£45000 - £50000 Per year
Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Manage a slate of allocated productions across the group.
- Build and maintain 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.
- Compile and update all production finance information (e.g. production budget, cost reports, cash-flows, edit schedules) through appropriate shared files
- 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.
- Apply correct accounting recognition policy for productions each month - updating when and where schedule changes occur.
- Prepare weekly cash flow for relevant productions with accurate outflow and realistic inflow projections based on regular dialogue with the legal department. Invoice broadcasters and monitor outstanding debts for allocated productions adjusting cash flow projections accordingly.
- Take responsibility for final reports & paperwork once production is complete
- Periodic full financial closure of completed allocated productions
- Preparation of required production information and reports for yearly (and mid-year) audit(s)
- Travelling to the regional offices / location production offices where required to help with set up and on-going production finance issues
- Carry out ad hoc projects when required (e.g. budget checks for production executives, production spend analysis, series comparisons)
- Demonstrate a financial awareness and understanding of basic accounting principles
- Manage a number of projects simultaneously (with fast changing demands) and priorities tasks accordingly.
- Planning for each production where potential problems have been identified, financial period closes may impact on the production or cover for leave is needed.
- Remain up to date with industry developments and company guidelines (e.g. expense/travel policy, payroll procedures and auto-enrolment)
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Previous experience of working as a Accountant
- Excellent communication skills
- Enjoys working as part of a team
Reference no: 109068