Sr Accountant, Royalties

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We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join the team responsible for the accounting for Hasbros global network of licensees across categories such as merchandising publishing digital gaming casino and location-based entertainment. Reporting to the Senior Manager Royalties you will own core royalty accounting close and control activities and just as importantly help build a stronger more efficient way of running them.

This is a role for a strong accountant who is not content to run the process as-is. We are actively modernizing how royalty accounting works strengthening controls simplifying processes and raising the bar on accuracy and efficiency and you will be a driving force in that effort. Success in this role means seeing a manual repetitive or fragile process and making it better pairing that instinct with disciplined reliable execution.

Effective from the date that Hasbro opens its new Boston location this position will be onsite Tuesday Thursday at Hasbros new HQ location in Boston the interim this position will be onsite Tuesday Thursday at Hasbros HQ in Pawtucket RI or at Hasbros temporary location in Boston MA.

What You Will Do as a Senior Accountant:

• 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.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of public accounting and/or public company experience; Big Four experience preferred.
• A genuine bias toward continuous improvement demonstrated success identifying a manual or inefficient process and redesigning automating or streamlining it with measurable results.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and internal controls / Sarbanes-Oxley concepts.
• Comfort and curiosity with systems and technology and eagerness to use tools to work more efficiently and reduce manual effort.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting contracts; knowledge of the licensing industry or royalty accounting is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with SAP and BlackLine preferred.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced high-pressure environment and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.

Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package depending on role location and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:

• Health & Wellness
• Time Off to Recharge
• Financial Well-being
• Life & Family Support
• Volunteer and Community Initiatives
• Learning & Development
• Exclusive Perks

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