Senior Royalty & Distribution Manager

Acquired by Believe in 2023, Sentric is an independent music publisher servicing self-releasing songwriters and disrupting traditional publishing with fair, transparent deals. We recently launched Believe Music Publishing, offering premium services from publishing administration to tailored publishing deals. Together, we empower a diverse client base of artists, songwriters, record labels, and catalogue owners to collect the royalties they deserve.

The Senior Royalty & Distribution Manager leads the teams responsible for processing incoming royalty data and delivering our quarterly royalty distributions. The role manages two teams – Receipt Processing & Matching and Royalty Distribution – ensuring royalties are processed accurately, matched correctly and distributed on time. This role sits at the centre of the publishing operation. It requires strong people leadership, clear communication and disciplined operational management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support the Receipt Processing & Matching and Royalty Distribution teams.
• Set clear priorities and expectations across both teams.
• Provide coaching, feedback and development support to team members.
• Ensure workloads are balanced and deadlines are met.
• Build a team culture based on accountability, collaboration and reliability.
• Oversee the processing of incoming royalty statements and data from societies, partners and digital services.
• Ensure royalty data is processed, matched and reconciled accurately.
• Manage the preparation and delivery of quarterly royalty distributions.
• Ensure operational processes are clearly documented and consistently followed.
• Identify process improvements that increase efficiency and reduce errors.
• Maintain high standards of accuracy across all royalty processing activities.
• Ensure data is properly reconciled and any discrepancies are investigated and resolved.
• Put clear checks in place to reduce operational errors.
• Ensure processing and distribution deadlines are consistently met.
• Work closely with Rights, Finance, Client Operations, Product, Revenue Optimisation and Platform teams.
• Provide clear updates on operational progress, risks and issues when they arise.
• Act as a central point of coordination between teams involved in the royalty cycle.
• Support client‑facing teams by ensuring royalty processes are clear and reliable.
• Assist with operational queries relating to royalty statements or distributions when needed.
• Maintain strong working relationships with partners where coordination is required.

Qualifications

• Experience working in music publishing royalties, royalty operations, royalty distribution or a similar environment.
• Experience managing teams and operational workflows.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage complex processes involving multiple data sources and deadlines.
• Clear and confident communication skills.
• Comfortable working with systems, data and operational processes.
• Practical and organised.
• Calm under pressure.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Focused on accuracy and delivery.
• Pragmatic and strong problem solver.

Additional Information

• 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service (28 days at 3 years, 30 days at 5 years).
• 1 day off for your Birthday & 1 day off to move house each year.
• Salary sacrifice pension with matched employer contributions.
• Life Assurance and Group Income Protection Plan.
• Optional Private Medical Insurance (BIK).
• Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme.
• Two remote working days per week.
• Access to eutelmed, a digital mental health and well‑being platform offering sessions with experienced psychologists.
• Tailor‑made training and coaching program.
• Remote working policy.

We are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the community it serves at all levels of the organisation. We, therefore, welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation.