Senior Finance Assistant, Studios

Overview

• To provide Accounting assistance to the Production Team - dealing with all matters that arise during the course of the Production and to provide regular Final Cost and projection information to Production Executive and Head of Production.
• Providing Accounting support to the Production Team including the following:
• Ensuring that Vendor Invoices are properly coded and authorised for payment
• Liaising with Accounts Payable on all Payables issues dealing with Vendor enquiries
• Managing and reconciling the Production Pre-Paid Cards and ensuring that proper controls are maintained over these expenses.
• Managing and reconciling expenditure incurred on Production Credit Cards
• Dealing with T&E expenses for all relevant staff using the Concur system
• Assisting the Production Managers with monthly Actual Cost Reporting against Budget and analysing and explaining Budget v Actual variances
• Proactive analysis of Production spend and revenue and reporting potential under/overspends
• Dealing with any other ad hoc production related finance matters as required
• Liaising with accounting staff in other departments on all of the above
• This is a Sleeves Up role for someone who enjoys getting fully involved in a Role and working as part of a busy Team.
• Must be flexible and adaptable and prepared to work as part of a Team and occasionally, irregular hours

• Up-to-date Cost Trackers

• Understanding of Client s Project spend
• Timely reconciliation of Expenses
• Timely Invoice processing
• Must be numerate and able to organise and deal with multiple tasks and determine priorities.
• Must be able to work without close supervision and have the initiative to deal with problems as they arise or refer them to Supervisors for further investigation.
• Must have an interest in Television Production and a desire to pursue a career in the Industry
• Must have the initiative to deal with problems as they arise or refer to Supervisors for further investigation when required
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload on a Daily Basis
• Ability to work autonomously
• Good verbal and written Communications skills

Proficient In Microsoft Excel & Word