Client Trust Manager

This is a Full Time Job

As the Client Trust Supervisor, you will report directly into the Financial Controller and play a key role in supporting the finance activities for the continually growing CAA business. The role has a wide range of responsibilities and will require someone who can work accurately and to tight deadlines. Teamwork will be essential.

SUMMARY OF MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintaining the quality and integrity of the Client Trust processes, develop and streamline policies and procedures to enhance the Trust Function
• Establishing strong, collaborative relationships with key clients to deliver continuous improvements in our client payment and invoicing processes to match their needs and expedite resolution of any issues
• Ensuring client set up procedures are adhered to, including independent bank account verification
• Logging of contracts, and issuing and logging invoices for payment
• Chasing payment from Publishers/Co-agents on a monthly/quarterly basis, and escalate where necessary
• Identification and breakdown of bank receipts to the NY and London accounts, including recording to deal and invoice logs
• Processing of fees to CAA US
• Preparation of commission payments to Curtis Brown including reconciling approved amounts to local logs
• Preparation of various reports including outstanding contracts, and current/past dues
• Assist with miscellaneous client queries including projected income, payments, and tax
• Co-manage the Client Trust Publishing Accounts team on a day-to-day basis, with the support of the Financial Controller
• Prepare and submit tax forms to the relevant publishers/co-agents, including 8802 application preparations and territory tax forms
• Setting SMART objectives and performing annual staff appraisals
• Assisting the Financial Controller with any ad hoc projects
• Complete various reporting and analysis of commission transactions and cash collections
• Maintain financial schedules and ledgers in compliance with company policies and procedures
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end close procedures
• Review and approve bank payments to clients including preparation of all supporting documentation
• Assist with the annual statutory audit
• Assisting with preparation of the annual budget and annual reforecast
• Identify areas for continual process improvement

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
• Must have previous experience working in the Publishing Industry in an Accounts position
• Must have strong ability to multi-task and manage various tasks simultaneously
• Must have a high level of attention to detail and great organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential as the role involves dealing with both internal and external stakeholders
• A team player with a conscientious and motivated attitude
• Good Excel proficiency e.g. VLOOKUPs and Pivot tables
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP is desirable
• Key stakeholder management experience is required
• Proven ability to manage a team and ledger
• Ability to work to and thrive under tight deadlines
• Ability to self-motivate and time manage

CAA does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless they were contractually engaged by CAA to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any such employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the acknowledgement and agreement that CAA will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.