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About the role

As a Senior Royalty Analyst - Financial Contract Reporting you will be responsible for analyzing and interpreting complex financial agreements, identifying and resolving royalty calculation discrepancies, and ensuring timely and accurate royalty payments to our partners.  Reporting to our Senior Manager - Financial Contract Reporting, you will contribute to the unification of the EMEA Financial Contract Reporting team. Your ultimate goal is to ensure the best possible service to our licensors. You will have a strong background in financial analysis and contract management as well as excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

• For EMEA anime rights, you will be in charge of gathering revenues from licensees, managing the recoupment of minimum guarantee and the communication to the accounting  of the figures to be invoiced.
• For EMEA anime rights, you will be in charge of tracking payments from licensees in order to trigger the report to the licensor.
• For EMEA anime and German mangas, you will be in charge of computation and communication of the royalty report for Licensors on a quarterly or biannual basis.
• You will be part of the reporting package and perform royalty-related financial analysis as requested.
• Working with the global international team, you will prepare financial decks, perform royalty-related financial analysis, and ensure that all financial obligations per agreements are met.
• You will work on monthly and quarterly data validations and reconciliations, manage or assist external inquiries and correspondence with licensors, and coordinate with Accounts Payable on billing and payment validation.
• You will assist with the implementation of new systems to improve our royalty processes. You will perform User Acceptance Testing for those new systems, prepare documentation for systems and processes. 
• You will be in charge of optimization and automatization of remaining manual tasks.
• You will work on the design and development of analytical dashboards and reportings to be able to get a critical and accurate view of risks and opportunities
• You will work closely with our legal and business affairs teams to ensure that contracts are structured in a way that is operable and understood by internal stakeholders.
• You will work collaboratively with other members of the finance team to ensure that financial reports are accurate and up-to-date.
• You will become the dedicated business partners to EMEA sales teams, providing them the data needed to understand the performance and build their strategy, as well as integration efforts.

About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...

• You have 5+ years of experience in accounting, entertainment, or a related field with exposure to third party participation, royalty reporting, and content accounting.
• You have experience in international deal reporting and analysis in a large corporate setting, and you know how to read and interpret legal agreements for contractual royalties obligations and are familiar with content accounting and related contractual obligations.
• You have the ability to analyze large quantities of data, resolve discrepancies, and deliver data-driven answers.
• You have strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate (written and verbal) with all levels of organization, both internal and external.
• You anticipate problems (and bring up when appropriate), demonstrate strong prioritization and organization skills, catch errors, and take action to complete tasks accurately and on time.
• You exercise good judgment to proactively anticipate and solve problems and prioritize effectively.
• You approach your work with a positive approach, and a desire to contribute to a fun and collaborative global working environment.
• You demonstrate the flexibility and resiliency needed to adapt and thrive in a rapidly growing and maturing company.
• You have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, dashboarding tools,  experience using large-scale ERP and Royalties systems.
• You have a Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting. MBA highly preferred.
• Proficiency in English and German is a plus.

About the Team

Crunchyroll’s Financial Contract Reporting team is a worldwide group of experts collaborating to provide crucial assistance to business operations, guaranteeing punctual and compliant fulfillment of contractual reporting responsibilities around the globe, in accordance with company guidelines, while ensuring harmonization of internal processes across various domains. 

Location: Paris Why you will love working at Crunchyroll

In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:

• Stay Healthy - Health insurance 100% covered by the employer.

• Take Time for You - Accrued PTO, Summer Fridays, Company Christmas vacations, and flexible schedule.

• Parental Leave - Eligible birthing parents will be paid for up to 22 weeks. Eligible non-birthing parents will be paid for up to 12 weeks.

• Support for transportation - Transportation costs 50% covered by the employer and mobility package.

• Refuel - Lunch card value 9,25€/day 60% covered by the employer.

• Find Balance - Subscription to Urban Sports Club, online yoga & wellness classes, counseling, and support through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with counseling sessions available 24/7.

• Work hard, watch hard - Free premium access to Crunchyroll and Discount to Crunchyroll Store.

• Level Up - Prepaid Udemy account, English classes, professional development courses and conferences.

• Press Play - Game nights, anime nights, online team buildings & celebrations.

• That's not all - Bonus and participation incentives, Saving Time Accounts, and Employee saving accounts PER COL.

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About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value

• Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.

• Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.

• Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.

• Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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