Finance Manager - Live Music - Handle Recruitment : Job Details

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

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.