Financial Analyst, Licensing

The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Village of Pelham (NY); In loco; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking a Financial Analyst, Licensing & Royalties to oversee global royalty revenue and licensing expense reporting. You will analyze contracts, apply royalty terms, and collaborate with licensing teams to drive profitability and contract compliance.

The role requires strong financial analysis, experience with royalty arrangements, and proficiency with BrandComply or similar platforms.

Competenze

• Strong financial analysis and contract interpretation capabilities.
• Experience with complex royalty agreements and licensing structures.
• Familiarity with licensing software such as BrandComply.

Mansioni

• Calculate and validate royalty revenues and expenses in accordance with licensing agreements.
• Review and interpret licensing contracts to ensure accurate application of royalty rates, guarantees, advances, deductions, and payment terms.
• Prepare and process royalty accruals, settlements, invoices, and payment schedules.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies related to reported sales, usage metrics, royalty calculations, and payments.
• Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual royalty reporting to analyze trends and contract performance and identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses supporting strategic decision-making and business development initiatives.
• Develop and maintain forecasts and annual planning models for licensing and royalty revenues and expenses, incorporating contract terms, royalty rates, sales projections, minimum guarantees, and other key deal assumptions to support financial planning and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

Conoscenze

Financial analysis

Contract interpretation

Royalties knowledge

Excel

Brand licensing

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Strumenti

BrandComply

Descrizione del lavoro

About the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online.

Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity.

Respect: Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always.

Inclusivity: Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration: Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence: Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity.

Integrity: Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

The Financial Analyst, Licensing & Royalties is responsible for managing, analyzing, and reporting royalty and licensing revenue and expenses across a global portfolio of brands, products, and strategic partnerships. This role ensures accurate calculation, payment, collection, and reconciliation of royalty obligations while providing financial insights that support licensing strategy, contract compliance, forecasting, and profitability analysis.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial analysis skills with contract interpretation capabilities and possesses experience working with complex royalty agreements, including master licensing and representative agreements with global licensing agencies, revenue-sharing arrangements, and collaborations. The candidate should also have experience using BrandComply or similar licensing enterprise software platform.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

• Calculate and validate royalty revenues and expenses in accordance with licensing agreements.
• Review and interpret licensing contracts to ensure accurate application of royalty rates, guarantees, advances, deductions, and payment terms.
• Prepare and process royalty accruals, settlements, invoices, and payment schedules.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies related to reported sales, usage metrics, royalty calculations, and payments.
• Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual royalty reporting to analyze trends and contract performance and identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses supporting strategic decision-making and business development initiatives.
• Develop and maintain forecasts and annual planning models for licensing and royalty revenues and expenses, incorporating contract terms, royalty rates, sales projections, minimum guarantees, and other key deal assumptions to support financial planning and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with contractual oblig