Partner Reporting Manager

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager, Partner Reporting is responsible for overseeing partner reporting operations, royalty tracking, contractual compliance and audit support across multiple partner relationships. This role provides strategic leadership for data integrity, reporting auditability, and financial accuracy while serving as a key liaison between Legal, Finance, Accounting, Internal Audit, and other internal stakeholders. The position plays a critical role in ensuring contractual obligations are accurately interpreted, operationalized, researched, and defensible support to meet both business and audit requirements and to inform executive decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, governance, and ongoing enhancement of tracking databases for Virtual Currency titles to ensure accurate royalty reporting, audit readiness, and compliance with partner agreements.

• Oversee the design and management of digital code tracking systems to ensure internal partner requirements are met, audit trails are maintained, and cost reporting is accurate for executive and financial stakeholders.

• Partner closely with Legal to interpret contractual terms, research historical contract positions, track obligations, manage the close out of expiring partner agreements, and support the operational setup of new deals.

• Conduct audit research and analysis related to royalty calculations, participation statements, and contractual interpretations, including reviewing historical agreements, amendments, and prior reporting practices.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external audits related to partner reporting, coordinating data validation, documentation, and responses to audit inquiries.

• Provide strategic oversight and governance for administrative processes, including contractual payments, partner supplier setup, international tax compliance requirements, payment validation, and audit support documentation.

• Serve as a primary point of escalation for issues related to participation and royalty statements, coordinating resolution efforts with internal teams and external partners while ensuring conclusions are well supported and auditable.

• Analyze and assess the financial impact of contractual terms, audit findings, reporting adjustments, and partner inquiries, ensuring timely, accurate, and well documented communication to Finance, Accounting, Treasury, FCRA, and Audit.

• Establish reporting standards, controls, documentation requirements, and best practices to improve data accuracy, consistency, transparency, and audit defensibility across partner reporting processes.

• Manage multiple concurrent partner relationships, audits, and initiatives while balancing competing priorities in a fast paced environment.

Decision Making Authority:

• Determine required tracking attributes, documentation standards, and system configurations to support fulfillment reporting, contractual compliance, and audit requirements.

• Resolve discrepancies and disputes related to royalty and participation statements, including determining monetary impact, audit implications, and appropriate corrective actions.

• Decide when audit findings, financial risks, or contractual interpretation issues should be escalated and communicated to Finance, Accounting, Treasury, FCRA, Legal, and Internal Audit leadership.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in partner reporting, business administration, finance, accounting, audit, or a related field.

• Strong background in general accounting principles, audit support, and financial analysis.

• Experience supporting internal and external audits, including research, documentation preparation, and audit response management.

• Prior experience within the entertainment, media, or video game industry preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross functional initiatives involving Legal, Finance, and Audit from research through resolution.

• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines while clearly communicating status, risks, and audit considerations.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong working knowledge of SAP and Business Objects or similar enterprise systems.

• Exceptional organizational, analytical, research, and problem solving skills.

• Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners at varying levels of seniority.

• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast paced environment with evolving priorities and heightened audit scrutiny.