Accounts Assistant

Job Summary

Company: Academy Music Group

Location: Brixton, London (onsite)

Reports to: Senior Financial Accountant

Working Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

Job Type: Permanent

The Accounts Assistant looks after the day‑to‑day accounts for venues within Academy Music Group. Requiring a high level of attention to detail, the role is to ensure accurate posting of transactions within accounts, investigate errors/variances through account reconciliations, and to support the venues in everyday accounts queries. In addition to these, the Accounts Assistant also has AP and AR duties including preparing payment runs and posting sales invoices to Oracle.

The team comprises approximately 15 individuals with a wealth of experience working within Academy Music Group/Live Nation and other organisations.

Whilst the role has ownership of specific functions, the emphasis within the Finance department is on teamwork. The smooth running of the department, and the company, is dependent on all individuals focusing on team goals as well as individual. This is particularly important around tight deadlines, at month end, and year end. We support each other by maintaining an atmosphere of approachability and are committed to building authentic and valuable relationships within the team.

Essential:

• Computer literacy – Excel, Outlook
• Strong administration and time management skills
• Some accountancy knowledge either gained in a previous job or from studies

Desirable:

• Experience working in a busy finance department
• Good working knowledge of debits and credits
• Experience using Oracle

• Strong attention to detail
• Detailed and thorough approach
• Ability to work on own initiative and self‑motivation to meet challenging deadlines
• Team player

General:

• Inputting weekly show information received from venues onto Oracle – settlements, bar reports, booking fees and cash and sales reports
• Completing weekly/monthly bank reconciliations on Oracle from bank statements
• Month end procedures – safe reconciliations, credit card and cash collection reconciliations, petty cash journals, prepayment reconciliations
• Completing monthly Advanced Ticket Sales reconciliations – making sure that figures match information from ticket outlets and dealing with any differences
• Carrying out internal audits at venues and reporting this information to management
• Assisting with year‑end audit requests – preparing relevant back up in advance, and responding to queries, as required by the Financial Controller
• Other ad‑hoc duties

Accounts Payable:

• Inputting invoices to Oracle
• Maintaining up to date, neat, accurate purchase ledgers
• Dealing with weekly and monthly payment batches
• Completing monthly creditor reconciliations from supplier statements
• Maintaining accurate prepayments spreadsheets
• Complying with all relevant SOX procedures

Accounts Receivable:

• Inputting sales invoices and receipts onto Oracle and reconciling to payments received
• Compiling monthly debtors reports from Oracle and sending out to venues
• Making sure that debtors responses are received from venue and action taken where necessary

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the standard rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and home life. As a growing business, we’ll encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.

It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Academy Music Group (AMG) is the UK’s leading owner and operator of live music and entertainment venues with award‑winning credentials. Several of our historic theatres are unique institutions of British music and culture and our vision is to inspire artists and audiences by hosting unforgettable live performances.

AMG is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders:
Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.

Wednesday 18th February. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application.