Job Description
Licensing Compliance Consultant VIAJP00001369
- Hourly pay: $35/hr
- Worksite: Leading digital streaming network (New York, NY 10036 - Hybrid, Must be onsite on Tuesdays)
- W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL
- 40 hours/week, 9 Month Assignment
A leading digital streaming network seeks a Licensing Compliance Consultant . The successful candidate will focus primarily on collections and royalty-related duties.
Licensing Compliance Consultant Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Troubleshoot access issues when licensees are not able to access our system and finance, and offshore royalty reporting teams.
- Principal Responsibilities – Cash Collections/Compliance:
- Reach out to licensees (customers) to collect/resolve open AR balances and royalty compliance issues.
- Monitor cash expected from licenses to ensure they are received in a timely manner.
- Point person for all withholding tax certificates, ensuring they are received and sent to Viacom tax.
- Assist the cash application team in resolving unapplied payments.
Licensing Compliance Consultant Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience.
- B.A., B.S. in Business or Finance.
- Royalties experience in the music/publishing/media arena is a plus.
- Royalty and experience/knowledge in cash collections.
- Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred.
- 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.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems.
- Detail-oriented with the 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).
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