Royalty Team Member - Subrights (12 month FTC)

HarperCollins Publishers

Employment Type Contract
Location Hybrid · Glasgow City, UK 3+ days office based
Seniority Junior
  • Closing: 11:58pm, 26th Jun 2025 BST

Perks and benefits

Work from home option
Healthcare
Retirement benefits
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Extra holiday
Professional development
Mentoring/coaching
Paid volunteer days
Flexible benefits scheme
Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

8.66 (30112)

Job Description

Introduction to the role

We are looking for someone to join the team to provide essential support within the Sub Rights team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the smooth running of the team. It’s a great opportunity for someone who enjoys variety and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Key tasks and accountabilities:

Subright Processing

Carry out all daily sub rights tasks.  Tasks includes (but not limited to):

  • Allocation of sub rights monies to appropriate author/earners

  • Liaise with payees and internal HCP departments in relation to the collection and processing of sub right monies due/received.

  • Miscellaneous administrative tasks associated with the processing of sub rights monies.

  • Processing of daily cash receipts

  • Processing and control of regular invoices and reminders re unpaid monies due (alternate)

  • Manage the team shared mailbox

  • Respond to both internal and external queries and requests for royalty information which may arise, including queries in relation to bi-annual royalty statements

  • Aid royalty team at peak times in statement production, payments and other ad hoc exercises as required

Skills required:

  • Broad/General experience within a Finance function

  • Accounts receivable experience is required

  • Royalty/Publishing finance experience is not essential but a nice to have

  • Willing to adapt to changing priorities

  • Strong Excel skills

  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail

  • Knowledge of the workings of a Royalty application would be an advantage

  • PowerBi experience

  • PowerApps experience

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

§  Able to deal with pressures of workload

§  Polite, professional, enthusiastic and calm

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