Royalties and Operations Associate (Publishing)

Description

Department : Church Publishing Inc

Job Type : Regular Full Time

Education Level : BA / BS

Required Years Experience : 3

Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) was founded in 1918 as the Church Hymnal Corporation, a nonprofit affiliate of the Church Pension Group. Today, CPI's professionals produce about 50 new books and resources each year, and manage a portfolio of more than 2,600 active products, many sold worldwide.

The Royalties and Operations Associate is responsible for managing the operational and financial functions related to both rights and permissions and author royalties on behalf of Church Publishing Incorporated. These functions include : royalty operations, inclusive of statement preparation and author services, and royalty contracts administration. Also responsible for maintaining compliance with CPG financial policies, managing contractual obligations, and working with CPI legal counsel on contract issues. As the process owner for royalties, the Rights and Royalties Associate ensures continuous improvement of the efficiency of royalties and rights processing.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Royalties

• Direct management of all aspects of royalty contracts administration, royalty operations, including statement preparation and payments, rights accounting, and author services, royalty accounting
• Process owner for CPI compliance for author royalties.
• Management of royalties processes, providing analysis of workflow
• Identify productivity and quality improvement measures and establish a corrective course of action to improve service levels.
• Ensure that statements are generated and rendered in a timely and accurate basis to authors and agents.
• Ensure that all royalty related accounts are reconciled on a regular basis to the general ledger.
• Ensure compliance with all tax regulations related to reporting for authors.
• Work with CPG Legal Counsel to ensure all copyright law, subsidiary rights, and intellectual property law is in compliance with policy

Financial Analysis

QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Extensive use of a computer keyboard is a demand of the position to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Currently, hybrid work environment, which requires working in CPG's office Tuesdays through Thursdays and flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Church Pension Group employees must maintain a professional, compassionate, and trustworthy work environment always. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable someone with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job within this environment.

Salary Range : $60,000 - $75,000

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Flexible Benefits available to eligible employees :

Core Benefits automatically provided to eligible employees :

Elective Benefits available to eligible employees :

Educational Assistance Program available to eligible employees

Maternity / Paternity Leave available to eligible employees

Time Off available to eligible employees : Vacation, Sick, Personal and Holidays

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. Please understand that, as a general policy, CPG does not sponsor visas.

EOE : Minorities / Female / Disability / Vet / Sexual Orientation

If you are a CPG employee, please use your CPG email address when creating your profile to apply.

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000