About the role

  • Royalty Analyst supporting royalty reporting processes at Peanuts Worldwide. Collaborating with legal and finance teams while ensuring compliance with contractual terms in New York City.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and validate all incoming royalty statements ensuring licensee compliance with contractual terms
  • Post royalty actuals and their related invoices and journal entries, maintaining accurate accounting of royalties reported
  • Collaborate with contract analysts, commercial, and legal teams to ensure proper interpretation of contractual financial terms
  • Communicate with licensees and commercial team to address any discovered unauthorized sales activity
  • Identify and propose resolutions for data conflicts contained within royalty statements received
  • Serve as main royalty contact for licensees, meeting and communicating with partners for account reconciliations or queries relating to rights granted
  • Work closely with FP&A team on any reporting or revenue inquiries relating to licensee forecasts, estimates, etc.
  • Review cash received and agency collection statements to address any outstanding reporting and royalty record discrepancies
  • Ensure compliance with all corporate financial and internal control policies, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
  • Support the sales and finance teams with reporting and analytics as needed for account reviews and proposed new deals

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or closely related field
  • 2+ years of experience in Accounting and/or Finance or related roles
  • Royalty Accounting and Licensing industry experience strongly preferred, with special focus on royalty participations and contract compliance
  • Experience with WestEnd or other rights management software preferred
  • Advanced MS Excel (knowledge of pivot tables, lookup functions, etc.)
  • Must be detail-oriented and have excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Flexible work style: able to adjust to multiple demands and a changing and fast-paced environment
  • Must be authorized to work in the US without restriction

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents
  • Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
  • Fertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
  • Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
  • Short-term & long-term disability plans
  • Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave
  • 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
  • Education assistance and student loan programs
  • Flexible Work Arrangements, including hybrid work schedules
  • Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
  • Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
  • Matching gift program
  • A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
  • Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
  • Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions

Job title

Royalty Analyst, Peanuts Worldwide

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$60,000 - $70,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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