Outbound Royalty Payments Professional

We're looking for a highly experienced, versatile, and hardworking Royalty Payments Professional (manager, senior manager, controller) to work collaboratively within our finance team. This role will involve the entire royalty payment process from the onboarding of developers/publishers, ongoing support, reconciling monthly earnings, loading and reconciling payments in the bank as well as working with game teams / developers / business colleagues on projects and initiatives to support the full process.

•Manage the full outbound royalty payments cycle from the onboarding of partners to payment of royalties.

•Reconcile and load royalty payments into the bank for partners and contributors on Steam

•Completion of various monthly reconciliations and resolve reconciling items

•Perform necessary checks before payments are released – reconciliations, OFAC checks, etc.

•Track failed payments and process on accounts as appropriate

•Produce monthly status reporting for the Steam Business team

•Support the business team in a financial capacity when they are working with publishers / developers

•Annual 1099 and 1042 reporting – generation of files and review of forms from tax vendor

•Support of new and existing partners for issues with banking, tax and KYC related procedures

•Reconciliations of accounts related to the outgoing royalty payments process•Address ad hoc needs as they arise

•Continue to streamline processes to increase efficiency and effectiveness

•Assist in department planning, as needed / tasks evolve

•Cross-train with other team members

Valve is an entertainment and technology company driven to design and deliver extraordinary entertainment experiences to customers. We hire people with broad skill sets who also exhibit deep expertise. We are comfortable self-managing and making responsible decisions about work priorities in collaboration with our teams. Employees at Valve contribute in a wide variety of ways: We facilitate cross-disciplinary communication between departments and help articulate goals across different projects across the company. We also recruit others like you.

Requirements

•Degree in Accounting

• Public accounting experience preferred

•CPA preferred

•7+ years of experience in accounting/finance functions•Intermediate skills in Excel, accounting software and online banking systems

•High level of attention to detail and accuracy

•Ability to identify issues, research and escalate when necessary

•Ability to see “forest” in addition to the “trees”

•Flexibility, passion and drive in making functions/processes better

•Curiosity and willingness to take on new tasks/projects

•Self-starter, ability to work independently (ability to manage own time and tasks without oversight) and be collaborative in working with others (focus on succeeding as a team / company, not an individual)

•Strong communication and problem solving skills

Salary range

$150K - $200K, depending on experience