Finance Assistant - Music
International Music and Management company is seeking a confident and passionate finance assistant to help expand the UK finance team, with an interest or previous experience working in the music or entertainment industry.
As a finance assistant you will be responsible for assisting with the company's day-to-day accounting and financial operations. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams and finance leadership to ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in financial processes and reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Support the company's day-to-day accounting and financial operations, including AR, AP, and other GL accounts
- Prepare and raise invoices as required, including monthly reconciliation to the booking system
- Reviewing and chasing debtors as required
- Process bills In a timely manner, including liaison with managers and key staff for relevant signatories
- Set up the weekly supplier payment run
- Dealing with queries and any issues relating to invoices and payments
- Assistance in bank account maintenance and monitoring of cash positions by maintaining weekly cash flow statement
- Ensure completion of weekly bank reconciliations
- Ensure completion of weekly employee reimbursement reconciliations
- Ensure completion of monthly credit card reconciliations
- Review expense accounts monthly for incorrectly posted items and record journal entry to reclassify
- Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Ensure compliance with all accounting and tax regulations
- Ensuring efficiency of process and pro-actively identifying opportunities for process improvement and commercial enhancement.
- Assist in preparing ad hoc business analysis.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field;
- Proficiency in accounting software and financial management systems (e.g., NetSuite)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data using Excel
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, able to work cross-functionally with various teams
- High level of integrity and ethics, ensuring the confidentiality of financial information
- Passion for music and the entertainment industry, with an understanding of its unique financial aspects
- Familiarity with royalty accounting and music-specific revenue recognition is a plus
Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.