Royalty Assistant, UMR and Licensing – Kings Cross, London

Universal Music Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music company is seeking a Royalty Assistant to process licensing income and assist with royalty accounting. The ideal candidate should possess strong numeracy skills, the ability to analyze legal documents, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This full-time role involves monthly processing, claims, and resolution of queries, all critical to maintaining accurate royalty accounting. Competitive benefits include private medical insurance and a personal pension scheme.

Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

25 paid days of annual leave

Interest Free Season Ticket Loan

Holiday Purchase scheme

Dental and Travel Insurance options

Cycle to Work Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Cars

Subsidised Gym Membership

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Good levels of numeracy and accuracy in figure work.
• Ability to analyze and interpret legal documents.
• Can deliver under pressure, setting and meeting own goals.
• High competency in mainframe and Microsoft packages.

Responsibilities

• Processing Licensing Income into the system for monthly distribution.
• Monthly processing of synchronization income.
• Assist with royalty accounting and fee income bookings.
• Quarterly claims and article inputs.
• Investigation and resolution of queries related to labels.

Skills

Numeracy

Analysis of legal documents

Ability to meet deadlines

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

Royalty Assistant, UMR and Licensing page is loaded## Royalty Assistant, UMR and Licensinglocations: Kings Cross, Londontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 7 Days Agojob requisition id: UMG-23934Music is Universal It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email [e-mail].# Main Purpose of RoleTo assist with the preparation of accurate royalty accounting for all parties contracted to the labels, and to provide information to Management and the labels on the same.# Main Duties* Processing of Licensing Income into Sprint through to production of month end and distribution of income to the labels* Monthly processing of synchronisation income* Assist with Royalty Accounting - UMR* Assist with Monthly fee income bookings as directed by the License Head* Quarterly TV break claiming and booking of overseas claims as directed by Head* Quarterly Article Input into our inhouse TRACS System* Monthly processing of VAT invoices payable on the labels* Investigation and resolution of ad hoc queries on the labels as within job holder’s capabilities* Other ad hoc tasks on the team as directed by License Head within job holder’s capabilities# Person Specification* Good levels of numeracy and accuracy in figure work* Ability to analyse and interpret legal documents* Can deliver under pressure, and can set / meet own goals* High level of competency on mainframe and Microsoft packages* Must be able to complete all tasks within agreed deadline# Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits* Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)* Private Medical Insurance* 25 paid days of annual leave* Interest Free Season Ticket Loan* Holiday Purchase scheme* Dental and Travel Insurance options* Cycle to Work Scheme* Salary Sacrifice Cars* Subsidised Gym Membership* Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)Just So You Know…The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.## **Job Category:**Royalties & Copyright