Production Accountant - TV

Production Accountant - TV

Global TV Production business is looking for an experienced Production Accountant to join their team and play a key role in the financial support of some major productions.

The Production Accountant will be responsible for the financial management and reporting of a slate of productions, working closely with both production managers and finance teams. They will be part of a small team of production accountants and report to the Production Finance Managers, the role will also require working on location as needed to support productions effectively.

Duties:

• Manage a slate of allocated productions, building and maintaining a strong relationship with Production Execs and Production Managers.
• Meet with new production teams and ensure they are fully aware of company financial procedures and adhere to them throughout the production period.
• Help production teams with the setup and operation of their production on PMI
• Compile and update all production finance information (e.g. production budget, cost reports, cash-flows, edit schedules) through appropriate shared files or PMI with full access for the relevant PFMs to review at any point
• Work with production managers to ensure accurate financial control of all production costs
• Be the initial point of contact for all financial matters for your allocated productions, liaising with both the purchase ledger department and management accountants where required
• Monitor all spend on your allocated productions, including supplier/freelancer invoice submission, petty cash spend, expense claims (ensuring correct invoicing and paperwork are submitted at all times)
• Post internal recharges and levies/deductions against your productions
• Review cost reports on a regular basis, including current spend and projected costs and meet at regular intervals with production managers to correctly reflect current position.
• Compile and agree (with Production Managers and Production Executives) monthly figures for submission to relevant PFMs highlighting any significant changes from the previous month's submissions. Apply correct accounting recognition policy for productions each month - updating PFMs when and where schedule changes occur.

Knowledge & Skills

• Previous experience of working as a Production Accountant
• PMI experience preferred, but not essential.
• Excellent communication skills
• Enjoys working as part of a team

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