Royalty Analyst - Licensing

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Royalty Analyst to join a dynamic finance team within a leading global licensing business. This role plays a key part in supporting the end-to-end royalty accounting and reporting cycle across international brand licensing programmes. Combining financial accuracy, analytical insight, and stakeholder management, the successful candidate will ensure timely, accurate, and compliant royalty reporting across multiple clients and regions.

Offering excellent exposure to both commercial and operational finance, this position is ideal for someone looking to develop their career within a fast-paced, international environment with opportunities for progression and professional growth.

The Role

Working as part of the finance team, you will be responsible for:

• Coordinating the collection and processing of royalty statements and sales projections from licensees, ensuring accurate royalty calculations and invoices are raised and issued on time.
• Ensuring client payments are accurate, complete, and delivered within agreed deadlines while meeting contractual reporting requirements.
• Monitoring royalty receivables, working closely with credit control and commercial teams to support timely collections.
• Supporting finance queries from internal stakeholders, clients, licensees, and auditors, including providing documentation, process explanations, and calculation analysis.
• Preparing month-end journals, including revenue and cost accruals, bad debt provisions, and write-offs.
• Performing account reconciliations and supporting monthly management reporting, including:
  • Cost analysis
  • Revenue reviews
  • Reserve analysis
  • Variance reporting
• Assisting with quarterly royalty forecasting, projections, and financial analysis.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and supporting enhancements to reporting efficiency.
• Providing support across the wider finance team, including absence cover and ad-hoc reporting requirements.