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Accounts Assistant - Music

  • Location: North London
  • Salary: £21,000 - £26,000 per annum + AAT Study Support
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 3 months ago

  • Sector: finance, Music Industry Jobs
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Andrew Stevens
  • Contact Email: andrew.stevens@handle.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 06 November 2024
  • Job Ref: BA1BBBH109655

Handle Recruitment are working alongside an amazing music management company in recruiting an Accounts Assistant to work in their team. Working in a fast-paced environment, this is a broad role reporting to and supporting the finance team. You will be joining a growing team at an exciting time for the business.

Key responsibilities:

  • Tracking artists spend and revenue for post month end review

  • Posting sales invoices

  • Chasing overdue debts

  • Regular reconciliation of customer accounts

  • Perform data entry and maintain financial records in the company's accounting software, ensuring accuracy and completeness

  • Collaborate with other departments to provide financial information and support

  • Opportunity to support the production team

  • Assist with ad hoc financial and business analysis

  • Assisting with year-end audit and royalty runs

Desired skills:

  • Able to demonstrate experience of working in a Finance department to tight deadlines in a busy working environment

  • Intermediate Excel is essential

  • Experience with datasets is desirable but not essential

  • Experience of Oracle NetSuite is desirable, but more importantly will be a demonstrable ability to learn and adapt to new software packages

  • Good grasp of general accounting procedures

  • Experience of liaising with staff outside of the finance team, at all levels, to resolve issues and effectively relay information

  • Experience of stock is desirable but not essential

Desired personal qualities:

  • Pro-active and able to use own initiative

  • Strong attention to detail and data accuracy

  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills

  • Highly motivated

Some of our company benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave + Bank Holiday + bonus days over Christmas

  • Opportunity for Hybrid working

  • Regular staff socials, friendly and welcoming team

We are looking for someone who is competent, self-motivated & trustworthy, who also has a bright and enthusiastic personality! You must have a real passion for the MUSIC Industry and love to go to gigs :-)

The ideal candidate must have had some experience in working within a finance function and office environment. Computer literacy should include an excellent working knowledge of Excel.

The company offers an exciting, fast-paced environment with great benefits! Apply Now!

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.