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Royalty & Licensing Analyst Jobs in New York, NY at Dexian
Title: Royalty & Licensing Analyst
Company: Dexian
Location: New York, NY
We are looking for a candidate who has royalty and cash collections exp.
Royalties exp in the music/publishing/media arena would be nice to have
3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience, Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred, knowledge of general accounting principles, strong excel skills
Principal Responsibilities – Royalty Compliance
• Review contracts for financial terms and compare to royalty statements, checking for compliance
• Tracing financials through a contract’s life cycle to identify and resolve discrepancies
• Advise internal teams how to correct entry errors that prevent statement processing
• Advise licensees how to resubmit statements that cannot be processed due to errors
• Troubleshoot access issues when licensees are not able to access our system
• Troubleshoot inquiries from Finance and offshore royalty reporting teams
• Complete ad hoc special projects and provide reporting for management as needed
Principal Responsibilities – Cash Collections/Compliance
• Reach out to licensees (customers) to collect/resolve open AR balances and royalty compliance issues
• Maintain collection reason codes to accurately identify status of open receivables
• Monitor cash expected from licenses to ensure they are received in a timely manner
• Manage internal/ external ad-hoc requests as they relate to invoice account balances
• Point person for all withholding tax certificates ensuring they are received and sent to Viacom tax
• Assist cash application team resolve unapplied payments
• Provide support to Sales Team and Finance Dept. as needed
• Play an active role during month end close
Skills
• Strong understanding of General Accounting Principles (royalty accounting is a plus)
• Strong ability to trace an issue to find its root cause and final impact
• Strong ability to understand and interpret contracts
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Proactive mindset with ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems
• Detail oriented with ability to see the big picture and work on cross-divisional projects with many stakeholders
• Ability to multitask and manage diverse projects and assignments
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively (i.e. leader as well as team player)
Experience/Knowledge
• 3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience
• Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred
Education/Background
• B.A., B.S. in Business or Finance
Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
