Royalties Accounting Manager

The role

The Manager – Royalty Accounting Audit & Compliance will lead the coordination and preparation for external partner and licensor audits. This role focuses on audit preparedness, compliance with licensing agreements, royalty reporting accuracy, and supporting the development of royalty reporting systems.

What you will do

• Lead and coordinate external royalty and licensing audits from licensors, leagues, and strategic partners.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for audit requests, documentation gathering, and audit-related communications.
• Prepare detailed audit support schedules, royalty reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Review royalty reporting processes and calculations to ensure compliance with licensing agreements.
• Identify and resolve royalty reporting discrepancies, audit findings, and compliance issues.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and standardized support files.
• Support SOX compliance initiatives and strengthen internal controls.
• Develop and maintain royalty accounting policies, procedures, and audit preparation standards.
• Analyze royalty data and trends to identify compliance risks and process improvement opportunities.
• Interpret licensing agreements to ensure proper royalty calculations and compliance.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required
• 6+ years of accounting experience with royalty accounting, licensing, audit, or compliance experience
• Direct experience supporting external royalty audits and licensing compliance reviews
• Strong understanding of royalty accounting, licensing agreements, accrual accounting, and US GAAP
• Strong understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance processes
• Experience interpreting complex contractual agreements and royalty terms
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with ERP systems
• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities within a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated with a process improvement mindset and strong organizational skills

Nice to have

• CPA preferred
• Experience supporting ERP implementations, royalty reporting systems, or process transformation initiatives preferred
• Oracle preferred

About the company

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. Fanatics Collectibles is a subsidiary of Fanatics that designs, manufactures, and distributes trading cards for several sports properties.