Allison Devers Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Prepared historical song and deal analysis schedules for Finance department.• Analyzed royalty statement data to identify calculation and accounting errors. • Manually recalculated royalties found to be erroneous, posted correcting financial adjustments, and issued new royalty statements to clients.• Compared and reconciled account balances between the finance and royalty systems to ensure accounts reflected correct opening and closing balances, recoupable costs, royalties generated, adjustments, advances, and payments.• Worked extensively with IT department to detect and correct systematic errors in royalty calculations.• Handled client inquiries, researched and corrected issues as identified.• Provided analysis to audit manager and assisted in the accumulation of audit documentation and recalculation of additional royalties due to client audits.• Advised Executive Management and Business Affairs on accounts in or heading towards litigation and represented royalty department in legal settlement meetings with clients.• Worked with Sony/ATV royalty team to transfer and analyze EMI writer and publisher accounts and corresponding royalty data after company purchase.

White Plains, New York, United States

• Developed royalty forecasts and performed catalog valuations.• Reviewed and interpreted music publishing, recording artist and licensing agreements.• Developed audit programs and testing procedures based upon key contract provisions.• Conducted fieldwork and reviewed audited company’s royalty system, licensee source royalty data, sales reports and inventory reports. • Executed testing procedures, including a review of royalty rates, tracking of unit movement, and testing of continuity and catalog completeness.• Created claim schedules and corresponding reports which detailed any deficiencies. Advised client of potential areas of concern and provided support during contract renegotiations, including suggested areas of amendment.• Participated in audit settlement negotiations. Acted as an intermediary between audited party and client to arrive at a fair settlement over the items in dispute.