Royalties & Partnerships Assistant

WildBrain; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment licensing agency is seeking a Royalties & Partnership Accountant to manage licensing deals and ensure timely receipt of royalty reports. Ideal candidates will have prior finance experience, preferably in royalties, and possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills. This opportunity offers a hybrid working environment that values collaboration both in-office and remotely. Candidates should demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Professional growth opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance role is essential.
• Experience in royalties management is preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Manage licensing deals and ensure timely royalty reports.
• Review and process reports in royalty management system.
• Issue invoices and track overdue payments.
• Collate forecast information from licensees.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Strong written and verbal communication

Job description

• Compensation: GBP 29,000 - GBP 35,000 - yearly

Company Description

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

Overview

WildBrain CPLG is a world‑leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency with 20 offices worldwide. Since 1972 we have been providing our partners with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated retail, creative & product development, legal and accounting services.

We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! We believe that our partnerships are about clarity, openness, and trust, and we are widely known for our straightforward approach.

About the role

Reporting to the Royalties‑In Manager, the Royalties & Partnership Accountant will focus on the management of Licensing deals. The focus will be ensuring that all royalty reports are received in a timely manner, that all key information is logged on the in‑house Royalty system and any payments due are received in a quick and efficient manner.

Job Description

• Tracking the timely submission of periodical reports and liaising with 3rd Party contacts to request reports not received.
• Reviewing the royalty management system (WestEnd) to ensure all licensee royalty reports (approx. 2,500 reports across the groups per quarter) are correctly processed, checking the recoupment and overage position for each licensee contract.
• Flagging discrepancies, creating new SKUs and collaborating with Licensees to fix any errors.
• Tracking payments due and where necessary issuing invoices.
• Identifying overdue payments to ensure payment is received in accordance with WB CPLG credit control procedure.
• Providing regular status updates to Regional Commercial Leads and raising any issues that require escalation.
• Gathering and collating Forecast information from Licensees
• Preparing withholding tax documents for issue to Licensors and Licensees
• Other ad‑hoc duties as required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a related finance role
• Royalties experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple tasks within a fast‑paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with people at all levels
• Strong organisational and prioritising skills
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills
• A strong attention to detail

Additional Information

Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful, and imaginative people who will recognise your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits, and we invest in our people and their future.

Our Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognise that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

About WildBrain CPLG

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location‑based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners.

Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no‑nonsense, straightforward approach. Our ASPIRE division offers expert Corporate & Lifestyle brand representation and management. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: www.cplg.com.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. A leader in 360° franchise management—spanning Content Creation, Audience Engagement and Global Licensing—our mission is to cultivate and grow love for our own and partner brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to such franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, YoGabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we produce such acclaimed series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Camp Snoopy, Teletubbies Let’s Go!, YoGabba GabbaLand!, Sonic Prime and Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City. With a library of approximately 14,000 half‑hours, our shows reach kids and families everywhere, including on our YouTube network, which has generated more than 1.7 trillion minutes of watch time. Our consumer products licensing arm, WildBrain CPLG, represents our own and partner brands in every major territory worldwide.

Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.