Music is Universal

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the world’s leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy, or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email UniversalMusicCareers@umusic.com.

**The A Side: A Day in The Life ** 

In this role you will be expected to prepare accurate royalty accounting for all parties contracted to the label, and to provide ad-hoc information to Management and the labels when required. 

We are preferably looking for someone with a basic understanding of Royalties, but what is essential is an analytical, detail driven mind with a proven track record working with numbers and being comfortable dealing with internal & external stakeholders. 

This role is a hybrid working position with 4 days a week in our 4 Pancras Square office and one at home. 

**The B Side: Skills & Experience ** 

• Royalty Accounting   

• Quarterly processing as directed by Head of label releases 

• Contract logging on IEG label 

• Sales input on IEG label 

• Monthly fee income bookings 

• Quarterly TV break claiming and booking of overseas claims 

• Year end information provision and analysis as required by Management and/or Finance as directed by Head 

• Monthly processing of VAT invoices payable on the labels 

• Investigation and resolution of ad hoc queries on the labels as within job holder’s capabilities 

Person Specification 

• Good levels of numeracy and accuracy in figurework 

• Ability to analyse and interpret legal documents 

• Can deliver under pressure, and can set / meet own goals 

• High level of competency on mainframe and Microsoft packages, notably Microsoft Excel & Word. 

• Must be able to complete all tasks within agreed deadlines  

Benefits 

• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%) 

• Private Medical Insurance 

• 25 paid days of annual leave 

• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan  

• Holiday Purchase scheme 

• Dental and Travel Insurance options 

• Cycle to Work Scheme 

• Salary Sacrifice Cars 

• Subsidised Gym Membership 

• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway) 

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive, and exhaustive statement.

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