Elevation Pictures Corp.

Accounting Manager

• Prepare, review, and issue quarterly royalty statements to producers and rights holders for acquired and distributed titles.
• Maintain royalty reporting schedules and ensure deadlines are consistently met.
• Process and track royalty payments, including calculation and remittance of withholding tax (WHT).
• Field inquiries from producers and rights holders regarding statements, payments, and reporting details.
• Reconcile producer royalty statements against internal records to ensure accuracy.
• Receive and process financial reporting from transactional partners, home video partners, and other distribution partners.
• Validate and reconcile partner reports against internal records.
• Enter data into the accounting system for revenue recognition and royalty calculation.
• Monitor and track reporting timeliness and follow up with partners as required.
• Assist with preparation and submission of reports to government funding agencies (e.g., Telefilm, Canada Media Fund).
• Ensure reporting aligns with program guidelines and contractual obligations.
• Support FP&A Director in maintaining compliance with reporting and audit requirements.
• Preparation and filing of monthly withholding tax returns, HST returns and quarterly QST returns.
• Annual reconciliation and filing of withholding tax NR4 forms.
• Prepare journal entries and reconciliations related to royalties, licensing revenue, and deferred revenue.
• Support quarterly close through roll forward schedules and working papers specific to royalties and reporting.
• Provide documentation for recurring audits, particularly royalty, WHT, partner, and Telefilm-related items.
• Support distribution and production teams with ad hoc financial reporting as needed.
• Contribute to process improvements in royalty, partner, and government reporting workflows.

Accounting Associate, Royalties and Reporting