Forensic Royalty Audit Manager, Grant Thornton UK
Leading UK professional services firm offering audit, tax, and advisory
Job no longer available
Leading UK professional services firm offering audit, tax, and advisory
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make businesses more personal by investing in building relationships.
Role
Who you are
- Are you interested in an exciting opportunity to apply your problem solving, data analytics expertise and sceptical forensic mindset to a commercially focused situation, providing real time added value to our clients and providing you with an opportunity to take on that next challenge in your career
- Joining us as a Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA)
- It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way
- Experience developing work plans and testing approaches independently to deal with complex challenges, ideally having worked in a forensically focused environment or experience in commercially focused contract compliance
- Experience in applying your business acumen and commercial awareness to understand the implications of complex contractual terms, and the impact these have on the associated risks for our clients
- Familiarity with the intellectual property and licensing industry including typical royalty structures, licensing agreements, and intellectual property rights
- Experience in forensically challenging third parties’ evidence and a track record of demonstrating professional scepticism in your day-to-day work
- Project management experience, including providing both verbal and written status updates to client and third parties, ideally related to complex forensically focused projects
- Extensive experience of using Microsoft packages (particularly Microsoft Excel) and preferably experience utilising advanced data analysis tools (for example Alteryx, Python, SQL etc), data visualisation tools (for example Power BI and Tableau) and Generative AI
- Experience preparing reports and the ability to succinctly articulate findings related to complex matters in a format suitable for c-suite stakeholders
- Exposure to engagement economics and the importance of delivering both high quality work and commercial excellence
- Experience in developing and maintaining client relationships
- Multi-lingual to a level of fluency that enables you to operate entirely in a different language
What the job involves
- As a Manager - Forensic Accounting & Royalties, you will be directly exposed to the commercial workings of the industries mentioned below, dealing directly with operational, finance, and legal teams at both our clients and the third parties that we review
- The role will require you to work across different global territories and languages, providing our forensically focused and data enabled, tailored third-party contract reviews
- 1: We work with some of the largest Global Film & TV Producers and Studios in a variety of areas including, theatrical licensee reviews, royalty audits and production cost grant certifications
- 2: We work with internationally recognised Brands and Intellectual Property Owners, ensuring they maximise value from their IP from either their core business model or in their merchandising programmes. Our clients include many household names you will recognise
- 3: Finally, we support multinational Pharmaceutical and Tech companies with what can be complex and technical commercial agreements, reviewing that our client is receiving what they are contractually due from third parties
- The work involves reviewing licensees and partners on behalf of the IP owners to ensure our clients are maximising commercial value, receiving all monies due to them and assisting our client manage commercial and operational risks
- Be responsible for the oversight and delivery of third-party reviews and management of a diverse portfolio of reviews
- Be an independent thinker and operate with a problem solvers mindset. This includes solve complex technical matters for our clients and developing tailored review strategies incl. contract risk assessments
- Oversee and develop your team to the highest standard, and take responsibility for your own personal development
- Build and maintain strong working relationship with your team, our clients and the third parties that we review
- Take opportunities for wider department responsibilities including, commercial oversight, operational excellence, pitching support, fostering a culture of continual development
- Constantly strive to push yourself and the business further, knowing you’re supported through every stage
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Our take
Grant Thornton UK is a leading professional services firm that's part of a global network spanning over 150 countries and more than 76,000 people. With 23 offices across the UK and a team of over 5,000, they combine an international reach with deep local insight.
It specialises in audit, tax, and advisory services, but what really sets it apart is its focus on fresh thinking and building strong, personal relationships. From helping CFOs digitise their operations to advising on high-stakes mergers and acquisitions, Grant Thornton works across a wide range of industries to tackle complex challenges and unlock real progress.
Recently, the company has doubled down on its growth, welcoming hundreds of new trainees, launching digital-first roles, and promoting key talent into leadership. With investments in technology and talent development, it's building future-ready teams for clients and pushing into new markets.
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Company benefits
- Life cover
- Income protection
- Matched pension
- Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds
- Professional subscriptions
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Malcolm Gomersall
(CEO)Malcolm has been at Grant Thornton since 2001, holding various roles including Office/Regional Managing Partner and Business Unit Leader. And he became CEO of the company in 2024.
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