Y Royalties – Senior Royalties Auditor (London/Hybrid)

Synchtank Limited; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and fast-growing team as a Senior Royalties Auditor, where you will leverage your extensive experience in the music industry to manage audits from inception to completion. This role involves interpreting contracts, analyzing large datasets, and presenting findings to clients. You will work closely with industry experts, enhancing your skills while contributing to the growth of the organization. If you're detail-oriented and passionate about music royalties, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment that values equality and merit-based decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ Jahre Erfahrung in der Musikindustrie, insbesondere in Buchhaltungsfirmen oder Verlagen.
• Gute Kenntnisse in Microsoft Office, insbesondere Excel.

Responsibilities

• Management von Audits von der Planung bis zur Durchführung.
• Überprüfung und Analyse von Anomalien in Lizenzabrechnungen.

Skills

Musikindustrie Erfahrung

Vertragsinterpretation

Microsoft Excel

Datenanalyse

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Y Royalties was established in 2023 by Colin Young, Ben Marlow and Gary Groutage, offering services in Royalties Data, Rights Management, Audit and Transaction Services.

Y Royalties started from the Royalties division at Award Winning Accountancy firm, CC Young & Co, which celebrates its 26th Year in the Music Industry this year. The success of this division, along with our knowledge and experience gained over the 26 years, has enabled the birth of Y Royalties.

We have an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, highly specialised team, working closely with industry experts to develop skills and expertise in an exciting part of the business.

We are looking for a Senior Royalties Auditor to join our Royalty Audit Team.

Job Title: Senior Royalties Auditor | Department: Royalties Audit Team

Who you are:

You will have experience of working in a music industry accounting firm, record label, music publisher, collective management organisation or performing rights organisation and a keen interest in the Music Industry.

Working closely with experts in the field will help to boost your personal development and enable you to contribute to the growth of an expanding, dynamic team.

The Role:

• Supporting managers in respect of recording and publishing audits
• Manage your own audits from inception to completion
• Interpret contracts and agreements to ensure royalties are being correctly accounted
• Find, review and analyse anomalies in royalty statements
• Review and analyse large amounts of source data
• Create claims and write reports to be presented to our clients
• Ad hoc tasks and projects as required

Experience & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in a music industry accounting firm, record label, music publisher, collective management organisation or performing rights organisation
• Understanding and experience of interpreting contracts and agreements
• Good working knowledge of using Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• High level of numeracy and Excel skills; other data analytics tools such as Power BI & Tableau would be a bonus
• Experience of working with large data sets
• Strong communication skills with both colleagues and clients
• Detail oriented

Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours Required:

• A team player with a willingness to learn
• A knowledge of music royalties, publishing and recording income is a bonus
• Ability to multi-task
• Organised
• Good time management skills
• Ability to prioritise workload

Y Royalties Ltd is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination, and in which all decisions are based on merit.