Accounts Assistant , Touring

Based in the City of London, CC Young are one of the leading music specialist firms of accountants and tax advisors, with offices in London, Stockholm and Los Angeles. For over 27 years, we’ve been champions of music creators, advocating for the rights of artists, songwriters, and their teams. Our mission goes beyond numbers, we ensure our artists are paid fairly and financially protected in an ever-changing industry. Our firm has grown steadily, expanding into specialist departments covering tax, touring, recording, publishing, business management services for artists and managers, and in-depth royalty audits via our colleagues at Y Royalties. CC Young provides comprehensive accountancy and taxation services, always with a commitment to the creative community we serve.

Duties will include:

Book-keeping

• Posting bank and tour float transactions and reconciling at month end
• Raising and posting sales invoices, reviewing outstanding debtors and assisting with debtor collection
• Posting purchase invoices, reviewing outstanding creditors and reconciling supplier statements
• Posting credit card transactions and reconciling statements
• Reviewing agency statements, posting all transactions and reconciling against debtors
• Preparing VAT Returns on Sage/XERO in line with the new Making Tax Digital requirements

Business Management

• Corresponding with Artist Management and wider artist team including booking agents, tour managers and insurers to assist with day to day running of the touring activities.
• Daily review of banking and cashflow for all clients and to set up all approved bank payments.
• To correspond with suppliers and artist management to gain approval on purchase invoices to pay.
• To correspond with booking agents to gain contracts for upcoming shows, raise sales invoices and send out to the promoters.
• To correspond with record labels for tour support requests and back-end reporting.

Skills & Qualifications Required

• 1-2 years Practice experience; Music desired but not essential;
• Numerate;
• Previous use of Sage & XERO desired.

Knowledge and Attitudes and Behaviours Required

• Ability to multi-task;
• Good use of time management;
• Attention to detail;
• “Go – with – the – flow” attitude; i.e. ability to be able to change the plan in order to accommodate urgent matters which may occur during the day;
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication with staff and clients, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work to deadlines; and
• Ability to work well with others
• Keen interest in the Music Industry

Why should you choose CC Young?

• Make a difference – At CC Young we are passionate about what we do and proud of the role we play in supporting the music artists, ensuring they are paid fairly. Be part of our journey.
• Serious commitment to growth – personal development is important to us. We will make sure we support your growth and give you broad experience across your role and a personal development allowance.
• Our team is our greatest asset, and we have cultivated a workplace culture that’s welcoming, collaborative, and inclusive. We encourage people to be themselves while supporting their growth.

Equal Opportunities

CC Young & Co Ltd is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination, and in which all decisions are based on merit.