Royalty Analyst Frating 2023

Our Royalties team here at Penguin Random House are looking for an Royalty Analyst Operations assistant to join them on a permanent, part time basis. The role will be based at our distribution centre in Frating, Colchester.

The role

You will report to the Operations Team Leader and together ensure that the sales are accurately recorded to enable calculation of royalties and sub rights.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Reconciliations of SAP, affiliate and co-edition sales.
• Liaising with team members from within PRH and external partners in regard to ad hoc queries.
• Internal auditing of Author and ISBN records.
• Manual adjustment of sales records.
• Analysis and distribution of weekly reports and investigation into anomalies in the database (Royalty exception reports, and warnings files)
• Testing and documentation of new system developments
• Production and analysis of Licensing Royalty Statements
• Assist with the maintenance of and querying coming from the Royalty Statement Portal
• Work with Royalty Operations Team Leader regarding mini-projects as they arise

What you'll bring

Experience in a high-volume transaction business area where accuracy is essential. High proficiency in MS Office programs including Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint will be crucial, alongside a positive and enthusiastic attitude to your work. You will also possess good communication skills and attention to detail.

The teams

The royalties team comprises of 10 people, who are split in to 3 smaller teams. Royalty Operations where this role sits look after the daily and monthly reconciliations of the sales to ensure we are accurately reporting. Royalty Contracts is primarily responsible for the manual statements and the editing of the contracts for missing rates and royalty sets. The third and final team the Head Contracts team actively set up the contracts within our system Biblio so that advances can be paid and royalties can be calculated. They also look at deceased authors, bank and address changes. As a team we also look after the period end processing. As a team we also look after the period end processing.

About Penguin

We’re the UK’s largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you’ll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

How to apply: please apply with CV and cover letter by Sunday 15th October.

Salary: £22,000 - £26,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Competitive benefits package: Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.

Our benefits include

• Financial – discounted shopping, season ticket loan, rental deposit loan
• Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, employee assistance, gym loan
• Lifestyle – taste card, tech scheme, free and discounted books

Hybrid working: We’re experimenting with a hybrid way of working that suits the needs of each team. While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. 

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we're part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can't take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.