Junior Production Accountant

Posted 29 March 2019
Salary £24000 - £27000 per annum
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceATB_101_1553872751
Contact NameAshleigh Bowman

Job description

A growing media company based in the City are looking for a Junior Production Accountant to join their Finance team. This is a great opportunity for someone who can work well under pressure and meet deadlines, so previous experience from a similar environment would be ideal. My client is looking for a charismatic individual to join the office with a couple years' experience in a previous finance role.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Processing of all production invoices
  • Managing the finance e-mail inbox
  • Preparing payment runs
  • Reconciling supplier accounts and keeping them up to date
  • Responsible for processing monthly freelancer invoices and preparing payment run
  • Posting nominal ledger journals
  • Collection of petty cash from Barclays
  • Assisting with reconciling bank accounts, including foreign currencies
  • Assisting in the audit preparation
  • Other ad-hoc projects as needed
  • Assisting with management of Cost Managers, including assisting with month end reconciliations
  • Assisting the production team and Senior Production Accountant with the short-term cash forecasting for productions
  • Assisting and reviewing monthly recovery of overhead costs
  • Providing cover for Senior Production Accountant as and when needed
  • Setting up of new production Cost Managers

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

  • Degree Educated (2:1 or above)
  • Previous experience of working in a finance with knowledge of Accounts Payable principles
  • Competent use of Excel
  • Ability to handle a high workload and meet tight deadlines
  • Some knowledge of HRMC rules regarding freelance television workers is desirable but not essential
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Requires low levels of supervision to effectively carry out tasks
  • Welcomes working within a creative and entrepreneurial environment
  • Some knowledge of Sage or similar accounting software is desirable
  • Ideally having previous experience of working within a media environment