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This position performs reporting and analysis for royalty expense, royalty payments and providing Ad Hoc analysis and reports and helping to support strategic planning.\nTo be successful in this role, you should have proven interpersonal skills with a track record of establishing collaborative business relationships with cross functional teams within an organization; the ability to lead and use large volume of data within analyzes along with using existing resources to problem solve; and have effective communication skills to work with all levels of management and staff.\nWhat you'll do here:\nComplete investment analysis to execute on business strategies\nAllocate revenue for royalty payments\nAnalyzes monthly royalty expense results for Senior Leadership\nProduces guidance towards setting Annual & Quarterly forecasts\nBuilds ad-hoc analysis reports for distribution to our partners\nEnsures accuracy of monthly royalty payments\nSupports the product team by compiling financial information to provide guidance and oversight on profitability of agreements with our partners\nDevelops relationships with the Product Organization and Finance Leadership\nParticipates in ad-hoc reporting, initiatives and analysis\nInvestigates discrepancies and provides recommendations\nSkills you will need here:\nBachelor’s Degree required, preferably in the Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or Data Analysis; MBA a plus\nStrong analytical and critical thinking skills\nSophisticated Microsoft Excel skills\nAdapts well to fast-pace environment and rapidly changing priorities and activities\nExhibits initiative and ability to work optimally and independently\nExcellent detail-orientation with multitasking capabilities\nAbility to contribute constructively in a team environment\nAbility to communicate complex business information to a range of audiences\nAbility to train/mentor others\nCengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. 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