Royalties and Licensing Accountant

Royalties and 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 and 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 ..... full job details .....