Royalties Manager

Job description

Royalties Manager We have a super opportunity with a successful distributor of large print and audio books to oversee and lead the Royalties function at their Leicester based offices. This is a new role and will be a 12 month fixed term contract and will be responsible for a team of two staff. The Royalties Manager will be responsible for the payment of advances and royalties, the administration of sub-rights income and the production of Royalty statements. This is a key role for the team and will require an end-to-end process driven approach, whilst working closely with internal departments to ensure royalty payments are made on time. Key responsibilities of the role will include: Managing the whole Royalties function and managing a small team Creating and implementing process changes Being a key member of the implementation team for a new Royalties system, migrating systems into one centralised database Maintaining the Royalty system; improving controls, processes and efficiencies Managing statement preparation Checking sub-rights statements and debt management Maintaining strong author/agent relationships This is a superb opportunity to bring your Royalties experience to a highly respected publishing organisation and the successful person will have experience of Royalties, either within the Book/Audio publishing or music industry and will have a good understanding of complex contracts and data management. You will have the ability to manage a small team with strong communication, analytical and organisation skills, with high attention to detail.