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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)
Ensure sub right cash collection is maximised and receipts processed accurately and within acceptable timescale.
Other Responsibilities
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
Provide general departmental assistance
Provide general assistance within royalty and sub right function
Manage the team shared mailbox
Ensure emails are delegated or responded to within acceptable timescale.
Experience Required
Broad/General experience within Finance function is mandatory
Accounts receivable experience
Royalty/Publishing finance experience
Skills Required
Ability to plan and prioritise
Willing to adapt to changing priorities
Computer literate with very strong Excel skills
Ability to multitask
Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail
Knowledge of the workings of a Royalty application would be an advantage
PowerBi experience
PowerApps experience
Person Specification
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Co-operative/helpful and able to establish good working relationships within the Royalty function, with other HarperCollins departments, and with authors/agents
Able to deal with pressures of workload
Benefits
Hybrid working model (4 days in the office)
27 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private healthcare cover and life assurance
Summer Hours
Free access to HeadSpace, employee assistance programme (24 hour helpline), mental health first aiders, and a wellbeing portal
Employee networks: HC All In (open forum), Elevate (for ethnic minority colleagues), HarperParents, Menopause at Work, Pride at HC, Social Mobility Network and Neurodiversity at Work
Unlimited training on our Learning and Development portal
Virtual GP and eyecare vouchers
Gym membership discount
Charitable donation matching and 2 volunteering days
We're a certified Carbon Neutral company
Free e-books and audiobooks, newspaper subscriptions and discounts on books
Subsidised canteen and retail discounts
Onsite prayer room
At HarperCollins, we value authenticity and integrity in our recruitment process. To ensure a fair and accurate evaluation of all applications, we ask that all responses to assessment questions reflect your own thoughts, experiences, and capabilities. This allows us to fairly assess your knowledge, skills, and experience to determine how they align with the role. We value diverse perspectives and genuine contributions, even if answers are not perfect. The use of AI tools or external assistance to generate responses is discouraged unless explicitly permitted for specific tasks.
If you wish to discuss anything regarding this position and/or your application to this role, please reach out directly to [email removed - click apply for more details] with subject heading ‘Vacancy Query’ plus the job title and we will aim to get back to you within 5 working days.
Please note, if you are interested in the role you would need to submit your application via Applied. We do not accept email applications.
