At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage the full royalty accounting process and analyse large volumes of data.
- Company: Join a well-established international business in the licensed consumer products sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary around £45,000 and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to improve processes and build relationships.
- Why this job: Be a key player in financial analysis and licensing, making a real impact.
- Qualifications: Previous royalties experience and strong Excel skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
- Royalties & Licensing Accountant
- Leicester | Full-time | Office-based | Circa £45,000
Previous royalties experience is essential.
Cedar is working with a well-established international business operating across the licensed consumer products sector, to recruit a Royalties & Licensing Accountant to join their finance team in Leicester.
This is a specialist role with responsibility for the full royalty accounting process across a portfolio of licences.
You'll work closely with internal stakeholders, licensors and external auditors, combining financial analysis with commercial and contractual understanding.
About the Role
You'll take ownership of the end-to-end royalty process, including
- Preparing and distributing monthly, quarterly and semi-annual royalty statements.
- Managing the timely receipt and processing of licensor royalty statements.
- Reviewing, validating and approving royalty invoices.
- Analysing and summarising large volumes of royalty data for licensors.
- Using Excel to manipulate, analyse and reconcile high volumes of data.
- Producing monthly and quarterly royalty analysis and reporting.
- Supporting the reconciliation and clearance of royalty-related balance sheet accounts.
- Preparing and distributing royalty forecast reports.
- Acting as a key point of contact for internal and external royalty queries.
- Supporting and managing the end-to-end licensor audit process, including data collection, compliance, query resolution and settlement calculations.
- Carrying out detailed reviews of licensing agreements to identify financial, operational and contractual risks.
- Interpreting contract clauses and highlighting potential risks, ambiguities or unfavourable terms.
- Supporting internal and compliance audits across key licences.
- Building effective relationships with licensors and other external stakeholders.
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting.
Person Specification
- Royalties experience is essential. We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Previous experience within a royalties, licensing or similar finance environment.
- Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
- Confidence working with large volumes of financial data.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with financial audits.
- The ability to interpret and understand contractual and licensing terms.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive approach to improving processes and controls.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
Royalties & Licensing Accountant in Leicester employer: Cedar Careers
As a leading PE-backed services group based in Leeds, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and opportunities to lead transformative finance initiatives, making us an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in finance.
