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
Company Overview
Creative Artists Agency is an entertainment and sports firm that specializes in digital media, publishing, sponsorship, and endorsements. It was founded in 1975, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.caa.com.