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Hartshorn - Hook Enterprises is a creative group of companies, working across live entertainment, hospitality and lifestyle. We are renowned for producing world-class immersive and traditional theatre and providing services to the live entertainment industry, as well as our hospitality brands, such as The Lucky Club and The Farrier, Camden.
The HHE group creates amazing experiences, from productions to marketing campaigns and from ticketing to merchandising. Our companies share values of quality, innovation, welfare and equality.
We are keen to attract a diverse applicant pool, and we are aware that some under-represented groups are typically less likely to apply for jobs unless they are sure they comfortably meet all the criteria. With this in mind, we encourage all potential candidates to reflect on their strengths and experience in the broadest sense, including transferable skills where appropriate, when considering their suitability for the position. In all cases, we will select the best candidate for the role.
We value doing good things with good people and believe that the work process is as important as the outcome of the work itself. We’re focussed on finding team members with personality, enthusiasm, spirit and loyalty, who want to make work fun and make fun work. Skills can be taught and progressed: what matters at Hartshorn - Hook is the spirit and attitude of the team.
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Senior Finance Assistant, £27,000-30,000 (depending on experience), FULL-TIME/ PERMANENT
Senior Finance Assistant has evolved from an existing role in HHE and will report into the Group Finance Director on HHE related matters and Head of Finance for TEG on matters related to that business. The role is expected to perform data entry, administration and support the day-to-day finance management for following parts of the businesses:
· HHE Topco
· Kingswood Arts
· TEG, across multiple businesses
What to expect from the role
Responsibilities:
● Invoicing customers and credit control
● Supplier invoice processing in QuickBooks
● Processing employee expenses and managing Pleo account
● Liaise with Marketing team to match invoices to purchase orders
● Input weekly ticket sales settlements
● Reconcile bank receipts to box office sales
● Intercompany settlements
● Input payment in bank for approval
● Cash reconciliation
● Support funding applications (Kingswood Arts)
Ad hoc analysis
Capabilities and Characteristics:
Successful candidate will receive ample on the job training and therefore their skills and attitude are more important than experience. Given the small size of the team we will be looking for someone who is a quick learner, takes ownership and is able to work independently. To thrive in the role the candidate would be expected to display the following:
● Excellent attention to detail
● Strong problem solving skills
● Enthusiastic, willing and able to take on responsibility and ownership
● Analytical mindset with ability to connect the dots
● Good time management skills
● A well-structured and planned approach to work processes
● Keen to learn, develop and be part the team
● Navigates well multiple work streams and copes well under pressure
● Ability to prioritise tasks appropriately, and react proactively if those priorities need to be changed
● Effective communicator
● Self-starter able to use their initiative
Qualifications & Experience:
● 1-4 years of experience in a similar role (E)
● Eligible to work in the UK (E)
● Strong academic background (E)
● Minimum intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (E)
● Experience running payroll (D)
● QuickBooks user (D)
● Background in arts/theatre/media or similar (D)
● Accounting qualification is a good to have but not essential
About Us
Hartshorn Hook Enterprises (HHE) is a creative group of companies, working across live entertainment, hospitality and lifestyle. We are renowned for producing world-class immersive and traditional theatre and providing services to the live entertainment industry, as well as our hospitality brands, such as The Lucky Club and The Farrier, Camden. We also value community work and giving back, which is why in 2023 we launched Kingswood Arts, a not-for-profit arts centre and creative hub that will support the next generation of young artists.
The Everywhere Group (TEG) creates a holistic ecosystem of fully vertical integrated businesses, specialising in turning the world’s biggest entertainment brands into unforgettable live experiences. TEG consists of Experiences Everywhere, Access Everywhere, Marketing Everywhere, Classical Everywhere and Immersive Everywhere. With HHE being one of the main investors in The Everywhere Group, there are close links and collaborations between the companies.
HHE and TEG create amazing experiences, from productions to marketing campaigns and from ticketing to merchandising. Our companies share values of quality, innovation, welfare and equality.
We are keen to attract a diverse applicant pool, and we are aware that some under-represented groups are typically less likely to apply for jobs unless they are sure they comfortably meet all the criteria. With this in mind, we encourage all potential candidates to reflect on their strengths and experience in the broadest sense, including transferable skills where appropriate, when considering their suitability for the position. In all cases, we will select the best candidate for the role.
We value doing good things with good people and believe that the work process is as important as the outcome of the work itself. We’re focussed on finding team members with personality, enthusiasm, spirit and loyalty, who want to make work fun and make fun work. Skills can be taught and progressed: what matters at Hartshorn - Hook is the spirit and attitude of the team.
How To Apply
Please send a CV and responses to the following three questions to financerecruitment@hartshornhook.com (max 250 words for all three responses):
● If we asked one of your employers/colleagues about your key strengths, what would they say?
● What is the most useful criticism you have ever received?
● What are you looking for in a role and company culture?
For any queries, please contact Lily Asquith at: lily.asquith@hartshornhook.com