Y Royalties was established in 2023 by Colin Young, Ben Marlow and Gary Groutage. Offering services in Royalties Data, Rights Management, Audit and Transaction Services.
Y Royalties started from the Royalties division at Award Winning Accountancy firm, CC Young & Co, which has nearly 30 years of experience in the Music Industry this year. The success of this division along with our knowledge and experience gained over the years has enabled the birth of Y Royalties.
Our commitment to innovation led us to invest significantly in our data infrastructure in 2020. Our data warehouse now sits at the heart of all our services, enabling us to analyse royalties at the most granular level, highlighting trends, anomalies and opportunities in our client’s royalty income. The data warehouse is a driving force behind all our services, supported by a wealth of music industry , we aim to offer best-in-class services to all our clients.
Overview
The Head of Royalties is integral to the growth of Y Royalties, we are seeking an experienced and effective manager who has vision and drive to ensure Y Royalties is at the forefront of royalty accounting, great at client management, team development and commercially aware.
Management
- Commercial ownership of Royalties (including Business Development, concluding client agreements, client billing)
- Manage the team’s work prioritisation, allocation and review alongside their professional development
- Product and Service development with a focus on adding value to Client Royalty Service
- Project Management (e.g. new systems and processes with cross functional working (especially data team)
Technical
- Scope covers all Recording, Publishing , profit shares and management commission royalty accounting to our clients (labels, publishers , artists and IP owners)
- Responsible for the accurate calculation (referencing contractual terms) processing, and distribution of royalties and other third-party revenues
- Work closely with legal and business affairs teams to interpret contracts.
- Proactively oversee royalty tracking across all clients, ensuring all statements received and resolving reporting issues and missing payments.
- Proactively oversee any discrepancies in repertoire registration and collections with
- collecting societies during third-party accounting, working closely with the Rights Management team to resolve issues.
Skills & Qualifications Required
- 10 years+ working in the Music Industry
- Proficiency with Curve and similar royalty software platforms
- Experience with Project software (Monday.com) and BI Systems (Tableau) ,
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to show initiative.
- Proven ability to implement process improvements and manage projects effectively.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
Equal Opportunities
Y Royalties Ltd is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
Please apply to careers@yroyalties.co.uk