Financial Controller - The Arts
- Recruiter
- Handle Recruitment Limited
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £50000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Package
- Posted
- 20 Sep 2019
- Closes
- 27 Sep 2019
- Ref
- BBBH73702
- Contact
- Tom Chadwick
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Media / Entertainment
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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.