Kobalt Music is seeking an Accounts Receivable and Payroll Lead to join our Global Finance team. Reporting into the Director of Treasury, you will be part of the team responsible for supervising accounts receivable activities for the business, along with being the main point of contact for UK & ROW payroll. You will also support the broader finance team with other ad-hoc tasks and projects as required.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the music company of the future. We are a global music and technology company built for songwriters and publishers with the technology infrastructure to enable better tracking and royalty collection for the billions of micro-payments per song in digital music today.
WHAT DO YOU DO AS AN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND PAYROLL LEAD AT KOBALT?
- You supervise a Finance Assistant to ensure:
- Accurate processing of receipts in our internal systems and NetSuite.
- Timely responses to receipt-related queries.
- Accurate invoice generation when required.
- You manage UK & ROW Payroll, including:
- Processing payroll and addressing payroll-related queries.
- Maintaining a strong relationship with payroll providers.
- You ensure compliance with company financial processes and procedures.
- You perform customer statement reconciliations.
- You support both internal and external audits.
- You manage statement payment runs alongside Finance Manager
WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to handle deadlines and competing priorities.
- Experience in supervising or working in Accounts Receivable, along with payroll experience.
- A team player with excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience in the music industry is a plus but not essential.
- Bonus points for strong Excel skills and familiarity with NetSuite.
- Adaptability to a fast-paced environment and interest in pursuing an ACA/ACCA or CIMA qualification.
- Kobalt supports your qualification journey, covering costs for study materials, course fees, and exam entry. You’ll also receive 1.5–2.5 paid study leave days per paper (up to 10 days/year, subject to level).
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WHY CHOOSE US?
At Kobalt we’ve prioritized creators since we first started in 2000. Our music services and the technology we’ve built helps make the industry more fair and rewarding for artists.
We’re trusted by some of the world’s biggest names like Doja Cat, Kali Uchis, Phoebe Bridgers and Sam Fender and songwriters such as Simon Aldred (Rag N Bone Man, Liam Gallagher, Celeste) and Clarence Coffee Jr. (Dua Lipa, Lizzo, The Snuts).
We thrive on creativity and are committed to championing diversity. We’re dedicated to inclusiveness and provide all the resources and benefits you need to grow your career and reach your potential. We offer competitive compensation packages, professional development opportunities, and an entrepreneurial culture that makes working here not just fun, but also rewarding.
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 encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.
What We Do
Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters, publishers, and labels.
As file-sharing wreaked havoc on the record industry, Kobalt took a bet on digital music and won. Founded in 2000 by Swedish entrepreneur Willard Ahdritz, the startup built a platform to maximize efficiency, accuracy, and transparency across the billions of micro-payments collected in today’s highly complex digital world. As traditional music companies fought technology and contracted, Kobalt embraced it and grew, building an infrastructure and world-class creative team purposely designed to usher in the streaming era, along with a more fair, rewarding music business for creators.
Today, Kobalt has over 700 employees in 12 offices around the world, represents over 20,000 artists and songwriters, 600,000 songs and 600 publishing companies, and continues to push its disruptive philosophy and values into other areas of the music industry. Recent innovations like AWAL, an alternative to the traditional record label, and AMRA, the world’s first global digital performing rights organization, are both considered major agents of change in their respective businesses.
Kobalt is proud to work with some of the world’s greatest artists and songwriters, representing on average over 60% of the top 100 songs in both the US and UK. Kobalt clients include Childish Gambino, Marshmello, Beck, Wolf Alice, Max Martin, Bob Dylan, Ozuna, Tash Sultana, Paul McCartney and MPL Communications, Disney Music Group, and many more.
