Accounts Assistant, Live Nation

• Computer Literacy – Excel, Outlook
• Strong administration and time management skills
• Strong attention-to-detail
• Detailed and thorough approach
• Ability to work on own initiative and self-motivation to meet challenging deadlines
• Team player

Desirable

• 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
• 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
• Inputting invoices onto 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
• 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
• Other ad-hoc duties
• Reports to: Senior Financial Accountant

• APPLICATION DEADLINE: 23rd March 2025
• We reserve the right to close applications at any time