Royalty Accounting Manager (Remote – US)

Overview

An experienced Royalty Accounting Manager is needed to support a client’s royalty accounting operations, financial controls, and third-party income processes. This fully remote role involves overseeing royalty accounting activities performed by an offshore service provider, ensuring accuracy of royalty payments and financial transactions, and maintaining strong compliance and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Oversee royalty accounting activities performed by an offshore service provider
• Ensure accuracy of royalty payments, royalty statements, and related financial transactions
• Maintain and enforce strong financial controls and compliance processes
• Support and maintain reconciliations for royalty-related accounts and transactions
• Perform and/or review general ledger accounting related to royalty activity
• Provide audit support and assist with investigations into discrepancies
• Analyze large volumes of transactional data to identify issues and resolve them
• Manage priorities independently, investigate discrepancies, and meet deadlines
• Collaborate across multiple departments with strong attention to detail
• Communicate findings clearly in both written and verbal formats
• Manage teams, operations, and/or third-party service providers (as applicable)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
• At least 4 years of relevant professional experience in royalty accounting, financial operations, accounting controls, publishing accounting, or related fields
• Direct professional experience in royalty accounting, including royalty payments, statements, reconciliations, or related financial processes
• Managerial or supervisory experience overseeing accounting teams, operations, or third-party service providers
• Strong experience with financial reconciliations, financial controls, audit support, and general ledger accounting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency, including complex formulas, financial analysis, reconciliations, and large-volume transactional data
• Excellent analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to independently manage priorities, investigate discrepancies, and meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and ability to collaborate across multiple departments
• Must currently reside in Texas, United States
• Must be available to work full-time during Eastern Time business hours
• Must be able to receive and use a company-provided laptop

Location

Fully remote; must currently reside in Texas, United States, and work full-time during Eastern Time business hours.