Royalty Exchange is in search of an aggressive, detail oriented, can't eat, can't sleep until it's done and done right accountant.

If you make people crazy because you just can’t let the details slide - let's talk.

Royalty Exchange is an online marketplace that focuses on transparency and honesty to bring songwriters and artists together with investors. Songwriters and artists love us because we give them access to capital to fund their career. Investors love us because we help them generate income that's hard to beat.

This role is essential to maintaining the effectiveness of our marketplace. As the number of auctions grow, so does our need to ensure proper and timely assignment of assets and payments. We currently administer for about 10% of our past deals, but in order to effectively and successfully administer for an ever increasing number, we need someone's complete focus and attention.

Success in this role means success for our customers on both sides of our marketplace. In addition to properly administering payments, proactive and constant pursuit and resolution of discrepancies is a must. The Royalty Accountant will need to establish and/or continue good working relationships with agents at all royalty paying organizations we work with. This individual will also need to be able to escalate issues within these organizations and present solutions quickly.

Once proper assignment of an asset is complete, the Royalty Accountant will manage proper and timely payment distributions on a monthly and/or quarterly basis. A proactive and structured approach is essential to succeed and excel in this role.

Job Functions:

• Proper and timely payments distribution
• Deal escrow administration
• Revenue reconciliation
• Proactive Buyer account reviews / audits
• Liaise with royalty paying organizations
• Prepare outbound royalty statements and associated mailings
• On-going reporting of open deals, investor returns

*Constant improvement of all processes above is expected, including working with product manager over time to make sure we improve reporting to investors.

Skills/Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Must be very well organized and detail oriented
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize
• Highly motivated and with a desire to work in a team environment
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written
• Ability to learn quickly, and work proactively

Experience:

• 4-year college degree preferably in Accounting
• Accounts receivable
• Auditing
• Preferably 2 years of experience in Royalty accounting
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with royalty contracts and royalty calculations
• Music Industry knowledge a plus

Love being an accountant but want a more fast-paced, dynamic job? This may be the perfect role for you.

Compensation
Base: $45k-$60k (depending on experience)
Benefits: Medical, Vision, Life, Dental, 401K