Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Focus Financial Partners is a leading financial services firm seeking a Royalty Analyst, Merchandise Licensing. The role involves assisting with compliance examinations and audits for entertainment clients, while managing complex royalty and merchandise licensing accounting tasks.
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
Skills
- Bachelor's degree is required
- 0-2 years of experience in a similar role, or new grads with internships
- 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 a team environment
- Strong time management skills to prioritize tasks to meet strict deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Degrees in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics or Mathematics
- Experience or education in the merchandise licensing business, particularly merchandise licensing royalties and royalty audits
Benefits
- Other rewards may include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package
- Focus complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities
- If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]
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