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Term: permanent, part-time contract
Salary: £36,000 per annum pro rata, payable on 25th of each month
Hours: 9.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m., including a one-hour lunch break, three days a week (which days to be mutually agreed)
Closing date: noon on Monday 30 May 2022 at the latest
Interviews: conducted during the week commencing 6 June 2022
 
We’re looking for someone who is an excellent accountant with a thorough understanding of corporate finance and regulatory requirements, and experience of bookkeeping.
Nick Hern Books is the UK’s leading specialist theatre publisher. We’re home to some of the most exciting and renowned playwrights working today – including Annie Baker, Mike Bartlett, Howard Brenton, Jez Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, David Edgar, Helen Edmundson, debbie tucker green, Ella Hickson, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Arinzé Kene, Lucy Kirkwood, Tony Kushner, Conor McPherson, Rona Munro, Lynn Nottage, Jack Thorne, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Enda Walsh – as well as essential training and advice books on topics such as acting, writing, directing and producing, to support creatives in their own work and careers. We also license most of our plays for amateur performance around the world.
Nick Hern Books is seeking a Finance Manager to join our team, working three days a week. This is an exciting opportunity to take an active involvement in and responsibility for the overall financial operation of a vibrant and dynamic independent publishing house which sits at the heart of the UK theatre industry.
You will play a leading and hands-on role with the company’s finances, including involvement in all of the following areas (plus others as required):
<ul>
<li>Assuming overall control of the company’s accounting functions, including maintaining the cash book/sales ledger, preparing bank reconciliation, invoicing, entering receipts, making payments, chasing incoming payments, and so on</li>
<li>Preparing and submitting management accounts and information, quarterly VAT returns, annual directors’ self-assessment tax returns and share transfer information, corporation tax, and year-end accounts</li>
<li>Preparing biannual author royalties</li>
<li>Ensuring that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies, including HMRC, the Pensions Regulator and Companies House, are met</li>
<li>Ensuring that company financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth, suggesting adjustments and implementing change where necessary </li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>Previous demonstrable experience in a similar role (experience in an arts organisation and/or publishing would be desirable)</li>
<li>High integrity, trustworthiness and openness</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail</li>
<li>A passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of business growth and success</li>
<li>Interest and aptitude in the development and effective utilisation of IT systems to support operational delivery</li>
<li>Dynamic and insightful</li>
<li>Energetic, highly motivated, with an enquiring mind </li>
<li>Commercially astute</li>
<li>Technically capable and computer literate</li>
<li>An interest in and enthusiasm for theatre would be highly desirable</li>
</ul>
We use Apple Mac hardware and associated software, but experience on other systems is equally valid. Experience of accounting/invoicing software such as Quickbooks or Xero would be particularly useful. 
 
Place of Work: Flexible and to be mutually agreed, but likely to include both home-working and attendance at our office HQ. The office is a self-contained unit on the ground floor of a small office block in West London, set back off the Goldhawk Road near Shepherd’s Bush Green and the Bush Theatre. One-minute walk from Goldhawk Road underground station (Circle and Hammersmith &amp; City Lines), eight-minute walk from Shepherd’s Bush (Central Line and Overground). 
Holidays: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown.
Trial Period: Three-month trial period.
Notice: One month during trial period, two months thereafter.
 
Access support is available for all applications, including submitting your application in alternative formats. If, for access requirements, you’d prefer to meet one of our team or talk through these guidelines, please contact <a href="mailto:jobs@nickhernbooks.co.uk" target="_blank">jobs@nickhernbooks.co.uk</a>.
Nick Hern Books is an equal opportunities employer, and actively encourages applications from groups currently under-represented in the theatre and publishing sectors, irrespective of gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or age. This applies whether in relation to terms of employment, conditions of service or opportunities for training. Individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.
Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Nick Hern Books

Finance manager

Reports to: Agency sales manager
Number of vacancies: 2
Location: Manchester
Salary: 19,047
Start date: September 2022 
 
 
Have a passion for television and the media? Like the idea of selling advertising space? 
Our apprenticeship programme is designed to provide work experience and a related qualification to people leaving formal education and who have decided to pursue an apprenticeship rather than attend University.
Our apprenticeships are full-time, with four days per week spent working in a C4 department and one day per week completing the formal learning parts of the apprenticeship. Our apprentices have external tutors who deliver workshops and seminars to them and offer support throughout the apprenticeship. It is essential for apprentices to be able to balance their work and learning time and commit to delivering what is required for the formal learning elements in order to successfully achieve the qualifications on completion.
The formal training provided will consist of workshops, tutorials, webinars, coaching and in some cases residential bootcamps. The training is dependent on the qualification your apprenticeship offers and will be explained in detail by the training provider before you officially begin the course. Due to COVID there could be some changes in the way that training is delivered, for example it may be virtually rather than in person. You can read more about the qualification being offered for this apprenticeship below. 
Am I eligible to apply?
You must be 18 years old or over at the time the scheme starts to apply. There is no upper age limit.
You cannot already have a similar qualification at the same or higher level than what is being offered on this apprenticeship. 
Team description
Channel 4 is a Public Service Broadcaster (PSB), we exist to be an alternative to the other broadcasters (BBC1 &amp;2). Unlike the BBC, Channel 4 doesn’t get its funding via the TV License it is solely funded by advertising. Therefore Channel 4 has its own dedicated Sales Team; 4Sales.
4Sales sells all of the Channel 4 portfolio of stations; Channel4, More4, E4, Film4, and also sells on behalf of UKTV (Dave, Really, Gold, Eden, Home, Drama, Watch, and Alibi) and Box Plus Network. The role of the sales team is to provide the much needed revenues to ensure we can continue to produce such shows as Great British Bake Off through to the more niche programmes like Dispatches documentaries.
4Sales have offices in both London and Manchester, this role is for an apprenticeship within the Nations &amp; Regions office in Manchester.  The team within the Manchester office are all sales focused from the Trading team who deal with agencies and advertisers in the first instance of connecting with Channel 4 to the Airtime Sales team who deal with all the bookings from TV (linear) to All4 (digital). There is also a Partnerships team who sell sponsorship packages within the portfolio and also work with different agencies / advertisers on any partnerships with 4Sales. The apprenticeship is based within the Airtime Sales team predominately but there is an opportunity to work closely with the other teams.
This apprenticeship would suit someone who:
<ul>
<li>Is looking to start a career in a commercial department</li>
<li>Enjoys the idea of selling advertising space</li>
<li>Interested in understanding the importance of revenue generation</li>
<li>Interested in working in a sales environment</li>
</ul>
 
 
Key responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Working alongside our experienced sales exec’s you will be helping with the set up all types of advertising campaigns whether it be on TV or All4</li>
<li>This will involve using many different systems, including the use of Powerpoint, Word and most importantly Excel</li>
<li>Working on improving campaigns where necessary inline with the Media Agency, which will involve speaking with individual agency buyers (Media exec’s) and emailing them</li>
<li>Working to internal guidelines on optimisation (right TV campaigns / digital campaigns, are put in the correct breaks / programmes), therefore allowing us to sell more airtime / impressions for the business</li>
<li>Building strong relationships with our agencies, ensuring our reputation &amp; servicing levels are to a high standard</li>
<li>Ensuring all internal deadlines, such a closing airtime / copy (the actual advert) is filled &amp; ready for our trafficking team to go live</li>
<li>You do not need experience of Media Sales, full training will be provided as part of this opportunity</li>
</ul>
Qualification offered with this apprenticeship 
Level 4 Sales Executive with GI Group
Length of apprenticeship
18 Months 
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>You’ll need a passion for television and the media</li>
<li>Strong organisational skills and ability to manage</li>
<li>Excellent written and verbal communications</li>
<li>An interest in working for Channel 4 and an understanding of its aims.</li>
<li>Comfortable using Microsoft programmes as well as ability to pick up new technology</li>
<li>Ability to take and carry out instructions accurately and also work independently</li>
<li>Ability to deliver to strict deadlines in a professional and thorough manner</li>
<li>Strong numeracy skills and confident dealing with large amount of numerical data</li>
<li>Enjoys providing exceptional customer service to stakeholders</li>
<li>Ability to use your own initiative to seek out learning opportunities to expand your knowledge and skills</li>
<li>Understanding and passion for the Channel 4 brand and remit</li>
</ul>
 
Alternative application formats:
If you are unable to complete a written application form, we want to make the process of applying for one of our opportunities right for you as an individual. If needed we are happy to consider alternative formats of the application form.
For example, you could arrange a phone call with 4Talent for you to speak your answers and a member of the team can scribe, or if you’d like to create a five minute YouTube video/ voice recording, these are also options available. If you have a different alternative, we really welcome your suggestions to ensure you have a fair chance of applying. 
Take a look at our access page for more information. If you would like to apply for an opportunity at 4Skills and we can help to make that process simpler for you, please email us at <a href="mailto:4Skills@channel4.co.uk" target="_blank">4Skills@channel4.co.uk</a> or call Lowri Roberts on 07751924670.
Relocation
If you need to relocate in order to take up this opportunity, we can offer you support towards the financial costs of moving. This includes a contribution towards your deposit and first months’ rent, plus visits to your new city to look for accommodation. 
 
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.

Channel 4

Agency sales apprentice

Are you interested in working in a team which aligns across all critical functions, including Finance, Logistics and Sales to ensure Bestseller's customers ledgers are fulfilled?
Are you great with customers, results driven and enjoy diving into the details? We are looking for a Credit Controller to take full responsibility for their part of our wholesale sales ledger in collaboration with the team in Shoreditch, London.  
We are a family-owned international fashion company with strong foundations and values.  The company was founded in Denmark in 1975. Today, the company has 20+ clothing brands including JACK &amp; JONES, VERO MODA &amp; ONLY is present in 38 markets globally and employs 17,000 dedicated colleagues around the world.
We are growing year on year at Bestseller and with more customers leads to more opportunities in our Credit Control team. In this role you will join our brilliant team of three Credit Controllers, working together to ensure timely payments are made across our 20+ clothing brands. 
You will focus on taking ownership for your part of the sales ledger ensuring you build close and productive partnerships with your customers and our sales and logistics team. 
Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Collecting due debt and resolving queries for our key partners and independents</li>
<li>Attending weekly meetings to discuss best practice for our customer base</li>
<li>Portal account reconciliations</li>
<li>Processing and challenging debit notes with the relevant teams</li>
<li>Following up on unpaid invoices</li>
<li>Participating in the daily cash rota</li>
<li>Reviewing the daily block report and taking action accordingly</li>
<li>Performing regular credit limit reviews</li>
<li>Analysing and actioning new Credit Application forms</li>
</ul>
 
Knowledge, skills, experience
<ul>
<li>Collaborative colleague, enjoy working across departments to find solutions</li>
<li>Strong communicator, able to confidently liaise with key stakeholders</li>
<li>A problem solver, who can find simple solutions</li>
<li>Gains energy analysing and entering data, whilst keeping excellent attention to detail</li>
<li>Experience within Credit Control</li>
</ul>
 
If you have any questions reach out to us on <a href="mailto:UKrecruitment@bestseller.com" target="_blank">UKrecruitment@bestseller.com</a>.
We  provide  equal  opportunities  for  everyone,  irrespective  of  gender,  age,  ethnicity,  national origin, sexual orientation, disability or religious background, while creating an empowering environment where people can thrive and develop.
Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Bestseller

Credit controller

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