Royalty Analyst, Merchandise Licensing
Focus Financial Partners•White Plains, NY
•Remote
About The Position
Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman ("GRF") is seeking a Royalty Analyst, Merchandise Licensing ideally with experience handling complex royalty and/or merch licensing accounting. This position can be based out of White Plains, NY or New York, NY on a remote basis. The Royalty Analyst role assists the department in conducting compliance examinations on behalf of entertainment clients and other rights holders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Over 2 years of experience in a similar role along with royalty software experience is highly preferred
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including Pivot Tables and formulas (such as VLOOKUP and SUMIF) – bonus points for experience with Power Pivot and Power Query
- A genuine interest in the merchandise licensing business and merchandise royalties
- Ability to work independently and in an team environment
- Strong time management skills to prioritize tasks to meet strict deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Degrees in Accounting, Finance, Business, or Mathematics is preferred
- While not required, experience or education in the merchandise licensing business, particularly merchandise licensing royalties and royalty audits are beneficial
Responsibilities
- Assist managers with merchandise licensing audits on behalf of Consumer Products Companies, Fortune 500 Companies, and other intellectual property rights holders
- Assist with planning audit steps and budgeting for anticipated audit engagements
- Liaise with representatives regarding document requests and review
- Prepare written report of findings including calculations claims and narrative describing procedures performed
- Stay abreast of topics impacting participations, such as new exploitation platforms, international distribution, or new guild agreements
- Organize and manipulate large electronic datasets
- Maintain organization of files
- Draft summarizations of contracts
- Accumulate and summarize data from clients and auditees
- Conduct analysis to create claim schedules
- Conduct fieldwork at auditee offices
- Conduct internet research
- Other projects and duties as assigned
Benefits
- annual bonus
- comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
