
Royalty Data Operations Analyst
Cengage Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $52,000 - $67,600 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Prepare, validate, and process monthly sales files to ensure accurate and timely royalty reporting
- Extract, transform, cleanse, and import royalty-related data from multiple internal and external sources
- Serve as a primary point of accountability for accurate, complete, and timely deal setup in the Royalties system
- Maintain auditable documentation for all deal setup changes and perform periodic audits to ensure data accuracy
- Process contract amendments to ensure royalty payments are reflected in the correct accounting period
- Analyze unprocessed or suspended sales to identify root causes and resolve issues efficiently
- Prepare and import manual royalty sales upload files as needed
- Critically analyze royalty reports and deal configurations to identify potential errors, assess downstream impacts, and ensure payments are accurate and on time
- Participate in testing royalties system upgrades, enhancements, and process improvements
- Develop working knowledge of internal systems, policies, product structures, and strategic priorities
- Collaborate with Author/Publisher Relations, Technology, Finance, Accounting, and Product teams to support accurate royalty data maintenance
- Gather, synthesize, and analyze royalty data to support author, publisher, and rights holder inquiries
- Communicate findings clearly and concisely within a broader project or issue-resolution framework
- Maintain organized workflows, documentation, and task tracking to support effective workload and project management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or minimum of 3 years of equivalent experience in a professional role performing similar work
- Strong proficiency with MS Office, especially Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data validation)
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and high volumes of detailed work with strong attention to detail
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to take ownership of assigned responsibilities
- Outstanding reading comprehension, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment where overtime hours can be needed to meet deadlines.
- Preferred: Experience with royalties systems, ERP platforms, and reporting tools (e.g., SAP, Power BI)
- Experience reading and interpreting contract terms as they relate to royalty processing
- Familiarity with data analysis, reconciliation, or financial operations processes.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
data analysisdata validationdata cleansingdata transformationroyalty reportingcontract interpretationfinancial operationsauditingproblem-solvingproject management
Soft skills
attention to detailcommunicationorganizational skillsinitiativeownershipcollaborationreading comprehensiontime managementadaptabilitycritical thinking