Royalty Accountant in London Area

Job description

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 bertie.cox@tracerecruit.com.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

28-11-2025

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English