Royalties Assistant

Hybrid

London

10 month FTC

£30,000

Altum are partnering with a global media business who are looking to expand their Royalties team by hiring a Royalties Assistant on a fixed term basis. Our client has worked on some of the most popular shows in the UK/USA as well as Oscar winning films. The Royalties Assistant will be working directly with the Royalties Manager handle the calculation of beneficiary payments, ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of the accounting both within the Royalties system and in the financial ledgers of the Company.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparation of the beneficiary and agency statements.
• Preparation of the financial journals and payment headers for input into the accounting system.
• Preparation of schedules to support the recharges shown on the beneficiary and agent statements.
• Initiate payments to beneficiary.
• Preparation of ad hoc schedules as required by the senior members of the Royalties team to support financial accounting entries, beneficiary queries, audits etc.
• Liaise both internally and externally to resolve any queries as they arise, passing complex / commercial sensitive queries to the senior members of the Royalties team.
• Ability to identify and recommend process improvements to the Royalties Manager for discussion.

You'll be/have:

• Highly numerate, accuracy and attention to detail are a key requisite
• Previous experience of preparation of Royalties statements
• Ability to interpret contractual agreements
• Organised and methodical approach