Senior Royalty Accountant — Drive Process Innovation

Hasbro; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 128,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hasbro is seeking a Senior Accountant to own royalty accounting, close, and reconciliations for our global licensee network. You will ensure accurate recording of royalty revenue, strengthen controls, and drive lean process improvements across the function.

You will partner with offshore royalty operations, Finance, Legal, and business partners to align accounting with operations, support audits, and apply contract terms in complex judgments. Onsite work at Boston HQ with flexibility as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• CPA designation preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of public accounting and/or public company experience; Big Four preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls/SOX concepts.
• Proficiency with Excel; SAP and BlackLine experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own royalty accounting, close, and reconciliations — prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end and quarter-end close activities, ensuring royalty revenue and associated balances are recorded completely, accurately, and on time.
• Strengthen controls and process — build, improve, and stand behind the controls and checks that keep royalty accounting accurate and well-documented, closing gaps and making the process more reliable quarter over quarter.
• Drive continuous improvement and lean process change — actively identify manual, repetitive, or fragile steps and redesign, automate, or streamline them; measure the impact and make the improvement stick.
• Account for licensee guarantees and overages — ensure minimum guarantees, overages, and related true-ups are tracked, calculated, and recorded accurately, and that issues are surfaced and resolved.
• Partner across the business — work closely with the offshore royalty operations team, Finance, Legal, and business partners to keep royalty accounting aligned to operational reality and to move issues to resolution.
• Support audits — prepare documentation and respond to internal and external auditor requests, and help ensure the control environment holds up to scrutiny.
• Read and apply contract terms — review licensing agreements and amendments to ensure royalty accounting reflects the terms of the deal, partnering with Technical Accounting on complex judgments.
• Complete ad hoc projects — support special analyses and process or system initiatives as the function evolves.

Skills

Continuous improvement

US GAAP knowledge

Internal controls / SOX

Strong communication skills

Tech-savvy / systems oriented

Ability to work in fast-paced env

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Tools

SAP

BlackLine

Job description

Hasbro is seeking a Senior Accountant to own royalty accounting, close, and reconciliations for our global licensee network. You will ensure accurate recording of royalty revenue, strengthen controls, and drive lean process improvements across the function.

You will partner with offshore royalty operations, Finance, Legal, and business partners to align accounting with operations, support audits, and apply contract terms in complex judgments. Onsite work at Boston HQ with flexibility as needed.