Senior UK Data Analyst - Royalty Insights & Reporting

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Senior UK Data Analyst at UMPG is a key member of our world-class Royalty team whose key goal is to ensure fast and accurate royalty accounting to UMPG’s songwriters and partners. Reporting to the Senior Manager UK Royalty and Customer Service, the KPI’s include maximising collections, analysing data to track income and providing key business insights. The position is rich in opportunity for involvement with the company’s biggest deals, signings, and international projects.

How You’ll Create

• Develop and lead the UK royalty business reporting and analytics function, supporting key internal stakeholders and projects.
• Develop and deliver a suite of business analysis reports.
• Work closely with the Global Analytics team to share ideas and develop harmonised processes across UMPG’s international offices.
• Proactive contract monitoring as a part of new deal implementation to ensure global collections are maximised.
• Work with the Global Analytics team to provide insights on key tracking initiatives.
• Operate the UK company’s income tracking process including conducting reviews, gap analysis and implementing society claims.
• Operate and refine concert performance claiming using internal and third-party datasets.
• Generate, prepare and review regular reports related to assurance and compliance.
• Support the Audit function with reporting and analytics.
• Make recommendations to evolve and enhance the Analytics function.

Bring Your Vibe

• You will have a minimum of 3 years of related work experience in the music or media industries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Proven expertise in data manipulation, statistical analysis and visualisation.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Power BI and DOMO.
• Understanding of music publishing income streams including collective management organisations, Performing Rights Organisations and Digital Service Providers.
• Strong organization skills, critical thinking, analytical abilities, and attention to detail are required.
• Ability to meet deadlines quickly and accurately while managing competing priorities is required.

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.