Accounting Assistant - (Open to remote)

Bertelsmann-Jobs•New York, NY

2h•Remote

About The Position

Penguin Random House is seeking an Accounting Assistant to join its Rights Management team. The Royalties Department represents award-winning titles across quality nonfiction, literary fiction, and classic fiction. The Royalties Accounting Assistant supports the author statement process and execution of author payments, and interacts with editorial, subsidiary rights, international sales, managing editorial, and finance departments. The role maintains royalty and profit-share records, analyzes profit-share contracts, processes statements and payments, maintains cost-rate data, resolves account and statement issues with other departments, posts general-ledger adjustments, and prepares requested reports. The position is open to remote candidates. The stated compensation is up to $55,000 yearly.

Requirements

1–2 years of experience in accounting or bookkeeping.
Impeccable attention to detail.
A proactive, self-governing approach to work and the ability to solve problems autonomously.
Ability to apply organizational methods and strategies to meet deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
Interest in and ability to learn new applications.

Nice To Haves

A business, finance, and/or accounting background is preferred.
Prior publishing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintain and update profit-share and royalty records in SAP, the PRH Rights Management database.
Analyze profit-share contracts to ensure advances, earnings, and expenses are recorded accurately and on time.
Prepare and process profit-share statement payments.
Maintain profit-share cost-rate data tables.
Coordinate with other departments to maintain accurate account information and resolve issues involving statements, contracts, or advances.
Post manual adjustments to the general ledger as needed.
Prepare ad hoc reports as requested.