Assistant - Royalty Accounting

ABOUT Y ROYALTIES

Y Royalties is a data-led and innovative workplace with agrowing presence in the music rights space. We sit at the crossroads of music,data and finance — helping artists, labels, publishers and investors gainclarity, control and value across the entire music rights journey, from rightsmanagement and royalty auditing to accounting and transaction advisory.

Y Royalties was established in 2023 by Colin Young, BenMarlow and Gary Groutage, though our journey started years earlier, growing outof the royalties division at CC Young & Co, an award-winning accountancyfirm marking nearly 30 years in the music industry.

The data infrastructure we've built now sits at the heart ofevery service,  analysing royalties atthe most granular level to surface trends, anomalies and opportunities, anddriving our catalogue valuations and due diligence.

THE ROLE

Responsiblefor delivery of timely and accurateMonthly, Quarterly & Semi-Annual third-party royalty statements acrossPublishing & Recorded clients, manually and through our Curve royaltysystem. Including client onboarding, contract set up etc.

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WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Collating, editing, reconciling     & loading sales data to process in Curve systems for the preparation     of third-party accounting.
• To assist in the maintenance and     update Project Management system (Monday.com) & Information depository     (Confluence)
• To assist in delivery of timely     and accurate Monthly, Quarterly & Semi Annual third-party royalty statements across Publishing & Recorded Clients manually & through our Curve royalty system & Management Commission calculation as     directed by Senior Team members
• Other reasonable ad hoc duties     from time to time as instructed by Royalties Manager & Head of Royalties

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Preferably you will have a background in Royalties Accountancy with a keen interest in the Music industry with a proven ability to work to deadlines and  produce accurate work whilst under pressure;
• Working knowledge of recording and publishing companies and collection societies;
• Ability to read Agreements;
• 1 years+ working at a music industry accounting firm or similar;
• Excellent Excel & MS Office skills;
• General knowledge of the Curve royalty systems an advantage; and
• Experience of Project Management systems e.g. Monday.co or Jira an advantage.

DESIRABLE

• A team player with a willingness     to learn;
• A knowledge of music royalties, publishing and recording is     preferable;
• Ability to multi-task;
• Effective use of time     management;
• Ability to prioritise workload     & work to deadlines; and
• Good communications &     organisational skill.

WHAT MAKES SOMEONE SUCCESSFUL

You willalready know the music-royalties landscape well — both recording andpublishing. What matters is that you bring the technical skill, an analyticalmind, numerical accuracy and the drive to build a market-leading practice

WHY JOIN US

Be Partof something that matters

We're small, agile and fast-growing, and every person herehas a genuine opportunity to be part of something that matters - contributingideas, building relationships and growing alongside the business.

You'll have direct access to the founders and seniormanagement team, with your work and your voice contributing to the firm'sstrategy, commercial growth and reputation in the market.

We champion a culture that's welcoming, flexible and built onmutual respect. Teamwork, support and a genuine sense of belonging are whatmake us, us.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Y Royalties Ltd is committed to promoting equality ofopportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a workingenvironment in which every individual is able to make best use of their skills,free from discrimination, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

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