Kobalt Music
Kobalt Music
501 – 1,000 Employees
MediaSaaS
Kobalt Music is a global music rights management and services company focused on helping creators manage, license, and earn from their work. Its services span music publishing and rights administration, sync licensing for advertising, television, film, and games, royalty registration and tracking, collection and payments, and technology designed to improve visibility into rights and royalties. Kobalt’s teams combine creative A&R and sync expertise with rights and technology operations across offices including Los Angeles, Sydney, and Berlin.

Senior Finance and Treasury Assistant – London Hybrid

Support daily Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Treasury operations at Kobalt Music in a senior finance assistant role. Process payments, reconcile accounts, manage queries and help strengthen financial controls and processes.

Description

  • Provide daily operational support across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Treasury
  • Process and review invoices, purchase orders and other financial transactions
  • Help prepare, review and execute payment runs, including manual and ad hoc payments
  • Review and approve transactions within delegated authority
  • Reconcile supplier, account and payment records and resolve discrepancies
  • Support Treasury operations and payment execution through Kyriba and other relevant systems
  • Follow financial processes, controls and approval requirements
  • Investigate and resolve payment, invoice and account queries
  • Manage Finance support tickets through Freshdesk
  • Support the quarterly client statement process for the AMRA business unit
  • Identify improvements to payment, AP/AR and Treasury processes
  • Maintain process documentation and support knowledge sharing and cross-training
  • Build effective relationships with Finance and wider business colleagues
  • Contribute to Finance projects and process improvement initiatives
  • Develop working knowledge of Kobalt’s Finance and Treasury processes, systems and controls
  • Take increasing ownership of processing, reconciliations, payment support and queries
  • Help strengthen controls, simplify processes, improve efficiency, maintain documentation and support team coverage

Requirements

  • At least two years of accounting experience, ideally in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury or broader Finance operations
  • Practical experience processing financial transactions and completing reconciliations
  • Solid understanding of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
  • High attention to detail with a strong focus on financial accuracy and effective controls
  • Strong organisational and time-management abilities
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
  • Confidence owning queries, discrepancies and issues through to resolution
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Finance and wider business stakeholders
  • Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
  • Good Excel skills and confidence using financial systems
  • Ability to work independently and recognise when to escalate issues or risks
  • Experience with NetSuite and/or Kyriba
  • Experience using ticket-management platforms such as Freshdesk
  • Experience supporting payment runs and banking activities
  • Experience in a global or multi-entity Finance environment
  • Experience supporting process documentation, controls or continuous-improvement initiatives
  • Eligibility to work in the United Kingdom
  • A full DBS check will be conducted after accepting the offer

Benefits

  • Hybrid working with at least three days in the office
  • Full-time permanent employment
  • Feedback provided at each interview stage
  • Equal-opportunity workplace with a diverse, inclusive and supportive culture
  • Adjustments available throughout the hiring process

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