Coordinator, Music Royalty Administration

The primary purpose of this position will be to support the Music Administration and Exploitation groups and to assist with Music Royalty/revenue recognition and allocation, licensing income accounting and analysis, quarterly Music Royalty, and vendor updates and maintenance. In addition, there will be ad-hoc analyses and special projects in which this position will lead or assist. They must have some experience with Excel. Experience with SAP/ARIBA & Concur, royalty accounting software (Curve, Record Maestro, Royalty Share, etc.) & database/BI systems (Airtable, Teradata, FileMaker Pro, Snowflake, Tableau, etc.) preferred.
Responsibilities:

• Assist with generating quarterly statements for Sony Pictures' in-house record label, Madison Gate Records ("MGR"), and initiate royalty payments.
• Assist with allocating royalty earnings to proper production accounts in SAP/ARIBA each month.
• Provide support for Business Affairs projects (i.e., income analysis, royalty estimate, Soundscan search).
• On a semi-annual basis, generate synch and master use licensing participant statements and make royalty payments.
• Downloading and importing third-party royalty statements from various labels/providers into SPE's internal databases.
• Vendor maintenance (i.e., add new vendors, input address changes, add banking info, unblock inactive vendors).
• Request mechanical licenses for MGR releases.
• Monthly, check the group bank account for music licensing receipts and prepare allocations for ingestion into SAP/ARIBA.
• Provide supporting documentation for the Audit group as needed.
• Provide support on long-term special projects & ad-hoc tasks.

Qualifications:

• 1 to 3 years of experience with Music Royalties, Music Publishing, Music Licensing & Film & TV studios.
• 1 to 3 years of experience with SAP/ARIBA & Concur, royalty accounting software (Curve, Record Maestro, Royalty Share, etc.) & database/BI systems (Airtable, Teradata, FileMaker Pro, Snowflake, Tableau, etc) preferred
• They must have some experience with Excel.
• Must be highly detail-oriented with strong organizational, written, and analytical skills.
• Must be able to multi-task, manage multiple projects, jump from project to project as needed, and see projects through from start to completion.
• Must be able to follow up with internal and external partners to ensure completion of longer-term projects.
• Proficient in MS Office and Excel, Music Royalty Software (Curve preferred)
• Bachelor's Degree preferred

The anticipated base salary for this position is $50,0000-$62,000. This role may also qualify for annual incentive and/or comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.
Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.
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