Royalties Assistant - Publishing - London

ROYALTIES ASSISTANT - PUBLISHING - LONDON

We are looking for a Royalties Assistant to join Publishing giant on a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to jump start their career within the media industry and gain invaluable experience with the royalties processes.

Here the royalties department is responsible for preparing royalty statements and making advance and royalty payments to authors around the world. You will report directly into the Royalties Manager but will also involve interaction with stakeholders from other areas of the business.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mapping of data extracted from outgoing royalty system
• Reviewing author contracts to extract supplemental royalties information
• Preparation of data for loading to host royalty system
• Perform parallel royalty run
• Investigate and solve issues arising from parallel run
• Preparation of author and other details for loading to accounting system
• Data cleansing
• Ad-hoc tasks as and when required

SKILLS:

• Strong excel skills - pivots, v-look-ups, etc.
• Numeracy, speed and accuracy
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Familiarity with royalty and/or accounting systems
• Some royalties experience is desirable but not essential.
• Understanding of double entry book-keeping and general accounting desirable

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