Advanced Specialist, Financial Operations
Pearson VUE
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Noida • India
Visit company websiteExplore more
About the role
- In this role, you will be responsible for analysing royalty data, supporting royalty reconciliations, and ensuring the integrity of the royalty calculations database.
- This role aligns to industry titles such as Assistant Manager, Finance Operations or Assistant Managers/Manager Royalty.
- This role includes managing royalty advances and earnings payments while maintaining strict compliance with agreement setups and aligning with intellectual property management tools.
- The Specialist will assist and lead payout-based projects across multiple geographies, providing advisory support on product structures and agreement terms to ensure accurate royalty processing and alignment with business objectives.
- In addition to these core responsibilities, the Specialist will collaborate closely with the Manager to monitor progress on key tasks, contributing to the overall operational excellence of the team.
- This role will involve conducting routine quality checks and data validation exercises to maintain accuracy, as well as preparing preliminary reports and summaries of royalty transactions for team review.
Requirements
- This role requires a highly skilled individual with expertise in royalty data analysis, problem-solving, and internal & external stakeholder management.
- Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the Specialist must possess strong attention to detail, ensuring the integrity of royalty-related processes while mentoring junior staff and providing strategic insights to stakeholders.
- Experience in Publishing/ Rights or Royalties will be preferred.
- Demonstrates expertise in own discipline and awareness of work in related areas.
- Oversee the accurate processing of royalty statements, ensure compliance with contractual agreements and industry regulations, and mentor team members to drive operational excellence.
- Ensuring timely response and reduction on the escalation from Stakeholders/ Author’s by taking prompt and quality action on One CRM tickets.
- Lead the reconciliation of royalty supplier accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies as needed.
- Maintain supplier accounts, update, ensuring data accuracy and integrity in all system entries related to royalties and payments.
- Partner with technical teams and stakeholders to address data-related inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and implement lasting solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, process, and maintain data for efficiency.
- Performs complex analyses and makes standard and non-standard decisions and/or recommendations with minimal supervision.
- Solves problems by identifying and selecting solutions using acquired knowledge & expertise.
- Maintain adherence to policies, prepare documentation for author audits, and ensure accuracy in all royalty statements in alignment with contractual terms.
- Help to ensure the quality of the tasks and advice provided by self and others.
- Impacts a range of projects, operational and customer processes and activities within own team.
- Strong management skills with experience in mentoring staff and drive operational excellence.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure accurate royalty payouts and effective royalty data management.
- Provide expert advice on royalty payouts, product structures, and payment setups to influence strategic decisions within the business.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
royalty data analysisroyalty reconciliationsdata validationroyalty calculationsroyalty statements processingdata accuracydata managementproblem-solvingcontractual compliancefinancial analysis
Soft Skills
attention to detailstakeholder managementmentoringstrategic insightscollaborationoperational excellenceautonomycommunicationleadershipquality assurance