Bookkeeper & Royalties Assistant - Media

Bookkeeper & Royalties Assistant - Media

Posted Today by 1768184682

£37,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
London

Summary: A leading media and publishing group is looking for a Royalties & Finance Assistant to manage licensing deals and royalty reporting. This role combines financial accounting with rights and contract administration, ensuring timely processing of royalty-related activities. The position is initially a 6-month contract requiring an immediate start.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Process royalty statements in the internal system, ensuring correct treatment of advances, recoupment and overages
  • Track submission of periodic royalty reports and follow up with external partners when required
  • Identify and resolve discrepancies to maintain accurate data and contract compliance
  • Manage payments due to writers and third parties for agency clients, and raise related sales/purchase invoices
  • Maintain publisher and writer agreement details, including advances, royalty rates and key terms
  • Apply royalty principles effectively and collaborate with Finance on reconciliations and payment processes

Key Skills:

  • 3+ previous years experience working with royalties or rights-based financial processes
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and PivotTables
  • Preferred system experience: Sage 200, That's Rights & AIQ
  • Available on short notice

Salary (Rate): £37000 yearly

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

A leading media and publishing group is seeking a detail-oriented Royalties & Finance Assistant to support the management of licensing deals and royalty reporting. This role blends core financial accounting tasks with rights and contract administration, ensuring accurate, timely processing of all royalty-related activity.

Please note, this would be an initial 6-month contract, so would require an asap start.

Responsibilities:

  • Process royalty statements in the internal system, ensuring correct treatment of advances, recoupment and overages

  • Track submission of periodic royalty reports and follow up with external partners when required

  • Identify and resolve discrepancies to maintain accurate data and contract compliance

  • Manage payments due to writers and third parties for agency clients, and raise related sales/purchase invoices

  • Maintain publisher and writer agreement details, including advances, royalty rates and key terms

  • Apply royalty principles effectively and collaborate with Finance on reconciliations and payment processes

Requirements:

  • 3+ previous years experience working with royalties or rights-based financial processes

  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and PivotTables

  • Previous experience working with royalties or rights-based financial processes

  • Preferred system experience: Sage 200, That's Rights & AIQ

  • Available on short notice

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