Fanatics Hiring for Senior Manager Accounting, Revenue Share & Royalty at Jacksonville, FL  Full Time

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

*Manage royalty revenue accounting (accurate calculation and classification on Income Statement, reconciliation of related Assets and Liabilities on the Balance Sheet, etc.) and ensure that the company meets its contractual revenue share obligations with its clients.

*Supervise Royalty Staff Accountant and oversee the process of reviewing and analyzing licensees’ royalty reporting for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with license agreement requirements as well as appropriate application of the related cash receipts & the accounting for the business’ expenses.

*Thoroughly understand license agreements and monitor to ensure contractual obligations are met throughout all business interactions across assigned licensees

*Oversee the process of tracking licensee guarantee and overage payments, managing past due invoices, and communicating with licensees owing royalties

*Manage day-to-day professional working relationships with a wide range of licensees across multiple product categories, & communicate client/corporate initiatives and strategies as needed provider

*Create and evaluate quarterly and annual royalty revenue reports for clients and provide trend analysis

*Interface with clients and colleagues on revenue forecasts and monthly/quarterly closing

*Help train and manage licensees through the reporting process in a fast-paced, high volume environment and share administrative best practices with licensees

*Analyze proposed licensing deals to help support recommendations to clients

*Manage licensee audit program

*Monitor and make recommendations to improve business processes and efficiencies across the organization

*Other Corporate Accounting support as needed

*Responsible for ensuring a positive customer experience through all interactions with licensees and clients, delivering a personalized approach to working with a diverse licensee base

*Able to research and respond promptly to all licensee and colleague inquiries and requests with accuracy and professionalism

*Positively impact the speed and ease for licensees to conduct business with the company

*Ability to effectively communicate with clients, licensees, and colleagues, including complex royalty accounting issues, errors, or opportunities for improvement

*Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required

*4-7 years of accounting experience, preferably with royalty accounting exposure (music, consumer products, publishing, etc.), with at least 3 years spent directly managing others

*Exceptional attention to detail and proficiency in interpreting contracts

*A motivated self-starter with ability to excel at multi-tasking and staying organized

*A leader capable of using professional judgment to manage the team’s priorities and workload and effectively communicate up to corporate accounting group, business management team, etc.

*Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills

*Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups, & other formulae)

*Proficiency with analytical tools such DOMO, Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy, etc. preferred

*Is ethical and has strong business acumen and savvy, good common sense and sound judgment

*Is self-confident, can instill confidence in, and effectively deal with, business counterparts inside and outside the company

Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.

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