Job Description
Job Summary
- This role serves as a key catalyst in the US frontline artist royalty process, overseeing end-to-end royalty setup and compliance of the client.
- This role ensures accurate creation, maintenance, and linkage of artist royalty accounts, manages agreement tracking and royalty term analysis, and supports SOX audit controls.
- The position requires strong attention to detail, familiarity with SAP and EROS systems, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams.
Key Responsibilities
Royalty Reporting
AP Master Data Administration
- Create and maintain US artist royalty accounts in SAP.
- Edit critical account coding (company code, profit center, talent ID, artist type) impacting financials.
- Manage account linking in FRED for integration with Ariba.
Contract & Agreement Management
- Track recording label and license agreements via SharePoint.
- Analyze agreements and prepare royalty term data briefs.
- Enter royalty terms into Aeros and review for accuracy.
Royalty Setup & Compliance
- Administer BA rate confirmation process for new projects.
- Ensure segregation of duties and maintain SOX audit evidence.
- Generate weekly and quarterly status reports for royalty operations.
Union Reporting
- Calculate and render semiannual payments to AFM and SAG-AFTRA.
- Prepare quarterly reports for new use licenses and manage pass-through payments.
Portal Administration
- Oversee US artist royalty statement portal.
- Troubleshoot registration issues and validate vendor codes.
Mandatory
- Strong understanding of royalty reporting.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills for cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to manage multiple audits and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
- Proficiency in SAP 4/HANA, Vistex, EROS, MUR, Ariba, and digital reporting systems.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
Company Description
WNS, part of Capgemini, is an Agentic AI-powered leader in intelligent operations and transformation, serving more than 700 clients across 10 industries, including Banking and Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Shipping and Logistics, and Travel and Hospitality. We bring together deep domain excellence – WNS’ core differentiator – with AI-powered platforms and analytics to help businesses innovate, scale, adapt and build resilience in a world defined by disruption.Our purpose is clear: to enable lasting business value by designing intelligent, human-led solutions that deliver sustainable outcomes and a differentiated impact. With three global headquarters across four continents, operations in 13 countries, 65 delivery centers and more than 66,000 employees, WNS combines scale, expertise and execution to create meaningful, measurable impact.