The Music Royalty Company provide financial and administrative services to many Record Labels, Distributors, Publishers and Recording Artists.
We require a dedicated Purchasing Controller with a minimum of two (2) years experience in previous accounting roles.
This is a media role, so dress will always be smart casual.
Required Skills and Abilities
- Should be very personable and organised
- Good team management skills
- The ability to work in a team and individually
- Excellent Customer Facing Skills
- Sound decision-making
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Good business judgement
- A good head for numbers
- Previous experience using an accounting system
Duties and Skills:
• To ensure suppliers are paid in accordance with agreed terms and conditions
• Supply Financial Transactions to royalty team and clients when required
• To ensure good internal control with respect to the Purchase Ledger function. For example, purchase orders (PO’s) are raised and signed by the appropriate signatories, PO’s are attached to invoices for payment, invoices signed by the appropriate signatories and coded correctly.
• Relevant knowledge and understanding in a similar role.
• A strong customer service focus, and the ability to build effective working relationships with employees and external clients/suppliers.
• The ability to work effectively in a team environment and to process deadlines.
• Computerised accounting purchase-ledger experience, preferably QuickBooks or Xero.
• High attention to detail and an orderly approach to processing.
• Expense-claim processing knowledge and understanding.
• Sound working knowledge of MS Windows-based software packages, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, electronic mail, and the internet.
• To ensure that all invoices or expenses requests are correctly calculated, approved and coded.
• Investigate and resolve purchase ledger queries as required.
• To reconcile suppler statements to supplier purchase ledger accounts.
• Responsible for the monthly closure of the Purchase Ledger
• To prepare payment batches and enter payment through BACS or manual cheque for all due balances on a regular basis, or payment in accordance to client needs.
• Ensure prompt filing of supplier invoices.
• To liaise with suppliers concerning invoice queries.
• To produce Suggested Payment Report and BACS Report for the Finance Director before processing payment to Bank.