Royalty Operations & Accounting Administrator

Description

We are the world’s learning company with more than 24,000 employees operating in 70 countries. We combine world-class educational content and assessment,powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scale. We believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.

Qualifications

At Pearson, we’re committed to a world that’s always learning and to our talented team who makes it all possible. From bringing lectures vividly to life to turning textbooks into laptop lessons, we are always re-examining the way people learn best, whether it’s one child in our own backyard or an education community across the globe. We are bold thinkers and standout innovators who motivate each other to explore new frontiers in an environment that supports and inspires us to always be better. By pushing the boundaries of technology — and each other to surpass these boundaries — we create seeds of learning that become the catalyst for the world’s innovations, personal and global, large and small.

Job Purpose

The Royalty Support team in India provides royalty services to Pearson royalty management teams in the US, Canada and the UK. As an Administrator, reporting to the Supervisor of the team, this individual will be responsible for performing the day-to-day operations/functions of Rights Accounting. This includes (1) entering rights statements provided by third party licensees into Royalty system, (2) ensuring payments are allocated correctly to Pearson accounts (3) monitoring and dunning for missing statements and payments. This person will also be responsible for keeping managers apprised of unusual situations, and reporting metrics to management.

This role will have responsibility for:

• Maintaining the workflow of Rights statements and payments

• Performing the assigned workload and tasks of the team; work with local managers in the US, Canada and UK to coordinate statement and payment processing to meet contractual requirements

• Working with system analysts to develop useful management reporting tools

• Resolving inquiries from authors, agents, publishers, business managers and editors

• Assisting in preparation of internal and external audits

• Periodically reviewing outstanding trackers with the IS&T group to resolve various issues

• Reviewing signed contract information received from contracts and editorial

• Reviewing and evaluating statutory requirements as they relate to subsidiary rights

• Ensuring accuracy of bank deposits, investigate unallocated cash and process requests for tax receipts

• Proactively identifying enhancements to Rights Management System

• Following prescribed and documented internal control procedures

• Tracking select authors and ensuring statements are in compliance

• Performing other duties as needed and assigned

Related work and academic experience

• Minimum of four years’ in Publishing/ Finance

• College degree is desirable but may be waived for significant relevant work experience

Essential skills and competencies

• Excellent written/verbal English communication skills

• Knowledge of Subsidiary Rights

• Experience in working under tight deadlines and managing a variable workload

• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications as well as an aptitude for royalty applications; must be able to assist staff with training in systems and processes

• Multilingual skills a plus

Primary Location : IN-IN-Noida

Work Locations :

IN-Noida-WTT Sector 16

World Trade Tower, 15th FloorC-01, Sector 16

Noida201301

Job : Finance

Organization : Finance

Employee Status : Regular Employee

Job Type : Standard

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Shift : Flex Time

Travel : No

Job Posting : Jul 29, 2021

Job Unposting : Oct 27, 2021

Schedule: : Full-time Regular

Req ID: 2110462