Royalty Accountant

2 days ago

London Area, United Kingdom Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment Full time £30,000 - £45,000 per year

Finance Royalties Analyst - 6 Month FTC - Likely to be Extended - Paying £38,000 - London Office - Hybrid Role

We are recruiting for an exciting Entertainment Providers Group who are seeking a Finance Royalties Assistant where you will focus on managing licensing deals and royalty reporting, ensuring that all royalty reports are received in a timely manner, that all key information is logged on the in-house Royalty system, any royalties income due is received in a quick and efficient manner, royalties payable are accounted for correctly.

This position combines financial accounting (sales and purchase ledger) with understanding of rights and contracts.

Responsibilities:

  • Processing royalties statements onto the Royalties management system and ensuring advances and overages are accounted for correctly
  • Track the timely submission of periodic reports and liaise with external contacts to request missing reports
  • Identify and flagging discrepancies to fix errors
  • Track and processing payments due to writers and third parties for agency clients (Rights People subdivision)
  • Issuing Sales & Purchase invoices (when dealing with agency clients)
  • Inputting publishers & writers agreement details, with special regard to advances and royalty rates
  • Knowledge on Royalties principal contracts
  • Liaising with the Finance Department as necessary

Key Requirements:

  • Previous experience in royalties
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP/PivotTables etc.)
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate at all levels
  • Dynamic and driven to grow with the group
  • Excellent organisational, communication and prioritisation skills
  • Ability to process incoming royalty statements speedily and accurately
  • Preferred system experience: Sage 200/AIQ and That's Right

If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email

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