Senior Accountant - Music & Entertainment

SRLV are a leading firm of chartered accountants, business management specialists and corporate and private client advisors based in Fitzrovia, a vibrant and exciting hub in Central London. With our roots firmly in the creative world of music and entertainment, we are widely recognised as one of the top three UK advisors in our industry and support a roster of musicians, actors, performers, presenters, and influencers, alongside their support networks of managers and talent agencies.

We are seeking an ambitious, experienced Accountant to join our Music and Entertainment team. The ideal candidate will be ACA or ACCA qualified with post-qualification experience and a high work ethic. You should have a strong accountancy background in practice, with experience of working across a client portfolio including music industry clients. The team are looking for a Supervisor who has experience of liaising directly with clients to coordinate general compliance requirements in statutory accounts, management accounts and general day-to-day bookkeeping.

Delivering a high quality service means hiring great talent – and for our people, SRLV is the ideal environment: compact enough to enable us to focus on each person as an individual; large enough to provide opportunities for people to grow, develop and advance their careers within the business. When hiring we choose people with inherent ability, energy and drive; intelligent, interested, considered professionals who’ll add another dimension to our diverse multi-disciplined team.

• Taking Supervisor-level responsibility for the delivery and preparation of statutory accounts, helping to coordinate the final disclosure and tax team reviews with the relevant departments.
• Helping to drive change in streamlining processes within the overall workflow, on both the client’s side and within the team, to include maximising the efficiency of our resources.
• Assisting with the delivery of monthly deadlines to include liaising with clients and the team to finalise monthly management accounts, quarterly VAT, FEU and CT61 returns.
• Assisting in the final preparation packs to assemble comprehensive information and meeting agendas in advance of client meetings.

• High numerical and analytic prowess.
• Intermediate to Advanced level skilled on Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, engaging and comfortable using your initiative.
• Confident in approaching other internal teams to discuss and solve problems.

• Strong prior experience within a practice and exposure to music industry accounting is essential.
• ACCA or ACA qualified.
• Advanced knowledge on desktop and cloud-based general bookkeeping software, to ideally include QuickBooks and Xero.
• Solid experience of using statutory accounting software packages, with Caseware being a desirable option but not essential (additional support and training can be provided).
• Audit experience is highly desirable but not essential.

• Fantastic private medical insurance.
• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 3 additional days over the holidays.
• Cashback scheme for medical expenses.
• Group Life Insurance.
• Mental and Physical Health Support.
• Option to condense hours for an early finish on Fridays if agreed in advance.
• Additional time off around the holidays.
• Regular social events and activities – including pizza, breakfast and drinks on the rooftop.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loans.
• Excellent office space in Fitzrovia.

• 9.30am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday.
• Flexible working: 3 days (+) in office, 2 days at home.
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing.
• Industries: Accounting and Business Consulting and Services.