Royalties Administrator

UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC BV; Hilversum; Hybrid; EUR 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

31 days off (25 + 6 ADV)

Annual budget for concerts/vinyl/Spoti

Sport budget

One-year contract

Job summary

UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC BV in Hilversum is seeking a GLOBAL ROYALTIES ADMINISTRATOR to join the Digital Sales Reporting Team on a 28–32 hour per week basis. The role focuses on managing royalty data from global digital partners and ensuring accurate reporting.

You will handle data administration, revenue assurance, and stakeholder liaison, with opportunities to contribute to IT system improvements. A bachelor’s in business, music management or finance is preferred, with strong Excel skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's education in business administration, music management or finance.
• Experience in data and administrative processes, ideally in media/entertainment/tech.
• Analytical and conceptual thinker.
• Strong internal customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Data management: administer contracts with our digital partners, manage input, processing, and output of sales data.
• Revenue assurance: review data quality and revenue accuracy reports.
• Reporting: guarantee that internal and external customers receive timely, accurate and transparent reporting for all digital revenues.
• Stakeholder management: be the point of contact for all Digital Sales Reporting topics and maintain the relationship with digital partners as well as internal customers at Universal Music operating companies and repertoire owners.
• Participate in logging and testing issues and enhancements of our inhouse IT systems.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

English communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, music management or finance

Tools

Excel

SAP

Business Objects

Job description

GLOBAL ROYALTIES ADMINISTRATOR (28-32 hours per week)

What do we offer?

• A hybrid working environment (working in a dynamic office, on-site, but you’re also allowed to work from home) with scope for flexibility.
• 31 days off on fulltime base (25 annual leave days and 6 ADV days).
• An informal, creative and international working environment where music takes center stage.
• Plenty of scope for initiative, new ideas and personal development.
• An annual salary, including holiday pay, of €40,000 to €50,000 gross on a full-time basis.
• A budget for concerts, vinyl, Spotify and/or sport.
• We will start with a one-year contract.

What will you do?

Our team manages the sales reports resulting from UMG's agreements with digital partners around the world.

In this role (is referred internally as Process Coordinator) you will be part of the Digital Sales Reporting Team, with consists of 8 colleagues. The Digital Sales Reporting Team is responsible for collecting and accounting royalties/data from our digital partners and to our Operating Companies around the world.

You will support the team by:

• Data Management: administer contracts with our digital partners (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc.), manage input, processing, and output of sales data.
• Revenue Assurance: review and analyze data quality and revenue accuracy reports.
• Reporting: guarantee that internal and external customers receive timely, accurate and transparent reporting for all digital revenues.
• Stakeholder Management: be the point of contact for all Digital Sales Reporting topics and maintain the relationship with digital partners as well as internal customers at Universal Music operating companies and repertoire owners.
• Participate in logging and testing issues and enhancements of our inhouse IT systems.

What do you bring?

You don’t need to tick every box to be successful in this role. Do you recognize yourself in most of the points below? If so, we would like to meet you.

• You have a completed bachelor's education in business administration, music management or finance.
• You are passionate about data and administrative processes, as demonstrated in an earlier position. Ideally, you have previous experience in a media/entertainment/tech company.
• You are an analytical and conceptual thinker.
• You take ownership of your work and enjoy finding practical solutions when issues arise.
• You have a high level of internal customer focus with the ability to understand and deliver their needs.
• You are comfortable communicating in English, our main working language. Knowledge of Dutch is helpful, but not required.
• You are entirely familiar with Excel and are interested in extending your expertise with SAP & Business Objects. You are comfortable working with and navigating through large quantities of detailed data.

About Us

We are the global market leader in music-based entertainment, with wholly owned operations in 60 territories, working across recording, publishing, merchandising and artist management. Behind our artists lies a network of creative, enterprising and committed professionals who work every day to discover, develop and connect talent with audiences.

We believe that diverse perspectives lead to better ideas, stronger teams and greater innovation. That is why we welcome anyone who wants to contribute to our success with their talent, passion and ambition. Regardless of your background, identity, age, disability, beliefs or who you love.