Client Accounting Coordinator

Job Description

Client Accounting Coordinator | Gersh

The Tone:
This is a Coordinator role at Gersh. Gersh is a leading global entertainment and sports agency that represents a diverse roster of clients across film, television, sports, and digital media. This role is crucial for maintaining client trust by ensuring accurate and timely management of their financial accounts, supporting the agency’s commitment to a client-first approach and driving success.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Pay: $70300–$75000 yearly
• Mission: To manage and maintain client Trust accounts and ensure accurate and timely payments, facilitating the client payment process.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Outlook

What You’ll Actually Do
• Invoice Tracking: Track clients’ invoices for hours, overtime, and reimbursement, then send them to production.
• Payment Setup: Set up payment portals for accounts receiving and onboard clients for payroll.
• Payment Management: Manage payment collection and tracking for an assigned client group.
• Client Communication: Provide regular check-ins with agents and clients to share payment status and address any outstanding issues.
• Reporting: Process ad hoc reporting requests for clients and agents as needed, and print weekly reports of outstanding payments for follow-up.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree is required, with an emphasis in business administration, finance, accounting, or economics preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 1-2 years of professional accounting experience, including prior experience providing exceptional customer service in a professional setting, and familiarity with payroll processes.
• Skills: Must be process-oriented, detail-oriented, highly organized, possess strong analytical and math skills, and communicate well via email and phone. High proficiency in Excel and Outlook is also required.
• Bonus: Prior experience as a Digital Accountant, Trust Coordinator, or Accounting Assistant/Clerk at a talent agency, and knowledge of Digital Client Accounting payroll (for creators, influencers, celebrities, athletes, and personalities) are highly preferred.