Royalty Assistant

As a Royalty Assistant, you’ll be responsible for ensuring rights holders are paid accurately and promptly.

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Finance – Talent Accounting
LOCATION: London – Hybrid PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: up to £30,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. London Weighting (£5,441) will be added on top of the base salary.

The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

You’ll play a pivotal role in managing royalty accounting terms across global distribution channels, helping uphold BBC Studios’ reputation and drive its content acquisition strategy.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Be part of a team that sits at the heart of BBC Studios’ commercial success. You’ll work with a wide range of stakeholders, gain exposure to high-value contracts, and contribute to the smooth running of a department responsible for over £130m in annual payments. It’s a dynamic, detail-driven environment with real impact.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

Analyse rights acquisition agreements e.g. distribution agreements with independent production companies and other rights clearance information to determine the businesses’ accounting and reporting obligations on distribution revenues
Determine how to reflect the royalty accounting terms on the royalty system(the (Rightsline), ferencing historic agreements to enable compliance with contractual reporting obligations and internal reporting requirements
Coordinate the monthly uploads of data into the royalty system from other BBCS systems required to enable all royalty and profit share calculations. This includes sales, distribution costs and content metadata.
Review and validate an allocation of royalty calculations (accruals and payments) ensuring they reflect contractual terms and completed in time to meet contractual deadlines.
Resolve queries from internal and external stakeholders.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Experience working with databases with the ability to extract and summarise complex datasets(Excel)
Strong proficiency in numerical analysis
Experience in interpreting and analysing complex financial information
Experience of manually preparing royalty accounting statements
Good understanding of media rights and distribution agreements

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Accounting and/or legal background (desirable)
Background in accounting and/or legal fields
Familiarity with royalty systems (training provided over 6 months).

Next Step:

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