Accounts Manager - Celebrity Clients

**Accounts Manager Entertainment Firm London**

Are you an experienced accounts professional looking to step into a client-facing management role within the vibrant entertainment and creative sector? Do you want to work for a progressive 10 Partner Firm offering exposure to high-profile UK and international clients, close collaboration with tax specialists, and clear opportunities for professional growth?

This well-established 10 Partner Firm based in London’s West End is renowned for providing bespoke business management, accounting, and advisory services to a prestigious UK and international client base, with a strong specialism in the entertainment and creative industries. The practice prides itself on a supportive, collaborative culture where staff work closely with the tax department and have direct access to senior leadership, ensuring exceptional career development and technical enrichment.

Responsibilities

• Managing a diverse portfolio of year-end accounts for Director and Managing Director review, including job planning, preparation of Excel working papers, and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Preparing statutory accounts for limited companies and LLPs under FRS 102 1A, alongside partnership and sole trader accounts, and handling accounts from incomplete records.
• Liaising closely with the internal business management department and clients’ account teams to resolve year-end accounting queries and address complex accounting policy issues such as income recognition.
• Preparing draft corporation tax computations for tax department review and assisting with the preparation and review of VAT returns.
• Handling company secretarial matters, including the preparation of annual confirmation statements and company formations.
• Supervising, training, and mentoring junior staff, providing technical support and guidance to bookkeepers and accounts semi-seniors.
• Assisting with management accounts, maintaining the CCH client database, and delivering ad-hoc projects including business plans and cash flow forecasts.

What You’ll Receive

• Comprehensive CCH and QuickBooks technical training and structured professional development.
• Direct mentorship and reporting line to the Head of Department, ensuring high visibility with senior leadership.
• Exposure to high-profile international entertainment and media clients in a dynamic sector.

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