Jobs in London - Show Accountant - Live Music • London

Company: Handle Recruitment

London

A world leading Live Entertainment company is looking for a Show Accountant to join their dynamic and passionate finance team, based in London. As the Show Accountant you will be interacting and working with all parts of the business, including the Tour Accountants, AP/AR, Ticketing and Marketing teams to successfully reconcile multiple shows of various sizes. The job role: Prepare revenue reconciliation report for ticket sales, liaising with the Ticketing team, AR, GL, tour accountants and ticket agents to mitigate the financial risk of billing errors and misreported ticket sales Raise journals including deferred and released ticket revenues and liabilities, debt provisions, intercompany revenue eliminations, correction of misposts etc. Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, promptly investigate and resolve differences Reconciliation of show costs across multiple artists and various size events including journal creation and entry. Working within the wider Management Accounting function to assist with the show close process. Undertake any other duties as requested by the manager The ideal candidate: Previous experience working within an accounting function - AAT or Accounting Degree preferred. Whilst not essential, part qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA is desirable. Prior experience and confidence working with large data sets. Previous experience with project reconciliation / reconciliation work. Previous experience working within a similar industry is desirable Strong Excel skills, including Pivot tables / V Look ups etc. The successful candidate MUST have a passion for music and and be a regular live music goer! Apply now! 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.