Royalty Analyst

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Royalty Contract & Client Reporting

• Collect review and process royalty reports and sales projections from licensees ensuring compliance with contractual terms and accurate invoicing of royalties.
• Arrange invoices and client remittances in line with contractual and operational requirements fulfilling reporting obligations under Client Representation Agreements.
• Monitor receivables and partner with Credit Control and Commercial teams to drive timely collection of royalties.
• Interpret licensing contracts to determine financial obligations reporting requirements and commission structures.
• Ensure client payments are accurate complete and processed in a timely manner.
• Respond to financial queries from internal stakeholders licensees clients and auditors providing documentation calculation breakdowns and process explanations as required.

Accounting & Reporting

• Process supplier invoices and liaise with Accounts Payable to arrange timely payments.
• Prepare and post month-end journals including revenue and cost accruals bad debt provisions and write-offs.
• Perform reconciliations of royalty reserve and other key GL accounts.
• Support the preparation of monthly management reports including:
• Cost of Sales (COS) and G&A analysis
• Revenue variance analysis
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Finance Business Partnering & Analysis

• Assist the senior finance team with quarterly royalty projections cash flow and revenue analysis.
• Partner with internal teams (Finance Commercial Legal Operations) and external stakeholders (licensees auditors) to resolve queries and provide accurate information.

Other Responsibilities

• Providing absence cover for other members of the Finance Team.
• Supporting the Finance Team with ad-hoc analysis and reports.

Skills & Qualifications

• Part-qualified or equivalent experience.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (accruals reconciliations reserves).
• Advanced Excel skills; exposure to ERP and royalty management systems preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive organised and able to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines