Semi-Senior Accountant Music sector - Top 100 firm

Semi-Senior Accountant (Live/Music department) - Top 100 firm
Camden Town
£35,000 to £40,000

Butler Rose Public Practice are delighted to be supporting our client, a well-established, multi award winning, and highly successful Top 100 accounting firm based in the heart of trendy Camden Town, that are now keen to appoint an ambitious Semi-Senior Accountant to complement their dynamic music/live client department.

This role will support a portfolio of music sector-based clients with a variety of services to include accounts preparation, management accounts, and bookkeeping. The music department carries out a function of the outsourced artiste's financial department and the work of that department is vital for the financial success of the firm's clients.

Role Requirements -

• General Bookkeeping responsibilities:
• Processing purchase invoices, posting on Xero
• Processing payments to the suppliers
• Chasing suppliers for missing invoices.
• Analysing cash receipts on excel spreadsheet. Posting on Xero.
• Preparing sales invoices and sending them to the customers.
• Chasing outstanding debtors.
• Responding to the basic customer and supplier queries.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns.
• Preparing and submitting EC Sales lists.
• Reconciliation of GBP and currency bank accounts.
• Tour & artiste accounts:
• Preparing tour reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Preparing and submitting A1 applications.
• Providing production back-up to overseas promoters.
• Liaising with the tour manager, artiste management and promoters with regards to the artiste's affairs.
• Preparing management accounts reports.
• Royalty analysis and calculations of the management commission.
• Merchandising sales analysis.

Person Requirements -

• You will have at least 2+ years' experience working for a UK based practice as a Semi-Senior Accountant ideally supporting a portfolio of music/entertainment related clients and be able to read a balance sheet, profit and loss and reconcile control accounts.
• You should possess competent IT skills as you will be working on a variety of software tools to manage clients' accounts, taxes and audits online. A working knowledge of Xero (or Sage / Quickbooks) is essential and working knowledge of CCH for accounts and Caseware for audits is a bonus.
• You will ideally be either studying for or qualified with AAT and/or ACCA/ACA studying.

Benefits -

• A competitive salary and benefits with a culture where you can plan your own working day, build your own portfolio of clients and be part of a growing business.
• Highly competitive salary
• Further study support
• 25 days holiday with opportunity to buy or sell
• Hybrid working - 4 days in the office and 1 day working from home. (to help fully induct you into the business we'd expect you to be in the office 5 days a week during your probation).
• Healthcare plan
• Ongoing Continuous Professional Development
• Dress for your day
• Social Clubs
• Discounted gym membership (£10 per month paid towards your gym membership

Please fantastic opportunity is available now so if you have the required experience and skill to meet the above criteria please do not hesitate to apply now.

This role is advertised by Doug Greer, Butler Rose (AGY)

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.