Royalties and Operations Associate (Publishing) Job at Church Pension Group in N

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
Provide analytical information needed for yearly filings for unclaimed property.
Ensure W9s are tracked and stored according to CPG’s records retention policy.
Provide administrative support to the VP Business Management & Operations and SVP/Publisher on an as-needed basis.
Special projects on an as-needed basis.
Effective performance of the essential functions of this position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues, both for purposes of relationship building and meaningful collaboration.
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.
Working knowledge of publishing rights.
Experience with both contracts and royalties processing.
Proficiency in MS Excel.
Strong analytical capabilities.
Must be able to meet schedules/firm deadlines and make quick decisions under pressure.
Detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to explain and simplify financial concepts.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
BA or equivalent experience required.
3+ years in publishing and/or media.
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:
Medical (including Vision)
Dental
Supplemental Dental
Core Benefits automatically provided to eligible employees:
Employer funded defined benefit pension plan (five year vesting)
Employee Life Insurance
Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
Short-Term Disability (STD) coverage
Long-Term Disability (LTD) coverage (elected as either pre-tax or after-tax)
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Worker’s Compensation
Employee Assistance Program
Retiree health insurance (eligible after 10 years)
Retiree life insurance
Elective Benefits available to eligible employees:
401(k) with matching contributions (immediate vesting)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Commuter Benefits
New York’s 529 College Savings Program (NY State residents)
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.

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In Summary: 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 . The position requires regular in-person, on-site interaction with colleagues . Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions .

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Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) fue fundada en 1918 como la Iglesia Hymnal Corporation, una afiliada sin fines de lucro del Grupo de Pensiones de la Iglesia. Hoy en día, los profesionales de CPI producen aproximadamente 50 nuevos libros y recursos cada año, y administran una cartera de más de 2,600 productos activos, muchos vendidos en todo el mundo. La Royalties and Operations Associate es responsable de gestionar las funciones operativas y financieras relacionadas con derechos y permisos y regalías de autor por parte de church publishing incorporated. Estas funciones incluyen: operaciones de regalía, incluyendo preparación de declaraciones y servicios de autores, y administración de contratos de regalías. También responsables de mantener el cumplimiento de las políticas financieras de CPG, manejar obligaciones contractuales y trabajar con asesores legales de la CPI sobre temas de contrato. Otras tareas pueden asignarse: gestión directa de todos los aspectos de la administración de contratos de regalías, operaciones de regalía, incluida la preparación y pago de declaraciones, contabilidad de derechos y servicios de autor, contabilización de royalties. Propietario del proceso para el cumplimiento del IPC para las licencias de autor. Gestión de procesos de regalíes, proporcionando análisis del flujo de trabajo. Identificar medidas de mejora de productividad y calidad e establecer un curso correctivo de acción para mejorar los niveles de servicio. Asegurar que se generen y prestan declaraciones en una base oportuna y precisa a autores y agentes. Los requisitos enumerados a continuación son representativos de los conocimientos, habilidades y/o capacidad requeridos. Se pueden hacer adaptaciones razonables para permitir que las personas con discapacidad desempeñen las funciones esenciales. Conocimiento del trabajo en derechos de publicación. Experiencia tanto en el procesamiento de contratos como en regalías. Proficiencia en MS Excel. Fuertes capacidades analíticas. Deben ser capaces de cumplir horarios / plazos firmes y tomar decisiones rápidas bajo presión. Detalle orientado con excelentes habilidades de comunicación escrita y verbal, incluida la capacidad de explicar y simplificar conceptos financieros. EDUCACIÓN Y/O EXPERIENCIA BA o experiencia equivalente. 3+ años en publicación y / o medios de comunicación. DEMAN FÍSICAL El uso extenso de un teclado informático es una demanda del puesto laboral para realizar exitosamente las funciones fundamentales de este trabajo. Se pueden hacer adaptaciones razonables para que una persona con discapacidad pueda desempeñar las funciones esenciales del trabajo dentro de este entorno. Rango salarial: $60,000 - $75,000 Únete a nosotros y crea un futuro mejor para ti mismo! Beneficios flexibles disponibles para los empleados elegibles: Medicina (incluida la visión) Dental Supplemental Dental Core Beneficies proporcionadas automáticamente a los trabajadores elegibles Por favor, entienda que, como política general, CPG no patrocina visas. EOE: Minorías / Mujeres / Discapacidad / Vet/Orientación Sexual. Si usted es un empleado de CPG, por favor use su dirección de correo electrónico del CPG al crear su perfil para solicitarlo. #J-18808-Ljbffr