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    Azhad Syed has over 5 years of experience in finance, royalty analysis, and administration roles in the music industry. He received a B.S. in Communication from Northwestern University with a focus on radio, TV, and film as well as a minor in sound design. Currently he is the Finance Manager at 88rising where he forecasts sales and budgets, develops financial reporting systems, and ensures royalty payments are accurate and compliant.

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    Azhad Syed

    azhadsyed17@gmail.com | 609-356-9491 | www.linkedin.com/in/azhad-syed

    Education

    Northwestern University – Evanston, IL


    B.S. In Communication, Major in Radio/TV/Film (June 2017)
    Minor in Sound Design
    Concentration in Media Arts and Game Design
    GPA: 3.52/4.00
    Dean's List Recipient (2015-2017)

    Work Experience

    88rising – Los Angeles, CA


    Finance Manager – June 2019 – Present
    – Forecasts Record Sales, Merch Profits & Budgets, and Tour Profits for 88rising’s various business units
    – Develops and maintains 88rising’s financial BI systems to report CPM, sales decay, and other label/publishing
    KPI’s
    – Accounts line-level budgets for recording & marketing projects, media productions, and music videos produced in-
    house
    – Develops Oracle NetSuite implementation plan and best practices for financial system migration through late
    2019-early 2020
    – Reports financials to royalty admin firm and ensures balances are accounted and paid to artists and third parties
    and comply with all contracts

    Universal Music Group – Woodland Hills, CA


    Royalty Analyst, May 2018 – June 2019
    – Accounted royalties for Capitol/Republic Artists, focusing on: Cash Money Records (Drake, Nicki Minaj, Lil
    Wayne, Tyga); Quality Control Music (Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty); and additional support for full UMG roster
    – Analyzed royalty data sets, metadata and label copy information to optimize accounting practices for precision
    and speed
    – Spearheaded departmental automation initiatives for "Unmatched" royalty backlog
    – Briefed third party agreements for royalty and JV term
    – Provided diligence and support on the Lil Wayne Settlement and other high-profile litigation cases

    Spirit Production Music – Studio City, CA


    Royalty Administration Coordinator, July 2017 to May 2018
    – Managed royalty processing and administration in CounterPoint for 250+ managed publisher accounts
    – Reviewed artist agreements and licenses to define rates and guide calculation analysis in accounting proofing
    stages
    – Compiled reports and documents for private annual audits including licenses, royalty statements and
    CounterPoint exports
    – Deployed Python and VBA scripting to automate statement ingestion, distribution calculations and data
    reconciliation, increasing day-to-day efficiency by up to 8x prior standards
    – Developed and administered in-house royalty tracking engine to analyze broadcast performance royalties of top
    networks/shows
    – Trained interns to process statements in CounterPoint, as well as provide advanced Excel and VBA mentorship
    where applicable

    Skills

    – Programming: Java, Python, SQL, VBA


    – Office Software: Oracle NetSuite, Expensify, Bill.com MS Office (Advanced Excel), FileMaker, CounterPoint
    – Foreign languages: Mandarin Chinese

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