Anthony Griffith Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, California, United States

Senior Royalty Accountant directly reporting to the Manager, Royalty. A key area of SIE is the PSN business. Since the inception of PSN (2006), SIE has offered online 1st/ 2nd/3rd party game, video, music, and television content & services. Operating under the wholesale price model, content is purchased at a WSP, which represents the royalty/cost SIE pays to each partner. The Sr. Royalty Accountant is responsible for accurately recording the activity and managing the cost of sales and payables due to each 3rd party game publisher, and associated margin of digital business. • Manage and calculate all related cost and margin related to all PSN business • Prepare, analyze, and maintain royalties for all digital sales including month end accruals, quarterly statement preparation and payment requests. • Track and analyze royalty advances/pub funds and agreements for all 3rd party digital publishers; Have good understanding of accounting treatment for amortization and deferrals • Month end close responsibilities encompassing journal entries, account reconciliation, and balance sheet schedules • Collaborate closely with TPR, Legal, and regional RHQs on new agreements, buyouts, co-marketing deals and various other special deals from a Finance perspective. Take ownership of these relationships and be the main contact. • Interpret reports and records for managers/stakeholders and communicate with internal/external groups for sales or royalty related issues. • Ad hoc projects and other miscellaneous accounting functions.

Greater New York City Area

•Day to Day liaison to business managers for over 100 accounts (i.e Doja Cat, Lil Wayne,Bryson Tiller, Migos, and many more) •Process and collect revenue and expenses for royalty reports. •Interpret and analyze artist agreements and licensing agreements for royalty accounting. •Prepare quarterly royalty statements for Retail, Tour, E-Commerce, and licensing activity. •Drafting supporting reconciliations of royalty statement balances to the general ledger. •Support audit requests and licensing income tracking to ensure billing and revenueaccuracy. •Preparing quarterly royalty payments for clients. •Coordinate final billing for terminated agreements.

A full-service talent and music management company. Affiliated with musicians, producers, writers, and artists dedicated to excellence and craftsmanship. Consulting and collaborating with major and independent artists, labels and publishers. • Developed songwriters, writer/producers, across popular genres including pop, hip hop, R&B, and alternative. Leading to commercial success. • Pitched the talents of writers to producers, artists, labels and others to secure song placements. • Liaison for artist representatives on all aspects of the recording process. • Managed relationships with labels, producers, artists, and sync reps to facilitate licensing deals, placements, and co-branded content partnerships. • Administered publishing royalties, registered works with PROs, and ensured session metadata accuracy to support global tracking and usage. • Managed relationships with labels, producers, artists, and sync reps to facilitate licensing deals, placements, and co-branded content partnerships. • Created and drove weekly updates for all partners highlighting growth areas and opportunities on priority releases. Worked with label/publishing partners to ensure they are consistently delivering concise and meaningful updates for use by the commercial team. • Negotiated recording and publishing agreements, setting up creative/A&R sessions and managing collaborations with producers, writers and other talent to create optimal results for various artists.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worldwide royalties administration for independent artist and labels. • Resolving disputes, counterclaims, and license issues. • Pitching Catalogue to music supervisors for sync licensing opportunities. • Processing recording and monitoring royalty statements for accuracy. • Reviewing and analyzing contracts and deal memos, and linking covered products to those contracts in EBA artist royalty system. • Processing Mechanical Payouts. • Creating Marketing plans and business development strategies. • Preparing grant applications for artists and labels from submission to completion.

Promoting products and educating the public on the companies goods and services.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Built and maintained close relationships with clients in Toronto, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York. • Engage and acquire potential clients via email, telephone calls, and personal visits. • Managed 4 photographers in each operating city and coordinated photo shoots for product development. • Meeting with clients to discuss the company’s products and services. • Reporting weekly with current progress and determining effective measures for business development.

Associate'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Specialist High Skills Major-Diploma, Applied Horticulture And Horticultural Business Services