Job Description

Licensing Compliance Consultant VIAJP00001268

A leading digital streaming network is seeking a Licensing Compliance Consultant . The successful candidate will primarily manage collections and royalties. The ideal candidate has three to five years of relevant global licensing industry work experience.

Licensing Compliance Consultant Pay and Benefits:

• Hourly pay: $35/hr
• Worksite: Leading digital streaming network (New York, NY 10036 - Hybrid, Must be onsite on Tuesdays)
• W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
• 40 hours/week, 9 Month Assignment

Licensing Compliance Consultant Responsibilities:

• Royalty Compliance:
  • Review contracts for financial terms and compare to royalty statements, checking for compliance.
  • Trace financials through a contract’s life cycle to identify and resolve discrepancies.
  • Advise internal teams on how to correct entry errors that prevent statement processing.
  • Advise licensees on 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.
• 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 the 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 in resolving unapplied payments.
  • Provide support to Sales Team and Finance Dept. as needed.
  • Play an active role during month-end close.

Licensing Compliance Consultant Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience.
• B.A., B.S. in Business or Finance.
• Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred.
• Royalty and experience/knowledge in cash collections.
• Royalties experience with publishing royalties is preferred.
• Royalties exp in the music/publishing/media arena is nice to have.
• 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 the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems.
• Detail-oriented with the 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).

Shift:

• 9 am start, Monday-Friday is standard.

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