Scripted Production Accountant

Sphere Media; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Media, based in Toronto, is seeking a seasoned Scripted Production Accountant to oversee financial management for scripted projects from development through post-production. The role supports the VP Production and executives in maintaining robust cost controls and accurate reporting.

You will handle development and post-production accounting, payroll, vendor payments, cost reports, and cash flow forecasts while ensuring compliance with guild agreements and tax requirements.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar role.
• College diploma in Accounting or equivalent.
• Thorough understanding of development, pre-production, production, and post-production stages of television production.
• Thorough knowledge of film production accounting and payroll programs: EPOL, EP LA, Smart Accounting and Cashet.
• Knowledge of guild and union agreements, including DGC, WGC, ACTRA IPA, IATSE/NABET, SAG and WGA, as well as applicable rates, fringes, pension and benefits and residuals.
• General understanding of CAVCO, OFTTC, OPSTC and tax Credit regulations and guidelines.
• High proficiency with MS Excel
• Knowledge of production budget and labourcoding
• Excellent analytical, organizational and prioritization skills, with strong attention to detail.
• A stronginterest in growing within a dynamic, creative and expanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile writer payments and development invoices and submit remittances to the appropriate guilds.
• Reconcile development costs and billbacks for handover to external production accountants.
• Set up the EP Canada production accounting system, WSIB/AOS and Cashet including the budget and chart of accounts
• Manage and process all aspects of cast & crew weekly payroll, accounts payable/receivable and expense reports after handover from the external production accountant at production wrap.
• Review payroll reports for accuracy and proper cost coding.
• Processing vendor payables for approval to be recorded in the appropriate accounting period with proper cost coding and confirm that all required supporting documentation is received before payment.
• Resolve discrepancies involving invoices, purchase orders, receipts, advances, petty cash, Cashet and credit card balances.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and accounts payable aging.
• Manage online banking, vendor wire and EFT payments, foreign currency wire payments
• Prepare and maintain production cost and variance reports in tandem with VP Production to distribute monthly to Executive Producers and broadcasters/streamers.
• Prepare cashflow forecasts and monitor funding and interim financing.
• Respond to accounting inquiries from production teams, vendors and Corporate Finance.
• Maintain organized, complete and audit-ready financial records.
• Assist with adhoc requests from Finance department and VP Production.

Skills

Excel

Budgeting

Payroll systems

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Education

College diploma in Accounting

Tools

EPOL

EP LA

Smart Accounting

Cashet

Job description

• State/Province Toronto
• Country Canada
• Date Opened 11/03/2026

Job Description

A leader in the creatio n, adaptation, production and distribution of television and filmcontent, Sphere Media delivers a diverse portfolio of high-quality programmingfor local and international markets. Its productions span a wide range ofgenres, including scripted series, documentaries, feature films, games,magazines, variety programming, 2D animation and digital projects.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Production Finance, the ScriptedProduction Accountant is responsible for the financial management of scriptedprojects from development through final audit. The position requires theability to effectively handle the full accounting cycle of multiple concurrentprojects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment . The Production Accountant supports the Financeteam in its operations and works closely with VP Production and creativeexecutives.

Development Accounting

• Process andreconcile writer payments and development invoices and submit remittances tothe appropriate guilds;
  
• Reconciledevelopment costs and billbacks for handover to external production accountants.
  
• Set up the EP Canada production accounting system, W SIB/AOS and Cashet including the budget and chart of accounts
  

Post Production Accounting

• Manage andprocess all aspects of cast & crew weekly payroll, accounts payable/receivableand expense reports after handover from the external production accountant atproduction wrap;
  
• Review payrollreports for accuracy and proper cost coding;
  
• Processingvendor payables for approval to be recorded in the appropriate accountingperiod with proper cost coding and confirm that all required supportingdocumentation is received before payment;
  
• Resolvediscrepancies involving invoices, purchase orders, receipts, advances, pettycash, Cashet and credit card balances;
  
• Monitoroutstanding invoices and accounts payable aging;
  
• Manage online banking, vendor wire and EFT payments, foreigncurrency wire payments
  
• Prepare andmaintain production cost and variance reports in tandem with VP Production todistribute monthly to Executive Producers and broadcasters/streamers;
  
• Prepare cashflow forecasts and monitor funding and interim financing;
  
• Respond toaccounting inquiries from production teams, vendors and Corporate Finance;
  
• Maintainorganized, complete and audit-ready financial records;
  
• Assist with adhoc requests from Finance department and VP Production
  

Month-EndReporting

• Support themonthly financial close for Scripted entities;
  
• Reconcileproduction accounts and balance sheet items, including HST accounts, bankreconciliations and loan statements;
  
• Prepare and filemonthly sales tax returns.
  

Tax Credits andAudits

• Preparesupporting documentation for production company and yearly financial audits;
  
• Collaborate inpreparing final cost report files, general ledger analysis in order to prepare taxcredit labour schedules
  

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10years of experience in a similar role
  
• Collegediploma in Accounting or equivalent
  
• Thorough understanding of development, pre-production, production, andpost-production stages of television production
  
• Thorough knowledge of film productionaccounting and payroll programs: EPOL, EP LA, Smart Accounting and Cashet
  
• Knowledge ofguild and union agreements, including DGC, WGC, ACTRA IPA, IATSE/NABET, SAG andWGA, as well as applicable rates, fringes, pension and benefits and residuals;
  
• General understanding of CAVCO, OFTTC, OPSTCand tax Credit regulations and guidelines;
  
• High proficiency with MS Excel
  
• Knowledge of production budget and labourcoding
  
• Excellent analytical,organizational and prioritization skills, with strong attention to detail.
  
• A stronginterest in growing within a dynamic, creative and expanding environment;
  

Sphere Mediavalues diversity and invites women, Indigenous peoples, visi ble minorities, ethnic minorities and persons withdisabilities to apply.