Label Royalty Analyst

DAVID C COOK•Franklin, TN

13d•$21 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Strategic Responsibility: Administration of Integrity Music label royalty systems to include project setup, sales file loads, recoupment costs all based upon label licensing, contract/abstract information. Distribution of label music royalty statements for external artists, producers, and external publishers; as well as necessary internal reporting for decision making in business operations. Job Description: Analysis and interpretation of large amounts of sales data in multiple formats to provide clean & formatted data to be loaded into enterprise & label royalty systems. Will include maintenance of various cross reference tables to assist in preparation of data. Preparation & review of sales files to be loaded into label royalty systems for processing of label royalty statements for US & UK. Also, work on catch up of back log of sales files. Label royalty system processing steps & review of quarterly royalty statements to ensure accurate information & payouts distributed. Manage JDE work order system for music marketing and origination jobs to ensure complete and accurate reporting. Other Music Reporting to include, but not limited to, Cash Flow for music recording, advances and marketing spend. Perform accurate setup and maintenance in accordance with contract abstracts and licenses, for label services music products in artist & mechanical royalty modules for all locations. Prepare basic journal entries from royalty data that can be performed in a routine manner and standard JE format. Provide backup to Integrity team Royalty Specialist setup and maintenance for Core/Running Club music products in artist & mechanical royalty modules for all locations. Assist in review & resolution of inquiries from royalty payees. Assist in other royalty projects as assigned

Requirements

Formal Education: 1-2 years of music royalty experience in lieu of Accounting or Music Business degree
Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years involving the administration of music royalties is desired.
Specialized Knowledge/Certification: Solid skills using Microsoft Excel and Word.
Familiarity with interpretation of contracts to ensure compliance of contractual terms in royalty payouts.
Ability to communicate & interact with IT staff in designing, reviewing & implementing system file changes to ensure correct processing of revenue data.
Strong attention to detail is a must
Equipment Knowledge: Proficient with PCs
Good Decision Maker
Communicates with Ease
Good Task Focus
Organized
Self-screens work
Forward Thinking Attitude
Accurate
Open to others ideas
Not easily overwhelmed fashion
Action-oriented

Nice To Haves

Experience with JDE system and analytics software preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Analysis and interpretation of large amounts of sales data in multiple formats to provide clean & formatted data to be loaded into enterprise & label royalty systems.
Maintenance of various cross reference tables to assist in preparation of data.
Preparation & review of sales files to be loaded into label royalty systems for processing of label royalty statements for US & UK.
Work on catch up of back log of sales files.
Label royalty system processing steps & review of quarterly royalty statements to ensure accurate information & payouts distributed.
Manage JDE work order system for music marketing and origination jobs to ensure complete and accurate reporting.
Other Music Reporting to include, but not limited to, Cash Flow for music recording, advances and marketing spend.
Perform accurate setup and maintenance in accordance with contract abstracts and licenses, for label services music products in artist & mechanical royalty modules for all locations.
Prepare basic journal entries from royalty data that can be performed in a routine manner and standard JE format.
Provide backup to Integrity team Royalty Specialist setup and maintenance for Core/Running Club music products in artist & mechanical royalty modules for all locations.
Assist in review & resolution of inquiries from royalty payees.
Assist in other royalty projects as assigned