Title: Senior Royalty Analyst
Job Type: Fulltime Permanent
Location: New York NY
The Challenge:
The Label Administration department handles complex music royalty accounting for independent music labels legacy artists and sound recording catalog owners. The Senior Analyst Label Administration is responsible for preparing royalty statements and allocation schedules on behalf of independent record label and music clients.
Major responsibilities include:
Prepare mechanical artist producer or net profit royalty accountings for independent label clients
Summarize artist and thirdparty agreements and apply key provisions to the preparation of royalty statements
Analyze sales data files from various distribution sources
Music product metadata artist royalty rates and mechanical license setup in royalty accounting software
Other projects and duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree is required
2 years of experience in a similar role working with mechanical artist producer or net profit royalty accountings
Strong working knowledge of recording agreements and royalty calculations
Strong working knowledge of royalty accounting software (RoyaltyShare Curve Record Maestro or SR1)
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and especially Excel including Pivot Tables and formulas (such as VLOOKUP and SUMIF) bonus points for experience with Power Pivot and Power Query
Basic understanding of mathematical and accounting principles
The ability to work both independently and in a team environment while being able to prioritize tasks
Solid interpersonal skills and other key soft skills (i.e. communication time management attention to detail emotional intelligence adaptability active listening criticalthinking etc.)