Location: Great Portland Street, London – Hybrid – 3 days in office, 2 WFH

Reports to: Client Accounting Manager

Group Overview: A leading management and professional services company based out of the UK and US, YMU provides a portfolio of services to a wide range of clients consisting of leaders in entertainment, film, music, music, radio, television and sport, including athletes, authors, digital influencers, media rights holders, musicians, producers, TV personalities and voiceover artists.

Job Purpose: To work within the Client Accounts team who work within the Entertainment, Literary, Social and Sports divisions. This role will focus primarily on ensuring maintenance of accurate and transparent client financial records; timely and accurate billing, collection and payment of client income; daily reconciliation of client bank accounts and timely resolution of client queries.

Key Responsibilities:

· Working within a team of 3 other client accountants reporting to the Client Accounting Manager

· Assisting with raising all commercial invoices and credit notes on behalf of clients on a daily basis in Paprika.

· Assisting and covering Royalties processing

· Assisting with generating and executing the weekly client payment run. Producing remittances for clients and deducting commissions accordingly, and processing for Payment cycle for the weekly Client payment run

· Reconciling the client bank accounts daily, allocating cash receipts in preparation for the payment run.

· Proactively manage the outstanding group debtors ensuring all debt is managed and collected as per agreed credit terms.

· Raising recharges to recoup client expenses as required in Paprika and Exchequer

· Preparing monthly statements for our client accountants providing copies of all sales and commission invoices.

· Processing Ad-Hoc Payment Requests

· Complete all new supplier forms and setting up new suppliers and clients as necessary.

· Build relationships with key stakeholders and managers within the division.

· Updating Sports & DSM Trackers and working with Sports Management Accountant

· Weekly Commission Uploads

· Monthly Reconciliations billing Paprika v Exchequer

· Monthly Invoice & Credit Reports to Client’s independent Accountants

· Provide cover for the client accounts team in the result of any team absences, including billing, cash allocations, payments & query resolution for other divisions.

· Any other tasks required for business needs.

Person Specification:

Essential:

· A thorough understanding of financial and reporting systems.

· Good experience of multi-tasking

· Eye for Detail

· Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with key stakeholders across the business.

· Enthusiastic, resilient, driven and committed, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

· Proactive and forward thinking - ability to be nimble in thought and action, to use your own initiative and overcome obstacles to achieve great things.

· Collaborative – works well with others, can plan and implement change and collaborate with other team members.

· Basic VAT understanding

· Intermediate Excel ( VLOOKUP, SUMIFS , Pivots) etc.

Desirable IT Specifications:

· Paprika Experience

· Tagmin Experience

· Exchequer Experience

What we Offer…

We offer a wide variety of benefits including:

· Unlimited holiday (subject to managers approval)

· Access to flexible working conditions - we believe with performance comes freedom

· Generous bonus scheme (performance related)

· Private medical after 12 months' service

· Life Insurance

· Enhanced parental leave

Please email your CV to Careers@ymugroup.com to apply.