Administrator, Rights Management

Job Description
Penguin Random House, is hiring an Administrator, Rights Management, for its Subsidiary Rights Accounting group to perform functions primarily related to the management and organization of subsidiary rights, permissions, receivable, and banking related records.

Responsibilities include:

Managing the daily bank deposits and overseeing ingestion of same into rights management system
Maintain daily income reconciliation document
Serving as main contact between the department and our bank
Researching and matching communications and statements from licensees to payments being made
Responsible for the PRH RIGHTS ACCOUNTING MAILBOX
Forwarding requests received for Invoicing of subsidiary rights advance and royalty payments to Administrator, Rights Accounting
Management and organization of royalty statements
Research source and purpose of unidentified monies received
Work closely with Rights Accountants and Permission Administrators on all licensee and sub-agent communications
Communicating with internal treasury group, and bank, licensees, sub-agents and other external partners
Maintaining an up-to-date set of standard operating procedures for your tasks
Flexibility to provide coverage for other tasks as needed

Qualifications
High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Ability to problem solve, manage time, and be resourceful
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, and Adobe
Experience in using SAP systems a plus
An internship or general knowledge of the publishing industry is a plus; no prior publishing experience is required