Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Focus Financial Partners' GRF business management group provides financial and advisory services to entertainment clients and rights holders. The Royalty Analyst will assist with royalty and merchandise licensing audits, analyze large datasets to identify royalty underpayments, prepare claim schedules and reports, and support related compliance examinations.
Responsibilities
- Assist managers with music royalty audits of record companies, music publishers, and merchandising companies, on behalf of clients that include Multi-Platinum and Grammy-winning artists, writers, and producers
- Assist with merchandise licensing audits on Consumer Products Companies, including Fortune 500 Companies, on behalf of intellectual property rights holders
- Assist with planning audit steps for anticipated audit engagements
- Download and summarize royalty statements
- Draft summarizations of contracts and modifications
- Liaise with representatives regarding document requests and review
- Organize and manipulate large datasets within Excel
- Analyze data to find underpayments of royalties and create claim schedules
- Perform ales reconciliations and rate analysis
- Prepare written report of findings including calculations of claims and narrative describing procedures performed
- Maintain organization of electronic files
- Perform internet research and stay abreast of topics impacting participations, such as new exploitation platforms, international distribution, or new guild agreements
- Review company responses to audit reports
- Conduct fieldwork at auditee offices as needed
- Other projects and duties as assigned
Skills
- • Must be located within Eastern or Central Time Zone; New York, NY or Nashville, TN preferred • Bachelor's degree required; Accounting, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or related degree is highly preferred • Advanced proficiency in Excel, including Pivot Tables and formulas (such as VLOOKUP and SUM-IF) • General understanding of mathematical and accounting principles • Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and analytically driven • Strong written and verbal communication skills, in addition to interpersonal skills and other key soft skills (i.e. time management, emotional intelligence, adaptability, active listening, critical-thinking, etc.) • Ability to work well independently and in a team environment • Genuine interest in supporting entertainment clients and royalties
- • Education or internship experience within music or business management, entertainment, or royalties is a plus • Experience with Power Pivot and Power Query is a plus
Benefits
- This position is based out of New York City, NY on a remote basis, but may require coming into office on an as-needed basis.
- An annual cash bonus
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k)
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