Royalty Analyst

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.

In 2020 we invested heavily in our data capabilities and our data warehouse now sits at the heart of all of our services, enabling us to analyse royalties at the most granular level, highlighting trends, anomalies and opportunities in our client’s royalty income. The data warehouse is a driving force behind our catalogue valuations and due diligence, supported by a wealth of music industry and transaction experience, we aim to offer best-in-class services to all our clients.

We are seeking an Royalty Analyst to join the Royalty & Third-Party Accounting Team.

JOB TITLE: Royalty Analyst DEPARTMENT: Royalty & Third-Party Accounting

Who you are:

You will have a background of Royalties Accountancy experience with a particularly keen interest in the Music industry.

You’ll be already working in a similar role or newly qualified and looking for more opportunities to develop your royalties accountancy skills and learn in a fast-paced environment.

What you will do:

• Editing sales data to be uploaded in Counterpoint royalty and Curve systems for the preparation of third party accounting.
• Assist in the preparation of royalty accounting statements across the distribution business on a monthly, quarterly and semi-annual basis
• Assist in the reconciliation and timely clearance of the various balance sheet accounts holding royalty related balances
• Analyse and condense substantial royalty data received from Recording and Publishing labels and Digital platforms into concise summaries
• Prepare journals to process direct royalty income on a by title basis across the business
• Maintain royalties receivable tracker – chasing outstanding reports as and when necessary
• Provision of adequate data to the finance teams to enable them to reconcile balances held on the balance sheet
• Maintaining the CCY Portal / Website
• Other reasonable ad hoc duties from time to time as instructed by Royalties Manager

Skills and Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience
• Subject to entry level / stage of qualification;
• Numerate;
• Excel
• General knowledge of the Counterpoint and Curve royalty systems a bonus.

Knowledge and 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 use of time management;
• Ability to prioritise workload;

Equal Opportunities

Y Royalties 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.

Please apply to careers@ccyoung.co.uk