At Warner Chappell Music (WCM) - the global music publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG) - we shape the culture of songwriting and champion songs that resonate for generations by creating transformational opportunities for songwriters everywhere. Our people and culture are at the epicenter of our company and we are looking for team members who share our service-oriented mindset and have a passion for looking after our songwriters.

Job Title: International Royalty Income Analyst

A little bit about our team:

The International Royalty Processing Team is part of the Global Administration division that resides within WMGs music publishing company Warner Chappell Music and it plays a crucial role in supporting the end to end music value chain.

The teams role of managing and reconciling the royalty processing of the EMEIA territories income is integral to the business. This involves working closely with the Local Royalties Finance and Copyright teams in both the UK and other European offices to ensure all income is processed and reconciled in a timely manner to meet our contractual obligations to our clients.

Your role:

As an International Royalty Income Analyst youll play a key role in making sure our songwriters are paid accurately and on time. Youll be hands-on with international royalty runs suspense management and day-to-day royalty processing while responding to queries and supporting projects that keep our global royalties operation running smoothly.

This role blends detail problem-solving and collaboration in a truly music-first environment. Youll build deep knowledge of music publishing work with passionate experts across the business and see the direct impact of your work on our songwriter community. If you take pride in accuracy enjoy variety and want your work to matter this is a great place to grow.

Here youll get to:

Oversea End-to-End Royalty Management

• Take responsibility for processing and reconciling international royalty income across EMEIA territories ensuring royalties are loaded matched and paid accurately and on time.

• Work with multiple industry formats and systems applying attention to detail to make sure income flows correctly through to songwriter statements.

Build Strong Cross-Border Relationships

• Partner closely with Heads of Administration and Affiliate offices across EMEIA acting as a reliable point of contact for assigned territories.

• Collaborate day-to-day with Finance Copyright and Royalties teams to resolve queries and keep processes aligned.

Dig Into the Detail and Solve Problems

• Investigate discrepancies and suspense items through detailed analysis research and follow-up with internal and external partners.

• Proactively identify issues and contribute ideas that help reduce risk and improve the quality of royalty processing.

Turn Data Into Insight

• Analyse large and complex royalty data files from societies and third parties translating them into accurate system loads and meaningful reports.

• Create and maintain processing files that support royalty runs reconciliations and management reporting.

Grow Your Publishing Expertise

• Support the International Royalty Processing Manager on projects and ad-hoc work that improve how we operate globally.

• Take part in training and development opportunities that build your knowledge of music publishing royalty flows and administration systems.

About you:

• Youre detail-oriented with a strong analytical and numerical mindset and you take real pride in accuracy and follow-through.

• Youre confident working with data and bring strong technical skills in Excel and data manipulation comfortable handling large and complex files.

• You communicate clearly and build positive working relationships across teams territories and cultures.

• Youre curious proactive and quick to pick up new systems and processes always looking for better ways to work.

• Youre organised adaptable and able to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• You have a genuine interest in music and music publishing and youre motivated by knowing your work directly supports songwriters and rightsholders.

Wed love it if you also had:

• Experience working in a busy fast-paced office environment where accuracy and deadlines really matter.

• A good understanding of music publishing or collection society processes or hands-on experience within a publisher society or rights-based organisation.

• Exposure to royalty processing finance or accounting whether through a previous role internship or formal qualification.

• Confidence working with large data sets and an interest in developing your skills in reporting systems and analysis.

• Curiosity about how music data and technology intersect and a desire to keep learning as the industry evolves.

• Differing language skills European and Asian regions advantageous

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About Us:

Before the fans and fame the soundtracks and syncs there is the song. And before the song comes the songwriter - the heart of an art form that defines generations and the soul of our business. Songwriters are our inspiration; we are their partners collaborators and crusaders. Songwriters shape culture; and here at Warner Chappell Music we help hone their craft build their careers and protect their legacies. We value curiosity collaboration and commitment which helps set us apart and helps us in our commitment and global service to our songwriters. We are Warner Chappell Music - where songwriters are heard.

As part of the larger Warner Music Group were a global collective of music makers and music lovers tech innovators and inspired entrepreneurs game-changing creatives and passionate team members. Here we turn dreams into stardom and audiences into fans. We are guided by three core values that underpin everything we do across all our diverse businesses:

• Curiosity: We do our best work when were immersing ourselves in culture and breaking through barriers. Curiosity is the driving force behind creativity and ingenuity. It fuels innovation and innovation is the key to our future.

• Collaboration: Making music and bringing it to the world is all about the power of originality amplified by teamwork. A great idea like a great song travels globally. We ignite passions and build connections across our diverse community of artists songwriters partners and fans.

• Commitment: We pursue excellence for our team and our talent. Everything in music starts with a leap into the unknown and were committed to keeping the faith acting with integrity and delivering on our promises.

WMG is home to a wide range of artists musicians and songwriters that fuel our success. That is why we are committed to creating a work environment that actively values appreciates and respects everyone. We encourage applications from people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Consider a career at WMG and get the best of both worlds an innovative global music company that retains the creative spirit of a nimble independent.

As the home to 10K Projects Asylum Atlantic Music Group East West FFRR Fueled by Ramen Nonesuch Parlophone Rhino Roadrunner Sire Warner Records Warner Classics and several other of the worlds premier recording labels Warner Music Group champions emerging artists and global superstars alike. And our renowned publishing company Warner Chappell Music represents genre-spanning songwriters and producers through a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. Warner Music Group is also home to ADA which supports the independent community as well as artist services division addition WMG counts film and television storytelling powerhouse Warner Music Entertainment among its many brands.

Together we are Warner Music Group: Independent Minds. Major Sound.

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