Royalty Analyst

Job Description

Company Description

Location: New York, New York

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

Compensation: $60,000 - $65,000 USD

Find a job that lets your imagination run wild!

Join our Peanuts Worldwide team, part of the global WildBrain organization, to make us part of your story! From Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV+ to interactive experiences worldwide, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats from traditional to digital. Peanuts Worldwide is a subsidiary of WildBrain Ltd., a global kids’ media and content company headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide.

About the Role

As a part of the Peanuts Worldwide Royalty Team, you will be supporting the Manager, Cash Application & Royalty Management by managing the royalty reporting processes. You will work closely with Legal, FP&A and Corporate Finance/Accounting peers in addition to external auditors, international agents, and licensees. Job Description

Review and process royalty reports including identification and resolution of any data conflicts

Coordinate with sales and legal teams to ensure accurate interpretation of contract language

Review contract entry data points within rights management system for accuracy

Liaise with licensees and agents to ensure timely receipt of royalty statement reporting

Timely creation and delivery of invoices as needed

System generated and/or manual

Prepare monthly 3rd third party participation reporting

Ensure compliance with all corporate financial and internal control policies, including the Sarbanes - Oxley Act

Work closely with FP&A in New York and Corporate Finance/Accounting team in Toronto

Support the Sales and Finance team with reporting and analytics, as neededQualifications

Experience in Accounting and/or Finance

Royalty Accounting and Licensing industry experience strongly preferred, with special focus on royalty participations and contract compliance

Experience with WestEnd, Jaguar, or other rights management software would also be highly valuable

Required technical skills: Advanced MS Excel (knowledge of pivot tables, lookup functions, etc.)

Must be detail-oriented and have excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

Flexible work style: able to adjust to multiple demands and a changing and fast-paced environment

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or closely related field

Additional Information

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive family-focused benefits, we invest in our people and their future with generous RRSP matching, plus bonus time-off, because you deserve it!

Our Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

About WildBrain: a parent company of Peanuts Worldwide

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360 ree; IP management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.

Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let's Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most-viewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.