Credit and Collections Analyst II ( Licensing Compliance Consultant)

Hybrid: 2 days on site(Tuesday and floating day)

Top 3 Skills: 3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience, Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred, knowledge of general accounting principles, strong excel skills,

Other Skills/Nice to Haves: royalty accounting is a HUGE plus

POSITION TITLE: Licensing Compliance Consultant

DEPARTMENT: Global Consumer Products Business Operations

Location: Broadway, NY

Duration: 12 months (can extend depending upon performance and business needs)

Principal Responsibilities - Royalty Compliance

• Review contracts for financial terms and compare to royalty statements, checking for compliance

• Tracing financials through a contract's life cycle to identify and resolve discrepancies

• Advise internal teams how to correct entry errors that prevent statement processing

• Advise licensees 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

Principal Responsibilities - 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 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 *** tax

• Assist cash application team resolve unapplied payments

• Provide support to Sales Team and Finance Dept. as needed

• Play an active role during month end close

Skills

• 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 ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems

• Detail oriented with 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)

Experience/Knowledge

• 3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience

• Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred

Education/Background

• B.A., B.S. in Business or Finance

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