Administrative & Bookkeeping Assistant

Administrative & Bookkeeping Assistant for Music Publishing Company

Job Type: Full-time

Theodore Presser Company is one of America's oldest and most prestigious music publishers serving the music community worldwide. Our catalog contains a large and diverse selection of music literature from the educational field to concert music. In addition we maintain an extensive rental library which makes available chamber, opera, ballet, and symphonic music material of outstanding quality to professional and educational performing organizations.

A little about our team.

Based in Malvern, PA, our agile team is large enough to be a leader in the industry yet small enough for each employee to make a difference. Still growing with a tight-knit team and a pleasant working environment, we are looking for motivated individuals with high energy and positive attitudes and also offer long-term growth opportunities for high performing individuals.

Work with our Administration and Accounting Departments

If you’ve ever been interested in music or the publishing world, this role is your chance to work with super smart people and learn what it takes to manage the back of house operations. The Administration and Accounting Departments serve many important functions of a music publishing house to keep it operating smoothly. You will get to see the inner workings of a music publishing company by working with many of the administrative as well as all income and expense related activities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Performing administrative tasks to help various departments
• Processing invoices from various suppliers
• Organizing files for accounting and royalty documents
• Help royalty department to generate royalty statements
• Assembling daily cash and credit card receipts
• Creating monthly customer statements
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations
• Reports to the Office Manager and the Controller

What we look for in the perfect candidate:

• At least 2 years experience in administrative and accounting related positions
• 2 year Associate's Degree
• Degree or experience in Accounting a plus but not required
• General knowledge of accounts payable and cash receipts applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail for data entry
• Ability to take direction and learn new skills quickly
• Strong organizational and follow up skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Familiarity with databases/ERPs a plus
• Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment
• General knowledge about (classical) music and music publishing industry is a plus but not necessary

Full-time position offers an attractive benefits package, which includes health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short term disability and a 401-K plan as well as paid vacation, personal and sick days.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person