Founded in 2006 by music industry veterans, Primary Wave is a full-service music shop with expertise in film, television, gaming, advertising, branding, licensing, special markets, touring, talent management, & music supervision.

Primary Wave owns the copyrights from iconic artists including: The Beatles, Nirvana, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Def Leppard, and Steven Tyler to name a few.

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague with a dedicated work ethic and a sharp mind who will be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all incoming and calculated royalty data in accordance with contracts and copyright law. As the Royalties & Data Analyst, you will play an integral role within systems that record and manage data for catalogs, assets, and transactions. The role reports to the Royalties & Data Manager and will work closely with the accounting, administration, marketing, and licensing teams.

Your responsibilities as the Royalties & Data Analyst will include:

• Reviewing statements and payments received from third parties for accuracy and completeness; following up with revenue sources as appropriate
• Recording Net Publisher’s Share and Net Label Share across income types to the General Ledger
• Preparing management reports using business intelligence tools to track and analyze earnings vs prior reports, projections and, streams & airplay data
• Maintaining a deep understanding of investments, contract terms, and financial metrics
• Proactively partnering with marketing, branding, content, and licensing teams regarding rights owned and revenue impact of projects to inform real-time decisions and opportunities
• Engaging in desktop audits to recover revenue and blackbox income
• Identifying irregularities in reporting; synthesizing data to present to the administration and royalty audit teams for further review and correction
• Helping to ensure compliance with all internal and external policies and regulations
• Using best practices to improve the efficiency of processes and analyses
• Communicating regularly and effectively with the team regarding all major issues impacting data and reporting

To be successful, you should have:

• Bachelor’s degree required, with 3+ years of relevant work experience in the music industry required
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (PowerPivot, Lookups, Macros)
• Experience creating reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, or other similar tools
• Strong data analysis skills, including experience in analyzing music royalty reports
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of data and create reports from scratch required
• Accounting and/or finance experience required
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy, with analytical and problem-solving skills required
• Ability to multi-task and manage time to prioritize tasks
• Must be self-motivated with an intellectual curiosity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills