Manager, Royalties

This is a Full Time Job

WMG's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its team members, artists and songwriters across the globe. In response to COVID-19, WMG is fully committed to helping its people balance their home and life commitments with flexible working options, virtual wellness sessions, and more. WMG strives to maintain a COVID-free workplace. To that end, being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is a condition of employment for all US new employees, prior to the commencement of employment. If you are hired, you will be required to provide proof of your vaccination as part of your new employee onboarding process, subject to our legal obligation to make reasonable accommodations in certain limited circumstances.



Job Title: Manager, Royalties

A little bit about our team:

We are a global music publishing company, home to a wide array of legendary songwriters and a rich catalog of contemporary hits and influential standards. Under general direction, with latitude for independent judgment and decision, supervises the activities of subordinates, the distribution of payments to domestic, Canadian and foreign writers, and performs research, financial analysis and reconciliation functions relating to royalties payable.

Your role:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Here you'll get to:

You will…
• Manage all outbound royalty distributions to our clients in the US and Canada
• Line manage the payables team and provide training, motivation, guidance, and direction as required. Coach the team to troubleshoot queries, problem solve and work autonomously
• Effectively monitor priorities and workload, setting short, medium, and long-term goals for the department. Set KPIs to measure targets and create regular performance reports for the Sr. Director of Royalties and senior management as required
• Review quarterly statements, correct data if necessary, prepare adjustments, and manage the ingestion of financial transactions into our in-house copyright and royalty system Tango
• Proactively promote, manage, and monitor the registration of US and Canadian clients to the WCM Client Portal, and provide demos to new and prospective clients.
• Upload client statements to th