Semi Senior Bookkeeper

Job Title:

Semi Senior Bookkeeper – Business Management

Location:

Hybrid Working – London Baker Street (Minimum 2 days in office)

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hour week

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000

BKL is a Top 40 accountancy and advisory business supporting a diverse client base, from entrepreneurs and high-net-worth individuals to ambitious owner-managed businesses and multinational groups. With a legacy spanning over 130 years, we’ve evolved into a modern, purpose-driven business that balances profit with impact.

We are proud to be a certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to sustainability, transparency, and responsible governance. As a member of DFK International, we support clients locally and internationally with cutting-edge expertise and a personal touch.

We believe all clients deserve the same level of care, innovation, and excellence.

You’ll be joining our Business Management team, a group of 10 individuals, part of a wider staff of 65 people at Dales Evans , who have now joined forces with BKL.

This team has a portfolio of music clients supporting them with day-to-day bookkeeping, tour accounting, business management and other financial matters.

We pride ourselves on being experienced in handling the financial management, accounting, taxation, VAT, royalties and tour accounting and offer a flexible hybrid working approach, study support and exposure to progression routes.

I’m really excited to welcome someone new into our team. You’ll find a team that’s ambitious but down-to‑earth, where people care about doing excellent work and about each other. Working in a collaborative and meritocratic environment. If you’re curious, proactive, and ready to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

To take ownership of day to day operational, administrative, and accounting support to the Assistant Manager and wider Business Management team. The role ensures timely delivery of client work, smooth internal workflow, and high quality financial administration across a portfolio of touring, artist, and entertainment clients.

• Prepare and/or review payment runs, including preparing backup, verifying approvals and compiling support for touring and other clients.
• Process invoices, monitor approval chains, and maintain payment tracking logs.
• Take ownership of bookkeeping tasks including posting expenses, income, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor cashflow and fund management.

• Be the day-to-day contact for clients, draft and send client ready summaries, payment confirmations, chasing emails, and general correspondence.
• Liaise with clients, agents, promoters, suppliers, and external advisers to obtain information and resolve queries.
• Maintain excellent client service standards, ensuring timely responses and professional communication.

• Preparation of management accounts and VAT workings.
• Gather bank statements, ledgers and third party reports to support reporting deadlines.
• Preparation of commission reports and other ad hoc reports.
• Assist with royalty analysis.

• Review and organise documentation for touring clients including FEUs, CWAs, show revenues, production costs, settlement packs, arranging relevant insurance, and work on other tax mitigating work.
• Track supplier invoices (e.g., rigging, lighting, backline) and raise them for approval promptly.
• Prepare end of tour / event-specific accounts.

• Manage a portfolio of clients and prioritise workload to meet multiple competing deadlines.
• Work with the Assistant Manager and wider Business…