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This is a full time position based in our Malvern office.

Join our Accounting Department.

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. We are looking for a highly motivated, dedicated, self-starter to serve as a full time Accountant. The Accounting Department serves 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 all income and expense related activities.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Oversee daily and month-end accounting operations of accounts payable, accounts receivable, departments. Responsible for ensuring accuracy and timeliness of accounting transactions in those departments.

• Assist in managing the monthly close process and reconciliations.

• Provide oversight and review of accounts receivable and accounts payable operations, including customer invoicing and collections; vendor payments; posting cash receipts applications.

• Monitoring daily bank activities and posting.

• Monthly bank reconciliations

• Foreign currency purchase and payment through the bank websites and posting to the accounting system.

• Issue and mail out checks for vendors, composers, and publishers

• File sales tax quarterly

• Renewal of company insurance

• Good communication with vendors

• Reports to Controller located in NYC

What we look for in the perfect candidate:

• Bachelor degree required. Accounting degree preferred.

• 5-7 years of experience at managerial level

• Ability to work independently and efficiently

• Ability to prioritize work with strong multi-tasking, organizational and project-management skills

• Ability to work well with managers and staff alike

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Advanced skills in MS Excel and Word

• Strong work ethic and attention to detail

• Knowledge of classical music or publishing a plus but not required

Compensation will depend on prior experience. Excellent benefits package offered after 3 months of full-time employment.

Join our Sales Department.

The sales department is responsible for facilitating sales to sheet music retailers all over the world, as well as managing order processing through our own website for music educators, individual musicians, and performing organizations. The sales team has the vital task of providing reliable customer service while our product catalog is constantly evolving, as digital options are made available and new releases are published throughout the year. Lean and efficient, our sales team collaborates closely with all departments: marketing, production, editorial, accounting, operations, development, rental, and licensing.

Responsibilities:

• Processing customer orders using ERP software (Microsoft Dynamics Nav)
• Logging daily transaction data in spreadsheets referenced by various departments
• Responding to customer inquiries via phone and email in a timely and professional manner
• Assisting customers in troubleshooting technical difficulties, including accessing digital products
• Various support functions for sales team as needed
• Special projects as assigned
• Reports to Sales Manager

Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree preferred, major/minor in music related fields a plus
• Knowledge/background in classical and/or educational music is essential
• High attention to detail for data entry and order processing
• Exemplary time management skills
• Superior organization and follow up skills to ensure goals are met within defined deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Comfortable in a changing environment, with multitasking and with learning new systems and processes
• Proactive and creative problem solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and on own initiative
• Effective communication skills: active listening skills and a cheerful, friendly and courteous demeanor
• Familiarity with databases/ERPs a plus

Compensation will depend on prior experience. Excellent benefits package offered after 3 months of full-time employment.

Theodore Presser Company is looking for an intern who is a recent graduate or graduate student and has time to work 3-4 days per week on projects in various departments (Promotion, Production, Rental and Royalties). This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge and real work experience in the music publishing industry.

About the Company.

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.

Projects may include (depending on department):

• Proofread music and written material
• Sort archival scores
• Digitize sheet music and manuscript masters
• Reorganize orchestra music library
• Data entry and clean-up
• Entering customer orders in ERP system
• Adding and maintaining products to online retailers’ websites
• Organizing, filing, photocopying, miscellaneous administrative tasks
• Various support functions for different departments as needed

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree, preferably in music or business
• Strong music background is essential
• Experience with music notation software a plus
• Strong analytical skills and advanced skills in MS Excel
• Familiarity with databases or ERP systems a plus
• Familiarity with e-mail marketing clients, WordPress and iMovie a plus
• Knowledge of Adobe Suite a plus
• Strong organization skills and attention to detail
• Proactive and creative problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Writing and proofreading skills
• Comfortable with multitasking and with learning new systems and processes
• Ability to prioritize and work in a fast-paced environment

This is a paid internship. A successful internship may lead to a full-time position if an opening becomes available. Many of our former interns have joined us as full-time employees.

To apply, send a current resume and cover letter – in which you should refer to your knowledge of/background in music – to: jobs@presser.com.