Artist Accountant

I´m hiring a profile to work in my company, for a great client. You will work for a Client that is a creative agency (photography, film, social media, digital entertainment, image licensing, experience development, product consulting and bespoke strategy), that has been at the center of luxury, fashion and beauty for 30 years with offices in New York, London and Paris.

Your main responsibilities:
This position encompasses all the accounting tasks and operations relative to managing the work of our artists.

Main Job Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, you will be assigned your artists’ roster and will be executing the following tasks.

- Daily check of new open jobs originated by the Billing team, review of related documentation (estimates/contract/po) to determine expected close period and accruals. Checking and posting of the sales invoices
- Booking of artists invoices and payments
- Monthly reconciliation of artists expenses chargebacks to apply towards payments
- Elaboration of artists monthly earnings statements to share with artist
- Communication with artists/their personal accountants for any accounting-related
matter
- Tracking of jobs cash position, instructing job vendors to be paid on a weekly by
Accounts Payable team
- Act as liaison between Accounts Payable and Producers in case of erroneous invoice
submission/need for revisions/missing compliance documentation
- Act as liaison between Accounts Receivable and external customers for accounting-
related matters (documentation flows, queries, set-up...)
- Monthly close: tracking and reporting of open jobs, P&L reconciliation and profitability
analysis, execution of revenue recognition


Required skills
- Bachelor’s degree - Finance or Accounting
- 3-5 years of accounting/bookkeeping skills, ideally in mid-sized companies (>50M annual
TO), related industry is a plus
- Proven high level of attention to detail, appetite for reconciliation and reporting
- Excellent ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment while meeting
tight deadlines
- Strong time management ability
- Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
- Exceptional communication skills in interacting with creative professionals (artists,
agents, producers)
- Interest in the creative services industry, willingness to integrate with and learn from a
passionate team of individuals and contribute to the success of our artists
- Result-oriented person
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

More about the position:
The company is open to hire you either as contractor or as a full-time employee with a competitive remuneration package and advancement opportunities.

About the company:
Headquarters in Barcelona, but you will work for your client who will be located in New York. Company culture is professional and friendly, and encourages creativity, skill, and entrepreneurial initiative.