Assistant, Client Accounting

LE057 The.Team: SME Music Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The TEAM in London, UK, is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support the Client Accounting Teams with credit control for artist performance fees and related financial tasks.

You will handle weekly credit control and promoter reports, prepare refunds, merge payment runs, and reconcile incoming and outgoing payments for our clients’ shows. Strong Excel and Outlook skills are essential, with an eye for detail and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Interest in finance/accounting and numbers.
• Prior exposure to accounting or finance is desirable.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist client accounting teams with credit control for artist performance fees.
• Produce weekly credit control and promoter reports.
• Prepare refunds, merge and file payment runs documents.
• Allocate and reconcile incoming/outgoing payments for shows.
• Verify new artist bank details and manage payments.
• Support ad hoc duties as required.

Skills

Excel

Outlook

Attention to detail

Time management

Client communication

Job description

THE·TEAM’s music department is proud to provide representation to prominent music artists across all genres for live performance, touring, brand partnerships, and beyond. We are long-term career development strategists who work with artists to expand their reach and deepen their impact with audiences around the world. THE·TEAM provides representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties across 28 countries and more than 70 cities worldwide. Shaped by our belief in the unifying power of sports, music and entertainment, THE·TEAM leads with intelligence, ideas and influence. For more information, please visit the.team. This is an exciting role for someone with an eye for accounting and attention to detail, who can work under pressure to strict deadlines. The role involves assisting the Client Accounting Teams in variety of tasks across accounts receivable and accounts payable functions. This role will be based in our London, Music UK office.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Assisting the client accounting teams, agent teams, and Festival team with the credit control for artist performance fees.
• Weekly credit control and promoter reports for agents’ rosters
• Weekly commission currency exchange rates added to bespoke CRM
• Preparing refunds to promoters, merging and filing payments runs documents
• Allocating and reconciling all incoming deposit and outgoing payments for our clients’ shows
• Leveraging company-wide resources to investigate ambiguous payments and receipts
• Preparing and circulating client trust reports including Remitter Mismatch and Unallocated transactions lists
• Review incoming receipts inbox and assign payment confirmations to CRM
• Create booking fee invoices for tax mitigation purposes
• Verifying new artist bank details
• Various ad hoc duties as necessary

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU NEED

• A passion for numbers and interest in gaining experience leading to a career in finance/accounting
• Some prior exposure to accounting or finance – through study or work experience – is desirable
• Experience with Excel and Outlook required
• Ability to juggle several tasks at once and consistently deliver high-quality work to tight timescales
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, suppliers, and colleagues
• Prioritisation and time management skills
• Calm under pressure

THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. THE·TEAM is proudly an equal opportunity employer. We are always searching for the most passionate and talented people from all backgrounds and experiences to join us.

More than 20 years into our evolution, we continue to expand our global reach and capabilities to serve clients across sports, music and entertainment. We are committed to making a meaningful impact across key areas of inclusion, community service and sustainability — not only for our employees, but for clients and the industry at large.

THE·TEAM is a leading global sports, music and entertainment company. Led by intelligence, ideas and influence, we provide representation and marketing services to talent, brands and properties.