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About the Role

The Global Consumer Products Royalty Audit Manager will manage the end-to-end execution of the licensing audit program, from selection through settlement. This role develops and maintains an audit plan considering compliance, partner history, and category priorities, and collaborates with Finance to establish annual recovery targets and audit strategies. The manager will evaluate trends across audit findings to identify systemic process or reporting issues and recommend corrective actions.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of contact for external audit firms, assign projects, supply documentation, monitor progress, review findings, and ensure consistent application of contract terms.
Conduct pre-audit reviews of licensee data, royalty statements, and payment histories to validate scope.
Lead internal stakeholder meetings to align on findings, escalation paths, and settlement positions.
Review all draft audit reports to ensure findings accuracy and contract alignment prior to finalization.
Support negotiation and settlement of audit findings in partnership with Legal, when needed.
Oversee audit tracking dashboards and recovery reporting for executive management.
Maintain reliable audit pipeline status, including potential recoveries, open findings, and settlement progress.
Partner with the Data Integrity and Royalty Operations teams to ensure audit findings inform ongoing process improvements.
Work closely with Sales, Legal, and Finance to communicate findings and ensure contract language aligns with best practices for future deals.
Partner with Tech to integrate automation tools that improve audit selection and data validation.
Support compliance education initiatives with internal stakeholders and licenses.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance required (M.B.A. or C.P.A. preferred).
3+ years experience in accounting or audits (preferably with the big 4), royalty/licensing audit experience strongly preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Ability to identify trends and inconsistencies requiring investigation.
Solid working knowledge of licensing business.
Proficient communication skills, written and verbal.
Ability to collaborate with internal and external team members.
Ability to work autonomously and to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
Solid organizational skills and ability to standardize processes.

Skills

Accounting
Finance
Audits
Microsoft Office
Licensing business knowledge
Communication skills
Collaboration
Autonomy
Task management
Organizational skills
Process standardization

Location

New York City
California
Colorado
Washington state

Work Type

Full time office attendance
Onsite

Experience Level

3+ years experience

Education Level

Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
M.B.A. preferred
C.P.A. preferred

Salary/Compensations

$90,000.00 - $120,000.00

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k) plan
Life insurance coverage
Disability benefits
Tuition assistance program
PTO
Bonus eligible

About the Company

Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide.
Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, and Pluto TV, among others.
Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles.
The company offers innovative streaming services and digital video products, and provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

Equal Opportunity

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability.
You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com.