Sr Analyst, Royalty Compliance

About the Role

The Licensing Compliance Analyst will play a key role in supporting billing, collections, and royalty processing across European markets. This position manages tasks involving handling overdue invoices, reaching out to customers, processing tax certificate workflows, balancing accounts receivable, allocating payments, updating account statuses, managing write-offs, and providing occasional customer training.

Ideal candidates have experience in compliance or licensing, strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel, and excellent organizational and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts for financial terms and compare to royalty statements, checking for compliance
• Trace financials through a contract’s life cycle to identify and tackle 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
• Reach out to licensees (customers) to collect/resolve unpaid invoice balances and royalty compliance issues
• Maintain collection reason codes to identify status of open receivables properly
• Monitor cash expected from licenses to ensure they are received promptly
• Manage internal/external ad-hoc requests as they relate to invoice account balances
• Serve as point person for all withholding tax certificates, ensuring they are received and sent to Viacom tax
• Assist cash application team in addressing unapplied payments
• Provide support to Sales Team and Finance Dept. as needed
• Play an active role during month-end close

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in accounts receivable or accounting required
• Global licensing industry work experience
• B.A. or B.S. in Business or Finance

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge 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
• Robust time management and organizational skills
• Initiative-taking mindset with ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems
• Detail-oriented with the ability to consider the big picture and work on cross-divisional projects with many stakeholders
• Ability to multitask and manage diverse projects and assignments
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively (i.e., leader as well as team player)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability benefits
• Tuition assistance program
• Paid time off (PTO) or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Generous paid time off
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace

Pay

Hiring salary range: $56,000.00 - $80,000.00. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.