- UK Indie TV Producer
- £55-60,000 + bonus & extensive benefits
- Fantastic Career Prospects!
Superb opportunity to join this multiple-award winning indie production scale-up that is very much an employer of choice. Although already well established they are in a period of rapid growth, highly profitable with a range of exciting projects/commissions greenlit with further aggressive development plan for the next 3 years.
Broad role reporting to the Financial Controller managing the reporting & analysis for a number of their key businesses. You will be providing value-adding analysis and reports for the department and the senior management team, whilst driving change to streamline both financial and non-financial processes, and ensuring costs run within budget.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Preparation of monthly management accounts (full P&L/balance sheet), variance analysis & commentary for main production company and subsidiaries
- Ownership of the company’s budgets and P&L for Production, subsidiaries and for Capex
- Variance analysis of monthly actuals vs budget/forecast and preparing commentary for the management pack
- Monthly balance sheet analysis and reconciliations
- Review and understand contracts for both revenues and costs and budget/account accordingly
- Produce the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts for the BUs responsible
- Involvement in preparing quarterly board packs
- Provide FD/FC and the BU with financial analysis as required
- Business partner with the Production Department and be their key Finance point of contact for day to day queries
- Ensure record keeping meets standards of auditors, HMRC and due diligence
- Audit preparation and oversee audit visit
- Develop and improve the existing accounting system and processes as necessary
- Other ad hoc duties within the department as required
Skills and Experience:
- Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in managing/running a month-end function ideally in an SME function
- TV/Film or wider media experience preferred
- Willing to progress to leadership level within the business
- Happy to be hands-on and get their hands dirty in transactional accounting as required
- Outgoing, driven and enthusiastic individual
- Have strong communication skills
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment