Senior Auditor, Royalty Audit

Authentic Brands Group • New York, NY

7d • $90,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Senior Auditor, Royalty Audit will support the Royalty Audit team in planning and performing the annual Royalty Audit program. This includes assisting in the risk assessment process, ongoing monitoring and auditing of licensee compliance, identification of internal and external process improvements, quality audit reporting, coordination with third party auditors, and ensuring the timely resolution of audit matters identified during the audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, economics, or similar field
• Audit and accounting experience, preferably with the big 4
• Royalty / licensing business and audit experience preferred
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Proven success in identifying audit findings and/or other improvement opportunities
• Confidence and must possess strong communication skills - ability to coordinate with personnel across the organization
• Ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external (i.e., contractors) team members
• Detail and deadline oriented
• Strong analytic skills, and ability to identify inconsistencies, non-compliance or unusual items/trends that will require further investigation
• Ability to prepare work papers / reports in an accurate and concise manner
• Organized and possess good time management skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills, especially the ability to convey contentious information and defend your position/perspective

Nice To Haves

• Royalty / licensing business and audit experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative scoping procedures to identify the next round of audits and assist with the prioritization of audit targets
• Review terms of license agreements and monitor licensee’s compliance by developing and executing a broad range of risk-based audit procedures
• Perform trend analysis of the royalties reported by licensees to identify unusual items or inconsistencies
• Perform desktop audits or inquiries from licensees regarding royalty statements
• Collaborate and develop relationships with a wide range of internal stakeholders to resolve audit matters
• Coordinate and assist the audit process performed by third party auditors
• Identify opportunities for improvement in the audit process and our internal business processes (i.e., contract structuring, royalty calculation and revenue recognition, quarterly review, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees