Distribution Analyst (m/f/d) - (1-Year Temporary)

About ICE Services

ICE Services is a music technology company built by rightsholders, for rightsholders. We simplify the complexities of the music royalty chain through an innovative suite of licensing, processing, and copyright services, enabling our customers to accurately and efficiently compensate songwriters and composers for the use of their works.

A joint venture between PRS, STIM, and GEMA, ICE Services is the result of a big vision for the industry that harnesses years of combined experience in the multi-territory music market. Serving over 330,000 rightsholders and leveraging a copyright database comprising 55 million musical works, ICE Services’ operations touch 250+ territories to distribute more than €1bn in royalties per year, with a total of over €5bn distributed to date.

We’re based in the UK, Germany, and Sweden.

About the Role

To deliver tasks and processes in support of ICE Services’ critical monthly financial distribution service to its customers; includes planning, scheduling and completion of quality control checks on all distributions.

Please note that this is a temporary position, limited to a 1-year contract. We are looking forward to welcoming someone who can start as soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead in ICE Services commitments to its customers for the distribution of online royalties, including reconciling system output and quality control checks.
• Review of distribution schedules, completing specific checks and reconciliations to a high degree of accuracy.
• Reconciliation, review and clear down of balance sheet accounts relating to Royalty Creditors.
• Assist with Customer queries relating on monthly distributions
• Completing reconciliations for distribution accounts and adhering to strict deadlines.
• Reviewing bank payment files and completing specific checks for both accuracy and unusual activity.
• Review of distribution schedules, completing specific checks and reconciliations to a high degree of accuracy.
• Communicating issues to the Finance Director/Senior Finance Analyst and liaising with support teams as and when required.
• Preparing finance journals as and when required.
• Supporting team in completion of year end and internal audit requests.
• Ad hoc tasks, involving analysis of finance and distribution systems.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Excellent financial modelling skills and experience.
• Excellent data gathering, reporting and analysis skills.
• Excellent excel skills – e.g. pivot tables, V-Lookups.
• Strong Stakeholder Engagement
• Experience in the use of accounting systems and accounting principles.
• Experience with financial planning and reporting systems, such as Cognos BI would also be highly advantageous.
• Experience within an analytical role and/or high volume transactional company desirable
• Self-motivated with good organisational and communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Person Profile

• Act corporately and work effectively across organisational boundaries and build effective liaisons that deliver high standards, collaborative working and integrated solutions.
• Recognises the relationship between own work and the objectives of the team and wider business.
• Able to work easily on own initiative but also in close conjunction with key individuals across different teams.
• Intellectual flexibility, able to grasp complex issues and data patterns quickly.
• Imagination, flair, tenacity, flexibility & innovation.
• Promote and support innovative thinking and a flexible way to solving problems.
• Consider opportunities which will add value to the business and meet organisational goals.
• Directly influence the organisation by striving to continuously improve through challenging the status quo.
• Critically evaluates information to identify potential errors and checks that information is complete.

What we offer:

• Competitive local benefits based on your location
• We promote flexible working regarding time and/or place
• Both mental and physical health initiatives
• Corporate pension scheme
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities
• Industry insider events, team socials and company events
• Enhanced holiday allowance

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic.
We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.