Royalties Finance Analyst, Music & Event

Job Description

Job Requisition ID: 43164

Job Closing Date: 22 April 2026

London, GBR, W12 7FA

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Contract, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Finance

LOCATION: Television Centre - London

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £55,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join the dynamic Brands & Licensing finance team and play a pivotal role in supporting two of our most exciting businesses: Radio & Music and Live Events. As a Royalties Finance Analyst, you’ll deliver high‑quality financial insight, strengthen operational processes, and help drive informed decision‑making across the organisation. Your work will directly support creative and commercial success across some of our most high‑profile output.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You’ll be part of a collaborative, commercially focused finance team that partners closely with creative and operational colleagues. This is a role where your analysis genuinely shapes business decisions, offering exposure to unique revenue streams, live events, and iconic music brands. You’ll grow your technical and stakeholder management skills while contributing to work that reaches millions.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Ensure accurate and timely royalty billing, including rigorous review of royalty statements and oversight of finance operational processes.

• Reconcile accounts and support complete, accurate reporting of revenue and pay‑away calculations across internal and outsourced teams.

• Assist with forecasting, budgeting and month‑end reporting, ensuring variances are understood and communicated clearly.

• Analyse tour and event costs, audit ticket sales and royalty reporting, and challenge external statements where required.

• Deliver high‑quality financial and operational analysis, identifying efficiencies, supporting business reviews, and influencing commercial decisions.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

• Experience reviewing, challenging and auditing company royalty statements.

• Strong background in delivering high‑quality accounting and reporting services.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.

• Ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insight for non‑finance audiences.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience analysing tour or event costs and auditing ticket sale and royalty reporting.

• Knowledge of licensing, music, or live events revenue streams.

• Experience working with outsourced finance teams or shared service environments.

• Familiarity with financial systems and tools used for royalty or rights management.

• Demonstrated ability to identify process improvements and drive operational efficiencies.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone el