Royalty Accountant
18 days ago
Nashville
Job Description About the Company Sumerian Entertainment Group is a dynamic independent entertainment company with interconnected divisions across music, film, publishing, and touring. We work with innovative artists, writers, filmmakers, and creators to build compelling projects and long-lasting careers. We are seeking a Royalty Accountant who can manage royalty reporting across multiple entertainment verticals. Experience in music, film, and publishing is ideal—but if you are strong in one area and eager to learn the others, this role offers the opportunity to grow. Position Summary The Royalty Accountant will be responsible for preparing, analyzing, and distributing royalty statements across the record label, film projects, publishing catalog, and touring operations. This role requires a detail-oriented, tech-savvy individual who understands entertainment revenue streams and can manage complex datasets, contracts, and reporting schedules. The ideal candidate has experience in at least one area—music royalties, film participations, or publishing royalties—and can quickly adapt to the others with training. Key Responsibilities Royalty Processing & Reporting • Prepare accurate and timely royalty statements for artists, songwriters, filmmakers, producers, and partners across all divisions., • Process incoming revenue reports from DSPs, distributors, PROs, film platforms, publishers, and ticketing partners., • Track and reconcile revenue streams including:, • Music: streaming, downloads, mechanicals, performance, sync, neighboring rights, • Film: revenue participations, distribution payments, licensing, backend profit splits, • Publishing: mechanical royalties, performance royalties, synch licensing, foreign collections, • Enter and analyze large datasets from multiple sources, ensuring accurate allocation to the correct projects and contributors., • Reconcile statements, payouts, and revenue reports with contracts and expected deal terms., • Review and interpret contracts (recording, publishing, film distribution, touring deals) to ensure royalty calculations align with agreed terms., • Prepare detailed royalty summaries, revenue breakdowns, and cross-division analytics for internal stakeholders., • Identify patterns, underreporting, missing revenue, or trends that may require follow-up with external partners., • Maintain and update royalty accounting software and internal reporting tools., • Work with leadership to improve royalty processes, workflows, and statement accuracy. Required • 2–6+ years of experience in royalty accounting, entertainment accounting, publishing administration, or participations/contract administration., • Experience with at least one of the following:, • Music royalty accounting, • Film participations, • Publishing/editorial royalties, • Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail when working with large datasets., • Ability to interpret contracts and apply financial terms accurately., • Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and complex formulas., • Experience working at an indie label, film production company, publishing house, or management company., • Familiarity with royalty software (e.g., Vistex, Curve, Exactuals, RoyaltyShare, Recoup, FilmTrack)., • Understanding of copyright, licensing, rights management, and IP monetization., • Opportunity to work across four entertainment divisions, • A collaborative, creative company culture, • Exposure to major entertainment partners, platforms, and rights organizations, • Room to expand skills into multiple royalty categoriesCompany DescriptionWe are a multi-platform Entertainment Group which spans music, film, television, digital media, graphic novels, magazine publishing, concerts, festivals, tours and events. We are also home to a legendary rock magazine which is now being reimagined for the digital age as a streaming platform, print publication and live experience hub. With our disruptive creative spirit and bold visual identity, we create culture-shaping content and iconic IP across every format—forming an integrated creative ecosystem that champions visionary artists, creators, and storytellers across music, screen, stage, and page.We are a multi-platform Entertainment Group which spans music, film, television, digital media, graphic novels, magazine publishing, concerts, festivals, tours and events. We are also home to a legendary rock magazine which is now being reimagined for the digital age as a streaming platform, print publication and live experience hub. With our disruptive creative spirit and bold visual identity, we create culture-shaping content and iconic IP across every format—forming an integrated creative ecosystem that champions visionary artists, creators, and storytellers across music, screen, stage, and page.