Job Description

The role

In this role, to ensure payments/statements from third parties are recorded correctly and subsequently accounted to an author/agent, in your main tasks for your specific territory, you would expect to\xe2\x80\xa6

• Process daily cash receipts against Rights contracts/invoices in the royalty system
• Investigate unidentified cash receipts and allocate to the correct contract or department.
• Liaise with payees and internal departments in relation to the collection and processing of sub right monies due/received.
• Review and input royalty statements received into the Royalty System, querying any errors with the third-party licensees
• Work with the rest of the team to administer shared departmental email account, with tasks including saving of department documentation, resolving and routing queries as appropriate.
• Review and download royalty statements from third party royalty portal systems

You would also be expected to play a key role in the below:

• Liaise frequently with Credit Services team to review unallocated cash receipts, to ensure debt management is accurately targeted

• Chase third-party licensees for overdue royalty statements, where appropriate
• Other ad-hoc work as necessary

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring:

• A strong administrative background.
• Strong capabilities in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent numerical skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience in royalty processing or another high-volume transaction business area is desirable not but essential.

This is a position that requires excellent attention to detail, a flexible working approach and good team working skills. We are looking for an individual who can work well in a team, able to prioritise work effectively to meet deadlines and is able to build strong relationships with other parts of the business.

The team:

We have a great opportunity to join the Royalty Department as a full time Rights Administrator on a permanent basis. The Royalty Department is positioned within Finance Services, which provides accounting and financial reporting for Penguin Random House.

The Rights processing team within Royalties are responsible for ensuring that the financial elements of rights contracts are interpreted into the royalty system correctly and that Licensee\xe2\x80\x99s financial statements and payments are allocated accurately.

About Penguin:

We\xe2\x80\x99re the UK\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99ll 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 your CV & Cover Letter by 23:59 on Sunday 24th of September.

Salary: up to \xc2\xa323,500 pro rata depending on how your skills and experience align to the role

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 \xe2\x80\x93 income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance

Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks

Lifestyle \xe2\x80\x93 enhanced parental leave, tech scheme,

For our full benefits list please visit:

Hybrid working: We\xe2\x80\x99re 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. For this role we expect you to be in the office, based in Frating, Colchester, at least once a week.

The recruitment process: You can read about our recruitment process at

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

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

Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.

Company: Penguin Books Limited

Country: United Kingdom

State/Region: Essex

City: Frating

Postal Code: CO7

Job ID: 263892

Penguin Books