Royalty Accountants from the Licensing Industry required for I.T. Implementation Consultancy
Royalty Accountants, Analysts or Administrators from the Merchandising/Licensing Industry required for I.T. Client Relationship Management
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If you currently work in the brand merchandising/licensing industry, how do you fancy a move to the “other side of the fence” as it were, to service a client base consisting of some of the biggest names in the entertainment and licensing industry, such as Twentieth Century Fox, Paramount, MTV, Mattel and Harley Davidson?
THE COMPANY:
What we have here is the world leader in the provision of software systems to the music, entertainment and licensing industry. They are a software house with a range of products and this vacancy relates to their Contract Management System product aimed specifically at the licensing industry (for a definition of “licensing” in this context, see
www.licensing.org. A good example of merchandising/licensing is when a range of toys or products are released to promote a film or TV series, e.g. Star Wars, Toy Story, Transformers, The Simpsons, etc. ).
THE JOB:
They are seeking an individual to assist their clients through all stages of the supply process, from sales support (this is NOT a sales position – there will be no sales pressure on you!) to implementation, installation, configuration, project management, training, quality assurance and then support & client relationship management post-implementation. The sales support aspect of the role consists of simply demonstrating the product, NOT selling it! Therefore, we need a confident individual who would relish the prospect of going out and meeting clients, not someone for whom this would be a concern.
Yes, this is an I.T. position as the implementation we’re talking about is the implementation of software products but no, you do not need I.T. technical skills (although that would help – computer literacy would be useful).
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
This company is looking for INDUSTRY experience – someone from the brand merchandising/licensing industry, not necessarily a technical person.
Consequently, the profile of person they are looking for is as follows:
- At least 3 years experience working in the brand merchandising/licensing industry
- Strong experience in royalties gained in the brand merchandising/licensing industry
- Experience working at the very heart of the back office of a brand merchandising/licensing company. We’re ideally seeking a Royalty Accountant or Royalty Analyst. Highly relevant experience is such areas as:
· Development and/or implementation of systems to calculate accruals, forecasting, recognize revenue and the contract renewal process.
· Analysis of royalty statements and processing of related invoicing
· Accruals Analysis, shortfall analysis and consolidation relating to contract renewal
Please note, the above experience is essential. We require someone specifically from the merchandising or licensing industry and you must match the above profile in order to be eligible for this role. Please note that royalty experience from the music industry is not relevant for this position.
Desirable, but not essential, is experience in Rights Management, Contract Management or Royalty Processing Software specific to the brand merchandising/licensing industry. If you are lacking this experience, then we require more industry experience, at least 4 to 5 years, as opposed to the 3-year minimum mentioned above.
THE OPPORTUNITY:
This is a rare opportunity, in that you can use your existing royalties and industry experience to step into a completely different role: A fully client-facing one full of variety. You’ll be coming in to an existing team with an established support structure and working with some of the biggest names in licensing. Career prospects here are to grow into ever larger clients, projects and products. If you are currently performing the same tasks day in, day out and crave a change or more variety, here’s your answer!
PLEASE NOTE: This is a specific requirement for staff from the merchandising or licensing industry. Please be aware that there is no point in applying if you do not match the above criteria.
