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Bookkeeper - Music Bands, DJs & Solo Artists

BV Recruitment Ltd
Posted 9 days ago, valid for 19 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£25,000 - £30,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Bookkeeper with at least 2 years of experience in general bookkeeping and VAT duties, preferably in a quality accountancy practice.
  • The role is based in a central London accountancy firm that specializes in high-profile music clients, particularly those touring in the UK and Europe.
  • The firm offers flexible working arrangements, including 3 days in the office and 2 days from home, along with opportunities for AAT or ACCA study support.
  • Candidates should be comfortable managing a portfolio of clients and using software like Quickbooks and Xero, with training provided for specific tasks.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the candidate's experience and the firm's reputation in the industry.

Are you a Bookkeeper with at least 2 years experience (or more) of general bookkeeping and VAT experience in a good quality accountancy practice firm? Are you looking to continue your AAT or ACCA studies with an entrepreneurial central London based accountancy firm that specialises in working with very high profile music related clients, particularly US based music clients that are touring in the UK and Europe? Are you looking to gain exposure to musicians and bands and work on many household names, plus smaller up and coming music artists? Are you looking to work for a firm where you can have a good work life balance and work in a fun and informal office environment? Are you looking for a firm which offers flexible working, including working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home? Are you also looking to be trained by experienced staff, and receive good in house training so you will be comfortable working with high profile musicians, bands and A list celebrities? Based in the busy Business Management department, your role will be hands on and will include: managing your own portfolio of clients (which will start off small but grow very quickly), bookkeeping assignments using Quickbooks and Xero, processing client payment runs, sales and purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expenses and invoices, preparing VAT returns as well as being trained so that you can produce tour accounts for music bands and artists that are on tour. Training will be provided where required and study support for the AAT or ACCA offered.

To be considered for this new role it is likely you will be either an Accounts Assistant, Trainee Accountant or Bookkeeper with at least 2 years experience working for a good quality accountancy practice firm, carrying out general bookkeeping and VAT duties. You must now be looking to upgrade to a medium size (50 staff) accountancy firm based in Central London where you will work with musicians, bands and music artists that are on tour in the UK and abroad. You will be looking to upgrade to a busy and rapidly growing firm and continue to learn new accountancy and bookkeeping skills and work with impressive music based clients to improve your technical knowledge. Experience of Quickbooks and Xero would be an advantage but not essential.

This growing and high profile accountancy firm has a great reputation for being a friendly and supportive place to work and providing their staff with challenging and varied roles. You will work in a friendly and growing team, and you can expect to work on an interesting array of music based clients. Overall this is a unique opportunity for a good quality Bookkeeper / Accounts Assistant / Trainee Accountant from a practice background to join a leading accountancy firm which specialises in working with music clients clients and carry out a high profile role with genuine career development and progression on offer.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.