Job Description

About Y Royalties
Y Royalties was established in 2023 by Colin Young, Ben Marlow and Gary Groutage. Offering services in Royalties Data, Rights Management, Audit and Valuations.



Y Royalties started out as the Royalties division at Award Winning Accounts Firm, CC Young & Co, which celebrates its 27th Year in the Music Industry this year.



Having invested heavily in our data abilities, our market leading data warehouse forms the core of Y Royalties; enabling us to research trends and patterns in streaming behaviour, intrinsically investigate anomalies across all royalty collections - adding value to our clients' revenue streams and ensuring optimal remuneration.

We are seeking a Valuation & Due Diligence Junior Analyst/Associate to join the Transaction Services Team.

Who you are
An opportunity to join a fast-growing, highly specialised team, working closely with industry experts to develop skills and expertise in an exciting part of the business.



Given the catalogue boom over the past few years, and recent increased public interest and scrutiny around investment in the asset class, quality valuations and insightful, robust due diligence have become sought-after services. Our clients are relying on us more and more to go further in our analysis and apply expanding depth of review.



You will learn about the flow of royalties, pitfalls of data, facets of different rights types, how to read publishing/record deals and everything needed to assist clients throughout the deal process and beyond.



Your role will be heavily based around interpretation of data using analytical tools, and you will learn best-practice methods for valuation in relation to music deals. You will have daily exposure to the senior management team - reporting directly to the head of the department - and key client relationships. You will support senior members of the team, putting together initial analyses and carrying out structured tasks.



Working closely with experts in the field will help to boost your personal development and enable you to contribute to the growth of an expanding, dynamic team.


Experience & qualifications you may have
Foundational understanding of royalties and previous experience of handling royalty data Ability to interpret music agreements Deal related work (DD, investment team, valuation, underwriting etc) Experience working at music industry accounting/services firm or similar. Direct music industry experience preferred but not required Accounting/finance qualification beneficial but not required Your Skills
Proficient Excel skills, ability to utlise models and build functionality Experience using SQL queries and handling databases Proficient analytically, with experience of using BI tools preferred Understanding of royalty statements and able to interrogate and present findings High-level understanding of basic accounting concepts and company financials. Adaptable to varying workload and types of project Motivated, keen to learn and integrates well with the team Focus on accuracy and attention to detail Can be relied on to take ownership of workload and able to find solutions independently Strong communication, ability to effectively communicate with colleagues and clients in correspondence Confident presentation skills and able to autonomously put together presentation slides for meetings Equal Opportunities
Y Royalties Ltd is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination, and in which all decisions are based on merit.