Financial Controller - The Arts

Financial Controller - Artist Studio

Artist studio require a high calibre Financial Controller to run the finance function and manage the personal finances of the artist.

This busy role will involve:

Management accounts

• Provision of cashflow information to director
• Preparation of management accounts
• Analyse P&L expense categories to ensure accuracy of management account information
• Deferred income schedules and reconciliation of accounts
• Preparation of prepayment and accrual schedules, posting of journals and reconciliation

Book-keeping

• Input of all purchase invoices and sales invoices (e-filing)
• Ensure trade creditors reconcile to purchase ledger and creditor accounts to supplier statements
• Ensure trade debtors reconcile to sales ledger
• Reconciliation of bank accounts across 3 entities
• Intercompany account reconciliation
• Equivalent book-keeping in respect of the proprietor's income and outgoings, assets and liabilities
• Credit control

Miscellaneous

• Maintain relationship with company accountants and ensure flow of information
• Preparation of the quarterly VAT returns, monthly EC sales lists and Intrastats
• Ongoing monitoring of export deadlines and the associated supporting documentation (90 day rule) for VAT purposes
• Oversight and management of supplier user accounts
• Collate information required for proprietor's personal tax return, HMRC queries
• maintenance of petty cash and ensure its reconciliation to bank and BS
• monitor and maintain records for all company credit cards and debit cards
• analysis of proprietor's ad hoc expenditure and compensation when required
• staff expenses (and processing the same)
• ad hoc tasks regarding payments and financial matters in respect of proprietor's personal requirements
• Liaison with relevant studio (and proprietor household) staff on invoices received and follow-up on the approval/validity for payment
• Process all payments within creditor terms and according to company policy
• ad hoc requests from director, proprietor and/or accountants

Skills Specification

• Ideally qualified/finalist accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Knowledge of the package Xero would be highly advantageous
• Knowledge of tax deductibility of common/standard types of expenditure
• Desire and ability to understand all aspects of the business and its bigger picture
• High standards of written communication: clear and concise with good spelling and grammar
• Highly organized, self-starter with a professional approach to all aspects of work
• Confident and able to drive matters and projects forward with minimum of guidance
• Respectful of other demands on the proprietor's and director's time
• Motivated to always secure the best deal for the business and proprietor, within reason
• Ability to fit seamlessly into an environment which is both artistic and commercial

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within 5 working days of sending your CV then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for the position you have applied for.