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Penguin Random House · Frating, Essex, United Kingdom · Hybrid
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Review and reconcile third party royalty and tax withholding data and support royalty audit and recovery activities.
Worth knowing: Role is a 12 month fixed term contract requiring office attendance at least one
We have an exciting opportunity for a Royalty Audit Assistant to join our Royalties team in Frating, Essex. If you enjoy working with data, investigating discrepancies and using analysis to get to the bottom of financial information, this could be a great opportunity to develop your experience in a supportive team.     The Role     Supporting the Royalty Audit Analyst, you’ll review third-party royalty reporting, undertake audit and quality assurance activities, and analyse and reconcile data to help identify potential discrepancies. Your analysis will help inform audit planning and investigations, while you’ll also take ownership of recovering income arising from overseas tax deductions, liaising with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders.    Key responsibilities:      Lead the recovery of excess tax deducted from German sublicensees, including obtaining appropriate documentation from third parties and completing refund applications through overseas tax portals.    Support the analysis and recovery of tax deducted on Ventures income from overseas sub-agents, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as required.    Support royalty audits through the analysis and reconciliation of data provided by third-party licensees, including recalculating royalty figures and comparing sales data to royalty statements.    Analyse selected high-value author and brand royalty statements, identifying anomalies and providing analysis to support the Royalty Audit Analyst's risk-based audit planning.    Undertake quality assurance checks on cash and royalty statements processed within the system, identifying and escalating errors or anomalies to the Royalty Audit Analyst.    Track and monitor agreed improvements arising from royalty audit reviews, following up actions and escalating outstanding items where appropriate.         What you’ll bring       Essential criteria:       Good numerical and analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.   Good Excel skills and confidence working with and reconciling large datasets.   Experience of working with financial, royalty or other transactional...
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