Cengage Group

Royalty Data Operations Analyst

Cengage Group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $52,000 - $67,600 per year

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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