Analyst, Royalty Reporting

Warner Media, LLC.; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a Senior Royalty Reporting Analyst for the Financial Contracts Reporting DC Comics Royalty department.

The role reviews contracts and prepares royalty statements, collaborating with Business Affairs, Legal, and Editorial Administration to ensure accuracy and compliance. You will work with SAP, report on high-value participations, analyze data, respond to inquiries, and contribute to process improvements and system enhancements.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or Information Systems.
• 1–2 years of accounting, audit, or financial related experience.
• Experience with royalties or participations preferred.
• Publishing or entertainment industry exposure is a plus.
• Strong Excel and data-analysis capabilities.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare royalty statements including high-dollar, complex participations.
• Interpret contracts and abstracts to ensure contractual obligations are met.
• Collaborate with DC Comics Business Affairs, Legal, and Editorial Administration.
• Assist with system enhancements and process improvements.

Conocimientos

Excel proficiency

Analytical skills

Planning & organization

Time management

English communication

Math & algebra

Reading legal abstracts

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Math/IS

Herramientas

SAP

Tableau

Power BI

Power Platform

Descripción del empleo

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Warner Bros. Consumer Products Inc. seeks a Senior Royalty Reporting Analyst for the Financial Contracts Reporting DC Comics Royalty department. The DC Royalties department handles contractual reporting to talent that provide services and create new characters for DC Comics. It’s an exciting, fast paced organization that provides a unique opportunity to learn many aspects of DC Comics, the publishing business, including the inter-relationship between publishing, merchandising, TV, Theatrical and Games. DC Royalties provides excellent opportunities to learn the entertainment industry and offers a robust year-round training program.

The Royalty Reporting Analyst reviews, understands and interprets contractual agreements to ensure all financial obligations are met. Working closely with DC Comics Business Affairs, Legal, and Editorial Administration, prepares and reviews royalty/participation statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with contractual obligations. The Royalty Reporting Analyst is also responsible for responding to inquiries on royalty statements, working with the technology team to identify and test royalty system enhancements, and improve business processes.

Job Responsibilities

Prepare high dollar/complex/high visibility participations royalty statements, leveraging the publishing system, WB’s enterprise SAP platform, existing tools, and analytical methodologies. Read and understand abstracts, legal agreements, and other related written documentation. Perform current and historical data analysis and verify that reporting is in accordance with contractual agreements. The analysis work takes into consideration the patterns of publishing, film/television/other product, and agreements between WB Pictures, Animation, Television, Games, and DC Comics. Research abnormalities using SAP and/or other line-of-business components to review underlying transactional activity. 70%

Support ad-hoc and special projects including, but not limited to: identifying system enhancements, assisting in design and testing, presentations to management and staff, historical research and clean-up activities, address changing business needs with new processes / systems / tools / templates, identify and implement process improvement and automation on an ongoing and continuous basis. 20%

Research and answer questions from various stakeholders participate in Business Unit meetings to address questions, discuss process improvements and changing business needs.10%

JOB QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

Work Experience

Minimum 1-2 years previous accounting, audit or financial related experience required

Experience with royalties, participations or residuals preferred but not necessarily

Publishing or entertainment industry related experience.

Business analyst or financial analyst experience required.

Experience with system implementations and testing preferred.

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience required (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or Information Systems preferred)

Knowledge/Skills

Strong proficiency in excel and other data analysis techniques

SAP experience preferred

Tableau or Power Platform (Power BI, Query, etc.) preferred

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required

Strong planning and organizational skills required

Strong time management skills to manage multiple tasks required

Ability to read and understand digests and abstracts and legal agreements

Strong math and algebra skills required

Strong English verbal and written communication skills

Other Requirements

Must have ability for progressive responsibility within the organization.

Ability to interact with all levels of personnel and management

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development, documentation, and delivery of training materials.

Must be able to adapt and learn new technology.

Solution oriented individuals who can work in a dynamic, fast paced, high volume environment and think outside of the box.

Must be able to understand and communicate with operational, financial, IT and executive personnel.

Must be able to work independently to meet tight deadlines under fast paced environment with flexibility to changing priorities and working overtime, as needed

Must be a confident individual who is a quick learner and self-starter

Must be a team player with high-level of interpersonal skills and customer-focus.

Must be able to maintain confidentiality.

Must be a quick learner who is results oriented.

Must be able to work independently and meet deadlines.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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