Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, and they are seeking a Trust Accounting Associate to provide accounting services for Agents and clients. This role involves logging and maintaining booking reports, processing payments, and generating invoices.

Responsibilities

• Apply deposits for upcoming shows/tours to individual bookings
• Reconcile/apply commission payments
• Settle shows based on agent numbers
• Release payments and generate schedules for clients timely/based on urgency
• Maintain and update master release grid (deposits, settling, etc.)
• Actively collect updates of prior booking reports ("follow-up") and enter them into the system
• Attach appropriate supporting documentation to payments
• Provide information as requested by Agent's Offices and Coordinators
• Review unclaimed /held checks/wires to identify resolution
• File documents on a timely basis
• Maintain clean and organized desks
• Perform other accounting tasks as requested by Supervisors and management
• Escalate issues, as needed, to the responsible Trust Accounting Supervisor
• Support system and process improvement projects
• Funds on Hold follow-up
• Open booking follow-up
• Invoice follow-up

Skills

• Bachelor's degree required; Must have 1 or more years Accounting experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Exhibit strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work well with a team and represent the culture of the company
• Team player with a high level of energy, enthusiasm
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to succeed in a fast paced, highly demanding, high volume, dynamic, corporate environment
• Unimpeachable integrity and can be trusted to maintain confidential information
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• 10-key by touch
• Typing – 45 wpm min
• Good organizational skills; able to multi-task
• Will take initiative; ask for more work if needed
• Entertainment experience is preferred

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