Royalties Accounting Manager

Responsibilities

• 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 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 and compliance issues
• Support SOX compliance initiatives and strengthen internal controls
• Develop and maintain royalty accounting policies, procedures, and audit preparation standards
• Partner with IT, Data & Analytics, and Finance Systems teams to improve royalty system integrations and automation
• Drive continuous process improvements to increase audit efficiency and reporting accuracy

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 6+ years of accounting experience with royalty accounting, licensing, audit, or compliance
• 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
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

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

About the Company

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. Fanatics Collectibles, a subsidiary of Fanatics, is expanding into the trading cards and collectibles business, serving as a cornerstone for the company's long-term plans to become a global leader in the hobby.