Financial Analyst

Addison Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Group is seeking a Temp Royalty Analyst to support the Royalty Department during a systems transition in Los Angeles. You will prepare accurate manual royalty statements for licensors, artists, and content owners while aiding the transition to a new rights management system.

You will validate migrated deal terms and participant data, identify data requirements for a royalty calculation engine, and help improve processes through data validation and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience in royalty administration or royalty statement preparation.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, PivotTables, XLOOKUPs, SUMIFS and data analysis.
• Experience reviewing contracts, licensing agreements, and royalty provisions.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to identify discrepancies and ensure data accuracy.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and detailed financial information.
• Comfortable learning new software, systems, and processes.
• Ability to balance manual statement work with systems and data validation tasks.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely manual royalty statements for various agreements using Excel.
• Review royalties, licensing contracts and deal terms to reflect provisions.
• Validate migrated deal terms and participant data in the rights management system.
• Identify data fields and reports needed to support the royalty calculation engine.
• Analyze gaps between available data and calculation needs, escalating as needed.
• Assist testing by comparing system results with manually prepared statements.
• Collaborate with Business Affairs to clarify terms and requirements.
• Work with Accounting to confirm expenses and data extraction for reporting.
• Pull revenue reports and supporting data from financial and data workflow systems.
• Research and resolve discrepancies in statements, calculations, and data.
• Respond to inquiries with supporting documentation as needed.
• Assist with process documentation and system implementation and automation projects.
• Maintain high accuracy while managing multiple statements and deadlines.

Skills

Royalty administration

Microsoft Excel

Contracts review

Data validation

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Rightsline

NetSuite

Alteryx

Job description

We are seeking a Temp Royalty Analyst to support the Royalty Department during a period of active systems transition. This role will focus on preparing accurate and timely manual royalty statements for licensors, artists, and content owners while also supporting the transition to a new rights management system. The Royalty Analyst will assist with validating migrated deal terms, participant data, and royalty-related information, as well as helping identify the data and system outputs required for a developing royalty calculation engine. This is a hands-on, detail-oriented position for someone who can effectively balance manual statement preparation with systems, data validation, and process improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely manual royalty statements for various business agreements, including direct royalty arrangements, joint ventures, and distribution agreements, using Microsoft Excel.
• Review and interpret royalty agreements, licensing contracts, and deal terms to ensure contractual provisions are accurately reflected in royalty calculations and statements.
• Validate migrated deal terms, participant information, and royalty-related fields within the new rights management system.
• Identify and document the system values, reports, and data fields required to support the royalty calculation engine.
• Analyze gaps between available system data and the information required for accurate royalty calculations, escalating issues as needed.
• Support testing and validation of royalty calculations by comparing system-generated results against manually prepared statements.
• Partner with Business Affairs to clarify contractual terms, provisions, and royalty requirements.
• Work with Accounting to confirm expense allocations, financial data, and appropriate data extraction for royalty reporting.
• Pull revenue reports and supporting data from financial and data workflow systems to populate royalty statements.
• Research and resolve discrepancies related to royalty statements, calculations, agreements, and supporting data.
• Respond to internal and external inquiries regarding royalty statements and provide supporting documentation as needed.
• Assist with process documentation and other projects related to royalty operations, systems implementation, and automation.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and organization while managing multiple statements, agreements, and deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Prior experience in royalty administration, royalty accounting, or royalty statement preparation, preferably within entertainment, media, music, publishing, or a related industry.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, PivotTables, XLOOKUPs, SUMIFS, and data analysis.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting contracts, licensing agreements, and royalty provisions.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify discrepancies and ensure data accuracy.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and detailed financial information.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Ability to quickly learn new software, systems, and processes.
• Comfortable transitioning between detailed manual statement preparation and higher-level systems and data validation work.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with Rightsline or a comparable rights management platform.
• Experience working with NetSuite or another ERP/financial system.
• Exposure to Alteryx or similar data workflow, reporting, or analytics tools.
• Experience supporting a system implementation, data migration, or process automation project.
• Experience testing financial calculations or validating system-generated results against manual calculations.

This is a temporary opportunity expected to last approximately six months, with potential for permanent employment depending on business needs and the progress of ongoing systems and royalty calculation initiatives.