Associate, Client Accounting

About the role

UTA seeks an experienced associate to join its Finance Client Accounting team. The Associate, Client Accounting, will be assigned to a UTA department and will serve as a point person for all accounting issues related to that department.

Responsibilities

• Meet with assigned agents regularly (1-2 times per month) and their assistants weekly to ensure complete and accurate booking data and reports
• Ensure client payments are processed quickly and accurately and in compliance with all legal and tax requirements
• Liaise with clients and agents directly on invoices, statements, debits, tax matters, and any account questions/concerns they may have
• Enter and maintain client bookings and review data for accuracy and completeness while considering revenue recognition standards
• Cook up and monitor quality metrics and continuously seek improvement in the process of tracking client bookings
• Provide regular reporting to agents to facilitate forecasting, collections, and insights into client performance
• Cook up with the Cash Management team as necessary to ensure payments are applied to the correct booking
• Provide exceptional customer service to agents and other stakeholders
• Understand accrual accounting, contracts administration, and systems to identify opportunities to improve the client booking process
• Build long-term relationships based on trust and confidentiality
• Aid with ad hoc requests

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field preferred
• Required 3+ years of any accounting experience
• Entertainment experience preferred
• Prior experience in a customer service focused role
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated and tenacious; to be successful, the role requires proactive persistence and follow-up
• Proficient in Excel and Outlook
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle very high volume of transactions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• General understanding of fundamental accounting principles
• Solid relationship-building skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels (including management)
• High-energy level and a strong work ethic. Self-starter with the ability to work independently but also collaboratively
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to processes and procedures while working in a very fast-paced environment
• Experience with financial & enterprise systems such as NetSuite

Qualifications

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• General understanding of fundamental accounting principles
• Solid relationship-building skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels (including management)
• High-energy level and a strong work ethic. Self-starter with the ability to work independently but also collaboratively
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to processes and procedures while working in a very fast-paced environment
• Experience with financial & enterprise systems such as NetSuite

Skills

• Understanding of accrual accounting, contracts administration, and systems to identify opportunities to improve the client booking process
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Ability to build long-term relationships based on trust and confidentiality
• Proactive persistence and follow-up
• Adherence to processes and procedures while working in a very fast-paced environment

Benefits

The salary range for this role is $71,000 to $75,000 commensurate with experience and skills.

Pay

$71,000 to $75,000 commensurate with experience and skills

Schedule

Based in New York City, New York