New 
Licensing Compliance Consultant
 Equiliem | |
 United States, New York, New York | |
 Jul 28, 2025 | |
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Is specific industry experience required?
Prefer royalties experience with publishing royalties Royalties exp in the music/publishing/media arena would be nice to have Is this for a specific project? If so - please provide detail here on what this role will be working on. What are the main 3-5 responsibilities of this resource? Primarily a collections role 50% of the time, and 50% is royalties What are the TOP Critical Skills or Must Haves skills a candidate should have on their resume in order to be considered? If your candidate has royalty AND experience/knowledge in cash collections, this is preferred. Royalties exp in the music/publishing/media arena would be nice to have 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 Nice to Have: royalty accounting is a HUGE plus Deal Breakers? Prefer candidates who are able commit to the duration of the assignment POSITION TITLE: Licensing Compliance Consultant DEPARTMENT: Global Consumer Products Business Operations 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 Viacom 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 | |