist drops, aiming to be the go-to source for pop culture and lifestyle trends while building sustainable revenue from ads, branded content, and partnerships.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
2002

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