Reporting Accountant in Glasgow

Job Summary:

• Company: DF Concerts and Events
• Department: Finance
• Location: Glasgow, UK
• Reports to: Finance Reporting and Planning Manager
• Working Hours: 40hrs, Mon to Fri + additional event work as required
• Job Type: Permanent

Role Description

The main purpose of this role is to provide timely financial and commercial information to meet the group's reporting requirements, satisfy the company business objectives and comply with statutory obligations. This position will provide critical support to a busy Finance team in the lead up to a period of development, testing and implementation of a new Financial System and beyond. The role would suit an experienced Finance Lead, who thrives working in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines, has a versatile approach, and can proactively and quickly take on new tasks. The role is a great opportunity to gain wide exposure across DF Concerts’ finance department.

What it’s like to work in the Team

Our team builds strong and trustworthy relationships at all levels across multiple departments. We are diverse and inclusive, ensuring everyone’s opinion is heard on the road to succeeding in our shared goals. Support is always on hand through the expert knowledge of our colleagues or our sense of togetherness as a team, allowing us to draw on all resources to achieve our targets or deadlines.

Who you are

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Professional accountancy qualification
• Proven track record of technical competence
• Very high standards in terms of accuracy
• Strong technological and analysis skills
• Good time and task management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work well as part of a team
• Flexible approach and manner, with a can-do attitude
• Your communication skills are influential, strong, and effective

Behaviours

• You have a passion for music, taking great pride in playing your part in delivering first class, life affirming events to fans of all ages, backgrounds, and genres
• You are discreet, maintaining confidentiality and professionalism always
• You are consistently conscientious, organised, analytical, supportive and helpful
• You are a collaborator, working cross functionally and at all levels, internally and externally
• You think creatively and are curious
• You are trusted, dynamic, pro-active, confident, self-directed, thrive when empowered and always a few steps ahead
• You are courteous and respectful and believe strongly in creating a healthy, equal, working environment
• You have strength of character with a calm and diplomatic approach always mindful of the end goal
• You have a flexible “can do” approach to working to ensure the job gets completed

What the role includes

• Preparation of month end and year end accounts and associated reports to meet internal and group reporting deadlines.
• Preparation of balance sheet controls, analysis and associated journals, to meet internal and group deadlines and in accordance with group SOX compliance.
• Show closing reviews and reconciliation in line with company timeframes.
• Managing risk by ensuring insurance cover placed for all applicable concerts and events and collating insurance claims.
• Budget management and timely settlement of outdoors shows including green field sites and stadiums, with attendance on site as required.
• Supporting the preparation of show forecasting and monthly cashflow reporting.
• Completing statutory obligations in terms of quarterly VAT Returns, Foreign Entertainers Tax Returns, PAYE and Corporation tax reporting and the Office of National Statistics surveys.
• Supporting in the preparation of the annual budget and monthly reforecast, including the preparation and input of associated reports.
• Providing support to the wider team dealing with escalated AR and AP related issues, cash and banking queries and payroll related issues.

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

DF Concerts and Events is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management. DF Concerts & Events bring the best live music and life affirming experiences to music fans across Scotland, year after year through a range of large outdoor festivals, stadium shows and indoor concerts. DF Concerts works with the biggest names in music as well as championing the career progression of emerging acts by operating, “quite possibly the finest small venue in the world”, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – supporting the vibrant music scene from grassroots level, up.