Trust Accounting Associate

Creative Artists Agency • Los Angeles, CA

130d • $25 - $31 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Trust Accounting Associate - Music provides accounting services for Agents and clients. Accounting services include logging and maintaining booking reports, processing payments and generating invoices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Must have 1 or more years Accounting experience
• Entertainment experience is preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Exhibit strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work well with a team and represent the culture of the company
• Team player with a high level of energy, enthusiasm
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to succeed in a fast paced, highly demanding, high volume, dynamic, corporate environment
• Unimpeachable integrity and can be trusted to maintain confidential information
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• 10-key by touch
• Typing - 45 wpm min
• Good organizational skills; able to multi-task
• Will take initiative; ask for more work if needed

Responsibilities

• Apply deposits for upcoming shows/tours to individual bookings
• Reconcile/apply commission payments
• Settle shows based on agent numbers
• Release payments and generate schedules for clients timely/based on urgency
• Maintain and update master release grid (deposits, settling, etc.)
• Actively collect updates of prior booking reports ('follow-up') and enter them into the system
• Attach appropriate supporting documentation to payments
• Provide information as requested by Agent's Offices and Coordinators
• Review unclaimed /held checks/wires to identify resolution
• File documents on a timely basis
• Maintain clean and organized desks
• Perform other accounting tasks as requested by Supervisors and management
• Escalate issues, as needed, to the responsible Trust Accounting Supervisor
• Support system and process improvement projects
• Funds on Hold follow-up
• Open booking follow-up
• Invoice follow-up

Benefits

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees