Job Description

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney.

The Bloomsbury Royalties Department is responsible for preparing royalty statements and making advance and royalty payments to Bloomsbury\'s authors around the world. We are now recruiting for a UK Non-Consumer Royalties Analyst to join this busy team

The Role

The Royalties Analyst - International role partners with consumer/non-consumer teams within Bloomsbury US and India to ensure that advances and royalties are paid accurately and on time; month-end journals are accurately posted; author and agent queries are dealt with professionally and that management are provided with high quality analysis of royalty data from our overseas territories to assist in decision making.

Whilst prior publishing royalties experience is desirable, this role is also open to numerate candidates with strong excel knowledge, good communication skills and who can demonstrate a desire to progress in a royalties role within publishing.

Responsibilities

• Extracting royalty and data from contracts to set up in royalty system.
• Setting up of supplier details on accounting system
• Timely and accurate payment of author advances
• Monthly review of and clearing of items from royalty exception reports
• Preparation and posting of month end royalty journals as well as assisting with the analysis of royalties variances, unearned balances, etc.
• Preparing for semi-annual royalty runs to ensure payments to authors are accurate, including in relation to tax documentation held.
• Dealing with and resolving royalty queries from authors and editors in a professional and timely manner
• Assist with integration of new acquisitions into the royalty system
• Ad-hoc tasks as and when required

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Royalties experience - ideally in trade/academic publishing
• Strong excel skills - pivots, v-look-ups, etc.
• Experience of data processing using Microsoft Access/Excel
• Numeracy, speed and accuracy together with good communication and organisational skills
• Familiarity with royalty and/or accounting systems
• Understanding of double entry book-keeping and general accounting desirable

Additional information

The role is a full-time/permanent position

The role is based at our London office 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP on a hybrid working pattern of 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred).

Please apply with a CV and covering letter addressed to Human Resources (Word or PDF format only) via the \'APPLY NOW\' button detailing how you meet the requirements outlined above for this role by Friday 28th July 2023.

As well as a fantastic opportunity to join a global award-winning organisation, Bloomsbury offers the following competitive benefits package:

Bloomsbury Benefits

Working Pattern

• hybrid working pattern of: 2 days office based / 3 days home based (or fully office based if preferred)

Holidays

• 25 days holiday
• 3.5 days Christmas company holiday

Other Benefits:

Season Ticket Loan

Share Save Scheme

Summer Hours - June to August

In-house Doctor

Eye Care Voucher Scheme

Company culture! - Employee Voice Meetings, Staff Networks (BAME, Disability, Mental Health, LGBTQ+ and Parents, Guardians and Carers), 9 Mental Health First Aiders trained across the UK offices, Publishing Events and access to free Publishing Resources

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

The Company

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house, established in 1986, with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of the Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury has offices in London, New York, New Delhi, Oxford and Sydney. Within Bloomsbury\'s Academic division, it publishes under Bloomsbury, as well as under a number of prestigious and historic imprint names. Read Our Story for how it all began.

Bloomsbury is committed to creating a working environment that stimulates creativity and collaboration, is respectful of difference, is inclusive and ethical in its practice, and promotes well-being. We are determined to nurture and develop our employees to reach their highest potential, and we know that our success is down to the passion, commitment and hard work of our talented people. We recognise the urgent need to attract and support applicants from all backgrounds and identities to become part of the global publishing industry, allowing diverse voices to reflect and shape our culture and society.

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