Job Description

Working alongside the Director of Production & Director of Broadcaster Services, this role is responsible for overseeing the production budgeting process by:

• Co-ordinating and managing the preparation of accurate, detailed and timely budgets.
• Assisting the Production Management team with any budgeting and financial queries;
• Monitoring performance vs. budgets on a regular basis;
• Consolidating the latest event budget information into a quarterly rolling financial forecasts for review by the Senior Management team and the Premier League.
• Updating corporate financial plans with current forecasts
• Providing management with regular and ad hoc financial reports as required
• Investigating and explaining budgetary variances
• Providing financial analysis to drive strategic decisions within the department.
• Preparing regular financial reporting packs for meetings with Premier League
• Liaising with corporate accounting on all relevant matters
• Leading, guiding and motivating a team of 5 accounting support staff.
• Objective setting and annual appraisals.
• Setting timetables for task completion.

Ensuring that all accounting complies with applicable company, tax and other legal/government regulations. Specific tasks will include:

• Ensuring that internal authorization policies are complied with.
• Ensuring that appropriate revenue recognition policies are applied to accounting
• Ensuring accounting complies with SOX and other regulatory matters.
• Ensuring that external payments comply with HMRC tax rules for the Film and TV industry
• Reviewing supplier and customer contracts and advising on financial issues
• Monthly accounting close of projects in SAP
• Escalating unusual financial issues to the DOP and VP Finance
• Reviewing procedures and making recommendations for improvements

Working Conditions

• This is a permanent role based at Stockley Park, Uxbridge (with hybrid working)
• Working hours are Monday – Friday, 40 hours with extra at peak times
• Free onsite parking available

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Confident and flexible team player
• Experience of providing finance support within a commercial environment
• Production/Media industry experience
• SAP experience
• Knowledge of HMRC tax rules as they affect the television programme production business
• Experience of working in a multi-national organization
• Proficient in Microsoft packages specifically Excel
• Ability to work alongside and understand the requirements of production and commercial colleagues
• Ability to manage and motivate a team of 5 finance support staff
• Qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) or equivalent