Commercial & Business Affairs Manager

You will be responsible for overseeing Finance Operations, where you will collaborate closely with the central Finance operations team to enhance internal collection processes and controls. Your duties will include developing and refining collection practices, sharing best practices in trade receivables and collections, supervising an invoicing and cash collection team, and fostering effective relationships with internal departments such as commercial, legal, accounting, and management control. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in revenue controls of digital and physical platforms, neighboring rights revenue collections, and ensuring compliance with audit expectations and recommendations related to bad debts. In the Legal Operations domain, you will work alongside the central CAM (Contract and Account Management) team. Your responsibilities will involve reviewing, validating, and electronically signing contracts, contractual annexes, and amendments for LAS and Artist Services. You will also verify producer data and legal entities, check contractual terms and approvals, analyze and process contractual deviations, and manage contractual data in back-office tools. Furthermore, you will handle ad-hoc requests to support sales and legal teams, manage contractual workarounds, and ensure adherence to SLAs and KPIs for signature lead times. To qualify for this role, a Master's degree in Operations, Finance, Legal, Business Management, or Chartered Accountancy (CA) is preferred. You must have demonstrated team management experience and possess strong collaboration and relationship management skills with internal stakeholders. The ability to drive continuous improvement, standardize contracts, and optimize processes is essential. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including VBA, is advantageous. Strong analytical skills, clear communication abilities, and a customer-oriented approach are vital for success in this position. Your proactive nature, numerical proficiency, and teamwork aptitude will be valuable assets in implementing projects and deploying new commercial offers internationally.,