Sr. Internal Audit Project Manager

Get to know the role

• Job Title: Sr. Internal Audit Project Manager

• Job Summary: The Sr. Internal Audit Project Manager will work with process owners to document, assess, and test licensing internal controls and business processes. The position will focus on the end-to-end licensing process, from licensee contract compliance to final royalty reporting to IP rightsholders.

• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt

• People Manager: No

 

What you’ll do

• General

  • Consistently deliver quality project management by monitoring progress, following up on outstanding tasks, and providing status updates to senior management.

  • Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge.

• Licensing Internal Audits

  • Design and develop licensing internal audit framework grounded in risk management and business strategies.

  • Perform internal audits over the end-to-end licensing process, such as:

    • Licensee contract compliance

    • Data accuracy within royalty system, ERP, business intelligence software

    • Integrated data

    • Licensee royalty statements

    • Royalty revenue

    • Cash reconciliations

    • Rightsholder royalty reporting, etc.

  • Facilitate SKU IP accuracy reviews with Licensing, Publishing, Media, and Brand Services teams.

  • Support process owners with inventory of rightsholder contracts.

  • Analyze data and collaborate with Data & Analytics to build licensee compliance dashboards to proactively identify issues and help prioritize areas of improvement through trends.

  • Prepare formal written reports, backed by adequate evidence, to support licensing audit conclusions on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems.

  • Report licensing audit findings and recommendations to m