Job details

Production Accountant

Fast Growth Media Production

Location
London
Sector
Creative Agencies
Type
Permanent
Starts
ASAP

Job description

Production Accountant | Fast Growth Media Production | London

Harmonic are delighted to be working with global full-service Media business based in central London. You'll be sitting within a Production team of 40 with access to the wider business who operate from the same location.

They have cultivated a fantastic working environment which is fast paced and dynamic, meaning entrepreneurial candidates who like to effect change in a role will have a lot of scope to do so. You'll be liaising with different teams managing the finances of production departments and will business partner with the senior leadership team, as well as other creatives.

The Role:

The Production Accountant will play a central role for the team de-mystifying financial jargon with the producers, and working as a commercial point of contact between the Finance function and the Production team. It offers great exposure to Senior Management, as you will liaise with the Executive Producer, managing annual budgets and cash flow projections.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Liaise and support with the Producers in the preparation of production budgets
  • Review and submit all final production budgets for financial approval to Production Senior Management, with circulation of approved budget to Finance.
  • Monitoring production expenditure and projections against budget (working in multi-currencies)
  • Ensure billing team receive invoicing information and the control of advance payments
  • Maintaining the Production Central Repository, which is the central library of Production project information, including inter alia Final Budgets, Statement of Works and Contracts.
  • To assist in the preparation of management information for financial reporting purposes including WIP management.
  • Creation of reconciliation statements for each project and working with producers to reconcile jobs on a timely basis.
  • To manage the creation in liaison with individual Producers of POs for all production costs
  • Review with Production Senior Management project performance and profitability.
  • Assist in the maintenance of the production forecast and performance measurement.
  • Liaising with Finance in respect of accrued/deferred revenue, and COS.
  • Provide innovation and leadership in compliance with business systems, processes and reporting.
  • Provide support to Production Senior Management and Finance in respect of internal/external financial issues.
  • Ad hoc financial reports and administration duties as required by Production Senior Management and Finance.

What we need to see:

  • Experience working as a Production Accountant
  • Experience in the Media sector

Salary: £48,000 - £58,000

If you are interested - to be considered for the role please forward your CV and I'll be in touch.

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