We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our Royalty Accounting team in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is an amazing opportunity to work on royalty accounting for educational market databases, content subscriptions, publisher agreements, usage reporting, and royalty calculations.
The team is made up of 8 individuals and reports to the Manager, Accounting. The team has a great skill set in royalty accounting, reconciliations, publisher reporting, and financial analysis, and we would love to speak with you if you have strong experience in Microsoft Excel, GAAP, royalty accounting, reconciliations, and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business or equivalent, relevant work experience
- 2+ years of accounting, finance, royalty accounting, or related experience
- 2+ years of proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including LOOKUP formulas, pivot tables, and macros.
- 1+ year experience analyzing, comparing, evaluating, and reconciling data
It would be great if you also have . . .
- Knowledge of AI applications in Finance
- Experience supporting publisher, content provider, royalty, subscription, or contract-based accounting processes
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP
- Ability to perform complex arithmetic and algebraic calculations needed for accounting and reconciliation work
- Experience working with internal departments and external business partners or customers
What will you be doing in this role?
- Interpret royalty agreements, including terms, conditions, and calculations needed for timely and accurate service
- Calculate and document monthly and annual reconciliations for royalty accounts
- Assist with evaluating the accuracy of royalty accruals in accordance with publisher contractual agreements
- Support process improvements that help maintain accurate tracking, calculating, and reporting of publisher royalties
- Prepare, analyze, and distribute royalty reports to publishers and content providers, including evaluating trends
- Assist with audit requests by pulling information and documentation
- Support the distribution of royalty, guarantee, and advance payments to publishers and other content providers
- Crosstrain on analytical functions within the department to support flexibility across the Royalty Analyst team
- Assist with implementing royalty accounting procedures and controls
- Complete work in a cost-effective manner and perform other related duties as needed
Product/Service you will be supporting
In this role, you will support royalty accounting tied to educational market databases and content subscriptions. The team pulls together content through different periodicals and subject-matter areas, gathers usage data, connects that usage to revenue, and applies contracted royalty rates to ensure accurate payments and reporting for publishers and content providers. This is long-lifecycle work, giving you the opportunity to touch multiple parts of the royalty process from calculation and reconciliation to reporting, audit support, and payment distribution.
About the Team
This is a close-knit, highly tenured team that has worked together for many years. The team members own their work independently while collaborating closely across the business.
You will interface with many internal departments and can build relationships with publishing companies and content providers. The work is varied, detail-oriented, and relationship-driven, with strong training and mentorship available from a team with deep experience.
Hours of Work
This is a full-time hybrid position based in Ann Arbor. The role works Monday through Friday and is currently expected to be in office 3 days per week.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of accounting, finance, royalty accounting, or related experience
- 2+ years proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including LOOKUP formulas, pivot tables, and macros
- 1+ year experience analyzing, comparing, evaluating, and reconciling data
- Experience supporting publisher, content provider, royalty, subscription, or contract-based accounting processes
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Knowledge of AI applications in Finance
- Ability to perform complex arithmetic and algebraic calculations for accounting and reconciliation work
- Experience working with internal departments and external business partners or customers
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Hybrid and remote options are common and paired with a formal wellbeing framework and EAP, supporting work–life balance. Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is broadly available in the U.S., reinforcing everyday wellbeing support.
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