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Finance Manager - Live Music

  • Location: London
  • Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum + Bonus + Package
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 13 days ago

  • Sector: finance
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Tom Chadwick
  • Contact Email: tom.chadwick@handle.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 03 October 2024
  • Job Ref: BBBH110742

Finance Manager - Live Music

Highly successful, expanding live music agency are looking for Finance Manager to join a busy live booking agency. The successful candidate will manage accounts and be responsible for all accounts processes associated with artist's bookings.

Main Job tasks and responsibilities:

  • Leading the month-end process, including preparation of monthly reporting pack, actual vs forecast analysis and resolving potential variances

  • Assisting the Financial Director and CFO in yearly budgeting and forecasting

  • Preparation of quarterly tax returns, including VAT and FEU

  • Managing the monthly payroll process, arranging payments and submitting commission reports for payroll

  • Processing statements, payments, and queries for clients

  • Providing analysis and insight to help shape the direction of the business

  • Identify opportunities to generate efficiencies in our financial processes and actioning

  • Overseeing day to day tasks of accounts assistants such as expenses and accounts payable

  • Supporting the yearly audit process and assisting auditors with related queries

  • Handling and resolving escalated credit control issues

  • Reconcile bank and balance sheet

The ideal candidate will have:

  • At least 3-4 years experience, preferably working in the music industry/live booking agency

  • Qualified / Part-Qualified accountant (eq ACCA / CIMA / ACA)

  • Prior experience working within a finance team with exposure to management accounting/analysis

  • Strong data handling skills

  • Excellent attention to detail and comfortable working to strict deadlines

  • Autonomous and self-driven with excellent organisational skills

  • Advanced Excel user

  • Experience with QuickBooks/Sage/Xero

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