Financial Administrator – Part time (REF 1211)

£28,000 FTE, pro rata’d for 3 days / 24 hours per week

Remote + 1 day a week in Brighton office

Successful creative business

Our client, a dynamic and innovative creative agency representing a global roster of talented artists, is looking for a Financial Administrator to join their team. You will play a pivotal role in this successful and supportive business which offers both flexible & remote working patterns.

Your role will involve:

• Processing payments, invoices, and receipts accurately using accounting software (Xero) and maintaining corresponding hard copy records.
• Reconciling invoices in multiple currencies and overseeing the artist self-billing process including managing roll-over payments and applying deductions accurately.
• Managing debtor payment schedules, ensuring timely invoice payments and effective management of overdue invoices.
• Preparing financial statements depicting business income, expenditure, profit, and loss.
• Monitoring UK Sterling and US Dollar bank accounts including balances and transfers.
• Monitoring UK PayPal, US Dollar PayPal, and Stripe Accounts.
• Managing quarterly VAT returns and supporting Company Directors with year-end accounts.
• Generating reports on various financial metrics and conducting regular checks to ensure accuracy of business accounts, promptly alerting Company Directors to any anomalies.
• Processing employee expense claims and receipts.
• Assisting accountants with administrative duties in preparing yearly accounts.
• Conducting audits, investigating, and resolving client account issues.

About you:

• Demonstrated proficiency in bookkeeping and in Xero Accounting.
• Experience working cross currency, and with Paypal / Stripe / BACS.
• An understanding of Royalties would be a distinct benefit.
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional numeracy skills, capable of analysing and presenting statistical information confidently.
• Proactive problem-solving skills, well-organised, and self-motivated with a proactive ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Effective communicator across various platforms: phone, in-person, and online.
• Structured and methodical approach to work, adept at meeting deadlines, exercising initiative, and planning ahead.
• Quick learner adaptable to mastering new and complex data management tools.

Perks:

• Collaborate with a diverse and friendly team supporting exceptional artists worldwide.
• Enjoy flexible hybrid working hours, a company bonus scheme, generous annual leave, access to the workplace pension scheme and casual dress code.
• Benefit from the centrally located Brighton office where we have numerous opportunities, events, and benefits.
• Be a part of a growth journey and contribute significantly to the evolving success.