A well-established television production company is looking to bring a Finance Assistant into their collaborative finance team. This is a 12 months contract.
Finance sits at the centre of the business, supporting both the production teams on active shoots and the post-production teams delivering programmes. The environment is friendly, fast-moving and hands‑on, everyone gets involved across the process from production spend through to final programme delivery.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with operational teams and wants exposure to the financial side of TV production from development through to post-production.
The Role Responsibilities
- Processing supplier invoices related to production costs, equipment hire, locations, crew and travel
- Checking invoices against production purchase orders and approved budgets
- Supporting production managers and coordinators with spend tracking during filming
- Processing crew expenses and production cost claims
Accounts Payable
- Managing a high volume of supplier invoices across multiple productions
- Preparing and assisting with weekly payment runs
- Reconciling supplier statements and resolving invoice queries
- Processing invoices relating to edit suites, sound, graphics, post‑production services and freelancers
- Assisting with tracking final programme costs as productions move toward delivery
- Supporting the preparation of financial information required for production cost reports
Month‑End Finance
- Assisting with bank reconciliations
- Posting month‑end journals, accruals and prepayments
- Supporting the preparation of month‑end schedules for the finance manager
The Candidate
The company is looking for someone who enjoys being hands‑on, organised and comfortable working in a creative production environment where priorities can move quickly.
The ideal candidate will have:
- 6+ months experience in an Accounts Assistant or Finance Assistant role
- Confidence processing a high volume of invoices and supplier payments
- Some exposure to month‑end journals or assisting with month‑end close
- Strong attention to detail and good Excel skills
- The ability to work closely with production managers, coordinators and freelancers
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