Strategic Royalty & Revenue Analyst

Marc Daniels; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels is seeking a Finance professional focused on Royalty, Contract & Client Reporting in the UK. The role collects, reviews, and processes royalty reports, manages invoicing, and ensures contractual compliance across licensees.

You will partner with Finance and Commercial teams, perform month-end journals, reconciliations, and management reporting, support forecasts, and prepare client presentations for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Collect, review, and process royalty reports and sales projections from licensees, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and accurate invoicing of royalties.
• Manage royalty invoicing and client remittances in line with contractual and operational requirements, fulfilling obligations under Client Representation Agreements.
• Track receivables and collaborate with Credit Control and Commercial teams to drive timely collection and query resolution.
• Interpret licensing contracts to determine financial terms, reporting requirements, and commission structures.
• Reconcile and validate royalty reports against contractual commitments, identifying variances or irregularities.
• Ensure client payments are accurate, complete, and processed in a timely manner.
• Respond to queries from licensees, clients, auditors, and internal teams, providing supporting documentation and financial analysis.
• Prepare and post month-end journals, including revenue and cost accruals, bad debt provisions, and write-offs.
• Perform reconciliations of royalty, reserve, and other key general ledger accounts.
• Support the preparation of monthly management reports, including: Cost of Sales (COS) and G&A analysis, Revenue & variance analysis, Liaise with Accounts Payable to ensure timely and accurate supplier payments.
• Support quarterly royalty forecasts, cash flow tracking, and ad-hoc revenue analysis.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Commercial, Legal, and Operations to ensure accurate and timely information flow.
• Assist in preparing client presentations and internal reporting packs for senior management

Job description

Marc Daniels is seeking a Finance professional focused on Royalty, Contract & Client Reporting in the UK. The role collects, reviews, and processes royalty reports, manages invoicing, and ensures contractual compliance across licensees.

You will partner with Finance and Commercial teams, perform month-end journals, reconciliations, and management reporting, support forecasts, and prepare client presentations for senior management.