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Royalties Accountant - Music

  • Location: London
  • Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum
  • Job Type:Temporary

Posted about 1 month ago

  • Sector: finance, Music Industry Jobs
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Clive Campbell
  • Contact Email: clive.campbell@handle.co.uk
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Start Date: asap
  • Expiry Date: 30 November 2023
  • Job Ref: BBBH108426

An exciting role for a Royalties Accountant to work for an entrepreneurial business in the music industry.

The successful candidate will have at least 3-5 years Royalties experience within the music industry.

Key responsibilities:

  • Coordinate various stages of monthly rendering process to ensure timely and accurate royalty reporting.

  • Ensure royalties are properly calculated and distributed

  • Accurately implement contractual terms and track shares into their royalty system

  • Manage, track and upload source DSP files for processing from various partners.

  • Liaise with global external and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and provide required information and/or analyses to support their requests.

Skills/Experience Required:

  • Prior experience with royalty accounting and royalty systems (preferably within the recorded music industry (music publishing, neighbouring rights a plus)

  • Advanced Excel skills

  • Comfortable w/ large data sets

  • Comfortable with reading and interpreting royalty terms of an artist contract

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.