Junior Analyst, Corporate Finance (FP&A)
Kobalt Music New York, New York, United States · $75K–$90K/yr
Musicians · 501-1,000 employees
About the role
The Junior Analyst will support business units with planning, budgeting, and regular forecasting to drive financial performance. They are responsible for maintaining revenue and margin models, integrating data across systems, and providing ad-hoc financial analysis for senior management.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates should have a background in Finance, including a Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, or economics. Proficiency in Excel is required, along with a desire to learn SQL, Python, or Tableau and strong communication skills.
Full description
Job Title: Junior Analyst, Corporate Finance Department: Corporate Finance (FP&A) Reporting To: Sarah Weigand Location: NYC Hybrid Working: 3 days in your local office Full-time | Permanent
The Role
Joining a global Corporate Finance team, the FP&A Junior Analyst will be based in our New York office and support all of Kobalt’s business units in planning and budgeting. This position will report to the Senior Manager, Corporate Finance with oversight from the VP and EVP of finance based in London. You will help drive the business through regular forecasting and analysis with a focus on revenue and margin – creating a developing financing models, providing insight into revenue performance, and carrying out ad-hoc analysis for senior management.
What You’ll Do
- You support delivery of regular weekly/monthly/quarterly management reporting deliverables
- You capture detailed notes during weekly and monthly business calls and summarize your takeaways with the team
- You improve and integrate data across multiple systems and departments (using SQL) to increase reliability, accuracy and usefulness of reporting
- You maintain revenue and margin models across actuals, budget, and forecast figures
- Adopt new tools to assist with process improvements
- Respond to ad-hoc requests for financial analysis
What You’ll Bring
- A strong interest in music and a desire to make the industry more fair and rewarding for creators.
- A relevant background in Finance, including Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, accounting or economics, or experience in a finance or music working environment.
- Proficiency in Excel (SUMIFS, INDEXMATCH, IFS)
- Desire to learn/Interest SQL, Python, or Tableau
- Comfortable asking questions and forming opinions
- Strong communication and presentation skills, ensuring clear and accurate presentation of findings to stakeholders.
- Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks, data inputs and stakeholders within tight deadlines in a highly productive environment.
- An interest in automation, process optimisation, or using tech tools to improve workflows.
Key Behaviours for Success
At Kobalt, how you work is just as important as what you do. For this role, we’re looking for someone who demonstrates:
- Time Management & Prioritisation. You effectively manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, staying organized and focused under pressure.
- Collaboration & Teamwork. You work well across teams and functions, communicating clearly and supporting collective goals to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Interview Process
- Recruiter Screen
- Introductory virtual call with hiring manager
- In-person technical assessment with hiring manager
- In-person behavioral assessment with people & culture manager
- Final stage virtual call with VP of Corporate Finance
We aim to complete the full interview process from initial application to offer within three working weeks. While we do our best to meet this timeline, there may be occasional delays. If that happens, our Recruitment Team will keep you updated every step of the way.
Why Choose Us
At Kobalt, we’ve championed creators since 2000. Our technology and music services are built to make the industry more transparent, fair, and rewarding for artists, songwriters, and rights holders. We’re proud to work with some of the world’s most influential talents including Sam Fender, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Karol G, Young Thug, Kali Uchis, and Andrew Watt as well as acclaimed writers like Simon Aldred (Rag’n’Bone Man, Liam Gallagher, Celeste) and Clarence Coffee Jr. (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, The Snuts).
We’re a company that thrives on creativity, collaboration, and progress. Our values: Music First, Transparent, Tech Powered, and Transformative. Shape how we work, build, and grow together. We are a community of people who care deeply about making a meaningful impact in music and technology.
Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in equitable access to opportunities and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know we’re happy to help.
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Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
The range provided is for NYC-based hires only and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates in other locations other than NYC may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. Pay range: $75,000 - $90,000
