Finance & accounting coordinator, theatricals

Closing date for applications: 7th September 2025

Salary: £30,300 - £36,300

Help manage the finances behind the world's most significant theatrical agency, supporting the operations that bring productions from page to stage.

Concord is the world’s leading independent music company. The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally. Concord's growing catalogue of 1.3 million songs, compositions, sound recordings, films, plays, and musicals is one of the most impactful and culturally relevant collections of creative rights in history.

Concord Theatricals is the world's most significant theatrical agency, comprised of R&H Theatricals, the musical company, Tams-Witmark and Samuel French. Concord Theatricals is the only firm that provides truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals under a single banner, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class production.

The finance & accounting coordinator, theatricals, is responsible for financial operations and reporting, ensuring that all financial records are complete and accurate for the UK Theatricals business. Duties include journal entries, bank and balance sheet account reconciliations, data analysis, credit control and customer account research, processing payments and customer refunds, and assisting with audit and other ad hoc finance duties. The coordinator will work closely with UK theatricals operations team to investigate financial transactions and resolve client, vendor and customer inquiries. They work under close/direct supervision.


Responsibilities

• Work with the theatricals finance and accounting manager to ensure that UK Theatricals team operations are reflected accurately and in a timely manner through financial systems
• Complete monthly/quarterly/annual reporting and analysis, as necessary, including balance sheet reconciliations and comparisons to prior year, budget and forecasts
• Create journal entries, balance sheet account reconciliations, accurately enter and classify transactions, assist with audit and other ad hoc finance duties
• Credit control responsibilities including customer account collections and reconciliation, applying payments and processing customer refunds, investigation of invoices with licensing and operations teams and resolution of Customer inquiries
• Bank account reconciliation across multiple subsidiaries and currencies and investigation of unknown payments and receipts
• Assist the theatricals team with client, vendor and customer queries and ensure that changes in the business are reflected in the financial statements
• Ongoing accounting process improvement and automation of manual tasks
• Attend regular meetings with US, Germany and Corporate team to ensure deadlines are met

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience in a junior accounts role, and/or a degree in business, finance, accounting, or related field
• High level of accountability, accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently on problem solving and reconciliations
• Ability to multitask and prioritise a variety of projects in a busy department
• Clear communication and ability to communicate information to non-finance staff
• Continuous improvement mindset and desire for process/data enhancements
• Strong organisational skills required, along with the ability to show initiative, take on new responsibility, and follow through on projects
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills required, including VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and complex formulas. Prior experience with Rightsline, Netsuite ERP and IBM TM1 Cognos EPM a plus
• Strong knowledge of and interest in Theatre, Music and Performing Arts (preferred)
• Interest in pursuing ACCA or other Accounting credentials (preferred)
• Must live and be eligible to work in the UK

Additional information

At Concord, we offer comprehensive medical and wellness benefits, generous time off, parental leave, charity match, paid time off for volunteering, and other fun company perks. We have beautiful new offices and a culture committed to supporting everyone’s growth and development.

Concord is an equal opportunity employer. We employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. We believe that diversity, inclusion and equity are paramount for the creation of music, theatre and film that celebrates and empowers all cultures.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.