Our client, an international entertainment company, is seeking a Royalties Accountant who is familiar with the Film industry.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Taking responsibility for intercompany and third-party royalty reporting.
• Handling the interpretation of film distribution agreements and their implementation.
• Maintaining and developing the royalty system to include auditing contract terms.
• Producing independently all intercompany and third-party royalty statements and accompanying invoices.
• Serving as a key point of contact within the company, and externally with sales agents and producers etc.
• Taking responsibility for the calculation, preparation, and posting of month end adjustments to include P&L and cash flow variance analysis.
• Performing month end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Conducting regular forecasting of royalties, to include P&L and cash.
• Assisting with the statutory and royalty audit process.
• Assisting with ad hoc projects, reporting, and contributing to D&I groups.
Requirements:
• Previous experience working across royalty statements preparation.
• Previous experience interpreting legal contracts.
• Minimum intermediate level Microsoft Excel capabilities, to include use of pivot tables, nested functions, and vlookups.
• Experience using SAP is desirable.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Able to interact with non-finance personnel effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Interest in film industry.
Please note that due to the volume of submissions, only successful candidates who meet the exact requirements will be contacted. If you have not heard back within 10 days of submission, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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