Accounts Assistant

Location: Greater London

Job Title:

Accounts Assistant

Reports to:

Head of Finance Closing date for applications: 16th November 2026 About the Company

Bucks Music Group is one of the UK’s leading and longest running international, independent music publishers. We have a rich musical heritage, having been responsible for launching and developing the careers of music legends including David Bowie, T-Rex, The Move, Black Sabbath and Procol Harum. Our active A&R department continues to discover, nurture and develop new song writing talent across multi genres.

Bucks’ catalogue includes works written by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Procol Harum, DJ Fresh, James Blunt, Professor Green, Rudimental, Beyoncé, CAN, Pete Doherty, Roni Size & Reprazent, David Arnold, Guy Chambers, Sacha Skarbek, Troy Miller, Seton Daunt, Natalie Findlay, Jules Apollinaire, Oscar Dawson, Ash Howes, James Dring, Erol Alkan, Little Barrie, Nadine Shah, Belle Chen, Manpower, Erland Cooper, CATTY, Emma Blackery, The Heavytrackerz, Brooke Bentham, Molly Payton, Rosbeh, Clavis7even, Murdo Mitchell, and more.
Label publishing partners include:
Heavenly, Nude, Full Time Hobby, Brownswood, Rekids and Arts & Crafts.

Key Responsibilities Sales ledger

Raising sales invoices on request – all companies as relevant

• for use of our copyright or master recordings
• Commission due to Bucks Music Management
• Copyright or Artist royalties due, both bi-annually or ad hoc as statements are received
• Keeping a record of all advances paid and sending a monthly report to royalties

Credit control – all companies

• Checking bank accounts for all companies daily and posting receipts of payments for sales invoices
• Send weekly royalty receipts to the Royalty Manager
• Weekly debtors report and chasing of overdue invoices, flagging any that need escalating

Purchase ledger

Supplier invoices & payments – all companies

• Checking invoices, posting invoices to Opera, getting approval for payment
• Weekly supplier pay run
• Ad hoc pay runs as necessary for urgent payments

Company credit card – Bucks and BDI

• Checking monthly statements, collating corresponding paperwork for transactions, posting payments to Opera

Staff expenses – Bucks and BDI

• Checking receipts, posting to Opera, getting approval for payment

Advance payments for artists

• Posting invoices to Opera, getting approval for payment
• Ad hoc pay runs as necessary

Royalty payments for artists

• Setting up the royalty payments in Opera for the self-billed 6 monthly and some quarterly statements due and uploading to the bank for payment
• Processing any vat invoices in Opera

Creditors report

• Weekly creditors report to flag any missing payments or issues with payment

Bank reconciliations / cashbook / intercompany

• Bank reconciliations for all companies as relevant on a weekly basis, both Coutts and Barclays – all items to be posted and reconciled on Opera
• Posting cashbook payments / receipts such as HMRC payments / repayments, payments to artists, direct debits, etc.
• Matching MCPS / PRS royalties received to royalty statements, posting through cashbook
• Matching other affiliates’ royalties received to royalty statements, posting through cashbook or raising sales ledger invoices to allocate against for EU receipts

Raising intercompany sales invoices as requested

• Processing intercompany bank transfers to settle payments, posting to Opera

Cheques received for royalties / payments of sales invoices

• Banking GB cheque.
• Sending off foreign cheque negotiation paperwork
• Posting receipts to cashbook or sales ledger

VAT returns and EC Sales reporting

Quarterly / annual VAT reporting for each company in Bucks group

• Posting all transactions to Opera up to period end date
• Running VAT reports from Opera, checking reports for anomalies, collating figures for companies under same VAT…