Production Accountant

Location Chelsea
Discipline: Junior to Part-Qualified
Job type: Fixed Term
Salary: ££40k - 45k per year
Contact name: Joshua Bunn

Contact email: j.bunn@in2-consult.com
Job ref: ProdAccountant 554
Published: 11 months ago

IN2Consult / Production Accountant / Permanent / up to £45,000 pa / 1 day remote per week 

IN2Consult are working with a well established media production company who are looking for a production accountant to join their team. You will need to have a background in media production (TV specifically) to be successful. Please see below the responsibilities -

Responsibilities 

  • Ensure automated monthly transaction data is provided to production teams
  • Monitor production schedules and spend
  • Regular meetings with Head of Production and PMs to review Production cost reports
  • Preparing Production Cost Reports for clients where necessary
  • Raising production milestone invoices and maintain credit control on production related debtors
  • Final Production paperwork where production teams are unable to complete. Typically this will include CGI, Music and Archive Licensing
  • At the end of a project, manage the handover of financial elements of Productions ensuring all advances are reconciled and that Purchase Orders have been raised by the production team for all outstanding costs
  • Ensure cash requirements of Productions are managed in line with company policy
  • Keeping up to date the intranet Freelancer payment schedule
  • Mentor Junior Production Accountant
  • Driving continuous improvement to processes and procedures
  • Accurately code and posting of production purchase invoices, matching to purchase orders where appropriate projects under remit
  • Distribute a fortnightly aged creditor report for HoF/FC review for projects under remit
  • Reconcile supplier accounts on a monthly basis for projects under remit

Beneficial Skills 

  • Previous working experience in a similar role 
  • Excellent level of communication
  • Good level of MS Excel 
  • Happy to be self-sufficient

IN2Consult / Production Accountant / Permanent / up to £45,000 pa / 1 day remote per week