Are you into your Music? Have you got an interested in working in the creative or entertainments sector? This is for you...
One of the largest independent record label groups in the world is looking for an Assistant accountant to join their London team and be responsible for all UK subsidiaries of the Group!
This is an amazingly unique opportunity for someone embarking on their career in finance and accountancy that is interested in Music or working within the Entertainments sector.
Main Purpose of Job:
Completing bank reconciliations, weekly cashflow reporting, processing and reconciling physical distributor statements and supporting audit process.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Sales data processing & integrity:
· Creating new customers in accounting system (NetSuite)
· Reviewing monthly physical distributor sales for correct formatting and data integrity
· Swiftly dealing with any queries that arise and communicating clearly and promptly with customers
· Processing monthly physical distributor sales using in-house sales system, in line with month end timetable
· Processing monthly physical distributor costs using accounting system, in line with month end timetable
· Transferring balances between relevant vendor and customer accounts via journal
· Raising manual merchandise invoices for customers
· Reconciling physical distributor accounts for review
· Providing customers with monthly statements
· Working with customers to agree balances and resolve any discrepancies
· Posting customer payments and correctly allocate to invoices
· Credit control of relevant customers
Bank reconciliations
· Completing weekly bank reconciliations for all UK subsidiaries of Beggars Group
· Uploading bank statements into accounting system
· Auto-matching transactions
· Investigating and resolving queries
· Posting journals amounts for direct debits, standing orders, vendor refunds, bank charges, intercompany transactions and exchange differences to correct accounts in accounting system
· Transferring USD bank balances to USD Money Market Accounts
· Informing team members of missing transactions to be posted, e.g., payroll, VAT and customer refunds
Weekly cashflow report
· Downloading weekly transactions from bank
· Updating cashflow report template
· Providing narrative on transactions
· Distributing report to senior management
Other
· Posting loan repayment journals
· Updating balance sheet reconciliations for annual audit
· Providing bank statements for annual audit
· Bi-annual testing of accounting system upgrades
· Supporting CFO, Group Financial Controller and Head of Financial Operations with ad hoc projects
Skills required:
· Minimum 2 years of experience working in an accounting role, ideally within Media
· Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
· Experience with Microsoft Excel
· Strong team player
· Strong communications skills and good with people
· Ability to meet deadlines
· Keen, flexible attitude
· Good organisational skills
Desirable Experience
· Experience with NetSuite
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.
