Specialist, Financial Operations

Follow company policies, standard operating procedures, approval requirements, contractual obligations and applicable regulatory standards.

Prepare and maintain complete work papers and evidence for internal reviews, external audits and author audits.

Ensure appropriate approvals are obtained and retained for manual payments, adjustments and exceptions.

Protect confidential author, contractual and financial information and follow data privacy and retention requirements.

Support control testing, audit remediation and implementation of stronger preventive and detective controls.

Prepare accurate operational metrics, exception reporting and management information, highlighting trends, risks and unusual circumstances.

Collaborate across teams on operational issues, system defects, reporting-tool development and data-quality improvements.

Present findings and recommendations clearly to relevant stakeholders with minimal supervision.

Contribute to special projects, system testing, process redesign, automation and standardisation initiatives.

Use deep operational knowledge to compile data and prepare manual statements where required to meet contractual obligations.

Share knowledge, provide peer support and help strengthen team capability without formal people-management responsibility.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

Minimum 3-4 years of relevant experience in financial operations, royalty operations, publishing, rights administration or a comparable high-volume transaction environment.

Experience working with financial data, reconciliations, payment processes, operational controls and complex issue resolution.

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work to deadlines with limited supervision.

Strong written and verbal English communication skills and experience working with internal or external customers.

Preferred Experience

Experience in publishing, rights or royalties.

Understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, author agreements or royalty calculations.

Experience supporting audits, control testing, reporting-tool development, automation or system change.

Advanced Microsoft Excel capability and familiarity with ERP, royalty, workflow or reporting systems.

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Job: Finance

Job Family: ENTERPRISE

Organization: Corporate Finance