Finance Assistant

Department: Treasury
Reporting To: Director, Treasury
Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: Minimum of 3 days in the office
Full-time | Permanent

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced and proactive Senior Finance Assistant, Treasury to join our Global Finance team.

You’ll provide day-to-day operational support across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Treasury, with ownership across transaction processing, reviews, approvals, reconciliations and issue resolution.

Working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, you’ll help ensure payments and transactions are processed accurately and on time, queries are resolved efficiently and appropriate financial controls are maintained.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a solid grounding in accounting who is ready to take greater ownership and responsibility within a fast-paced, global Finance environment while continuing to develop their technical and commercial Finance capability.

What You’ll Do

• Provide day-to-day operational support across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Treasury, ensuring transactions are processed accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Process and review invoices, purchase orders and other financial transactions.
• Support the preparation, review and execution of payment runs, including manual and ad-hoc payments.
• Take responsibility for appropriate transaction reviews and approvals within delegated authority.
• Complete supplier, account and payment reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Support day-to-day Treasury operations and payment execution using Kyriba and other relevant systems.
• Ensure transactions comply with Kobalt’s financial processes, controls and approval requirements and that appropriate supporting documentation is maintained.
• Proactively investigate and resolve payment, invoice and account queries, escalating material issues or risks where appropriate.
• Manage Finance support tickets through Freshdesk, ensuring queries are appropriately prioritised and resolved.
• Support the quarterly client statement process for the AMRA business unit, helping ensure statements are accurate and delivered within required timelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve payment, AP/AR and Treasury processes, strengthening accuracy, controls and efficiency.
• Maintain clear and accurate process documentation and support knowledge sharing and cross-training across the team.
• Build effective working relationships with colleagues across Finance and the wider business.
• Support broader Finance projects and process-improvement initiatives as required.

What You’ll Bring

Preferred:

• At least 2 years’ accounting experience, ideally within Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury or a broader Finance operations environment.
• Hands-on experience processing financial transactions and performing reconciliations.
• A good understanding of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to financial accuracy and effective controls.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Confidence taking ownership of queries, discrepancies and issues through to resolution.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business.
• A proactive approach, with a willingness to identify and resolve issues rather than simply escalating them.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems.
• The ability to work independently while understanding when an issue or risk needs to be escalated.

Additional Skills That Could Add Value:

• Experience using NetSuite and/or Kyriba.
• Experience working with ticket-management platforms such as Freshdesk.
• Experience supporting payment runs and banking activities.
• Experience working within a global or multi-entity Finance environment.
• Experience supporting process documentation, controls or continuous-improvement initiatives.
• An interest in continuing to develop a career within Treasury, Accounting or wider Finance.

What Success Looks Like

By Month 3: You’ll have developed a strong understanding of Kobalt’s Finance and Treasury processes, systems and controls and be confidently managing your core responsibilities with increasing independence.

By Month 6: You’ll be taking ownership of day-to-day processing, reconciliations, payment support and queries, resolving issues proactively and consistently delivering accurate work within required timelines.

By Year 1: You’ll be a trusted and dependable member of the Finance and Treasury team, operating with limited supervision and using your knowledge to identify opportunities to strengthen controls, simplify processes and improve efficiency. You’ll also contribute to stronger team resilience through clear documentation, knowledge sharing and effective cross-coverage.

Key Behaviours for Success

Ownership & Accountability – You take responsibility for your work from start to finish and can be relied upon to deliver accurately and on time. You proactively follow up on outstanding items, resolve issues and raise risks or blockers early.

Control-Minded & Detail Focused – You maintain a high standard of accuracy and understand the importance of strong financial controls. You challenge discrepancies, check information carefully and ensure transactions are appropriately supported, approved and documented.

Proactive & Collaborative – You work effectively with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to get things done. You share knowledge, communicate clearly and look for practical opportunities to improve processes, strengthen team resilience and make ways of working more efficient.

Interview Process

• Introductory call with a member of our Recruitment Team
• Interview with the hiring manager
• Final stage interview with relevant Finance team members
• Feedback at each stage

We aim to complete the full interview process from initial application to offer within three working weeks. While we do our best to meet this timeline, there may be occasional delays. If that happens, our Recruitment Team will keep you updated every step of the way.

Why Choose Us

At Kobalt, we’ve championed creators since 2000. Our technology and music services are built to make the industry more transparent, fair and rewarding for artists, songwriters and rights holders. We’re proud to work with some of the world’s most influential talents including Phoebe Bridgers, Sam Fender, Paul McCartney, Foo Fighters, Karol G, Young Thug, Kali Uchis and Andrew Watt as well as acclaimed writers like Simon Aldred (Rag’n’Bone Man, Liam Gallagher, Celeste) and Clarence Coffee Jr. (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, The Snuts).

We’re a company that thrives on creativity, collaboration and progress. Our values — Music First, Transparent, Tech Powered and Transformative — shape how we work, build and grow together. We are a community of people who care deeply about making a meaningful impact in music and technology.

Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in equitable access to opportunities and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know — we’re happy to help.

If this sounds like you, then please share your story by filling out the application below.

Important Notice

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom. A full DBS check will be conducted on acceptance of the offer. Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status or characteristic protected by law.