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Licensing Compliance Consultant VIAJP00001268 (H) A leading digital streaming network is seeking a Licensing Compliance Consultant. The successful candidate will primarily manage collections and royalties. The ideal candidate has three to five years of relevant global licensing industry work experience. Licensing Compliance Consultant Pay and Benefits: * Hourly pay: $35/hr * Worksite: Leading digital streaming network (New York, NY 10036 - Hybrid, Must be onsite on Tuesdays) * W2 Employment, Group Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement Savings Program, PSL * 40 hours/week, 9 Month Assignment Licensing Compliance Consultant Responsibilities: * Royalty Compliance: * Review contracts for financial terms and compare to royalty statements, checking for compliance. * Trace financials through a contract's life cycle to identify and resolve discrepancies. * Advise internal teams on how to correct entry errors that prevent statement processing. * Advise licensees on how to resubmit statements that cannot be processed due to errors. * Troubleshoot access issues when licensees are not able to access our system. * Troubleshoot inquiries from Finance and offshore royalty reporting teams. * Complete ad hoc special projects and provide reporting for management as needed. * Cash Collections/Compliance: * Reach out to licensees (customers) to collect/resolve open AR balances and royalty compliance issues. * Maintain collection reason codes to accurately identify the status of open receivables. * Monitor cash expected from licenses to ensure they are received in a timely manner. * Manage internal/external ad-hoc requests as they relate to invoice account balances. * Point person for all withholding tax certificates, ensuring they are received and sent to Viacom tax. * Assist cash application team in resolving unapplied payments. * Provide support to Sales Team and Finance Dept. as needed. * Play an active role during month-end close. Licensing Compliance Consultant Qualifications: * 3-5 years of relevant global licensing industry work experience. * B.A., B.S. in Business or Finance. * Experience in operations finance, accounting, and operations management preferred. * Royalty and experience/knowledge in cash collections. * Royalties experience with publishing royalties is preferred. * Royalties exp in the music/publishing/media arena is nice to have. * Strong understanding of General Accounting Principles (royalty accounting is a plus) * Strong ability to trace an issue to find its root cause and final impact. * Strong ability to understand and interpret contracts. * Strong Microsoft Excel skills. * Strong written and oral communication skills. * Strong time management and organizational skills. * Proactive mindset with the ability to provide creative solutions to complex problems. * Detail-oriented with the ability to see the big picture and work on cross-divisional projects with many stakeholders. * Ability to multitask and manage diverse projects and assignments. * Ability to work independently and collaboratively (i.e. leader as well as team player). Shift: * 9 am start, Monday-Friday is standard.