Senior Production Accountant

Boat Rocker Studios; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Boat Rocker Studios in Toronto is seeking a Senior Production Accountant to oversee production accounting and financial reporting across multiple projects. You will work closely with the VP, Production Finance to manage payroll setup, cash flow forecasting, and cost reporting for the slate.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in production accounting, strong Excel, and experience with Entertainment Partners tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production accounting, with knowledge of Canadian tax credits, unions, and guilds.
• Experience working on Canadian live-action productions.
• Understanding of development, pre-production, production, and post-production stages.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with production accounting systems and Entertainment Partners products, including Smart Accounting, Smart Start, and Movie Magic.
• Experience with NetSuite and Workday Adaptive is considered an asset.
• The ability to provide services through an incorporated loan-out company is considered an asset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to handle highly confidential information discreetly.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all production accounting functions on assigned projections.
• Set-up payroll and accounting databases for newly greenlit shows.
• Forecast weekly cash-flow needs and submit funding requests.
• Process union and non-union payroll, and accounts payable.
• Approval of invoices and production payments.
• Prepare accurate month-end closing reporting packages.
• Drive accurate, complete, and timely cost reporting, tracking of show assets, and qualified tax credit spend.
• Set-up and oversee show accountants during shooting, assist with issues and questions.
• Ensure timely filing of HST returns.
• Prepare analysis, summaries, and reconciliations to inform management and corporate finance on the status of productions.
• Support the corporate team with detailed trial balance analysis and trial balance uploads into NetSuite.
• Prepare support and backup documentation for corporate audits, production audits, and CRA audit requirements for productions being overseen.
• Perform other tasks, analysis, and activities as reasonably required by Boat Rocker Finance.
• Identify and implement process improvements across production accounting and financial reporting workflows.
• Identify opportunities to use AI to create efficiencies.
• Monitor adherence to established production accounting processes and internal controls.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date production accounting manual.

Skills

Production accounting

Canadian tax credits

Unions & guilds

Analytical skills

Excel

ERP systems

Tools

Entertainment Partners (Smart Accounting, Smart Start, Movie Magic)

NetSuite

Workday Adaptive

Job description

About Boat Rocker Studios: An independent, integrated global entertainment company, Boat Rocker Studios’ mission is to create and own premium content, build a world‑class library of IP and deliver unmatched expertise in the curation and distribution of entertainment from creators worldwide to audiences everywhere. With offices around the world, Boat Rocker brings end‑to‑end creative expertise, robust business operations, and global franchise capabilities across Scripted, Unscripted, Documentary, Kids & Family and Animation content. A selection of Boat Rocker’s projects includes Bet (Netflix), Mix Tape (BBC, Binge, RTE), The Ridge (BBC Scotland, Sky New Zealand Originals), Geek Girl (Netflix), Invasion (Apple TV+), Palm Royale (Apple TV+), Orphan Black (BBC AMERICA, CTV Sci‑Fi Channel), The Next Step (BBC, Corus, CBC), Dino Ranch (Disney+, Disney Junior, CBC), and Dino Ranch: Island Explorers (Amazon Kids+, CBC, Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA). For more information, please visit www.boatrocker.com.

Role: Senior Production Accountant

Location: Toronto (Hybrid, in office 3 days a week)

The Role: The Senior Production Accountant will work closely with the VP, Production Finance to oversee the production accounting and financial reporting for multiple projects across Boat Rocker’s production slate.

Job Responsibilities:

Production Accounting

• Oversee all production accounting functions on assigned projections
• Set‑up payroll and accounting databases for newly greenlit shows
• Forecast weekly cash‑flow needs and submit funding requests
• Process union and non‑union payroll, and accounts payable
• Approval of invoices and production payments
• Prepare accurate month‑end closing reporting packages
• Drive accurate, complete, and timely cost reporting, tracking of show assets, and qualified tax credit spend
• Set‑up and oversee show accountants during shooting, assist with issues and questions
• Ensure timely filing of HST returns

Financial Reporting

• Prepare analysis, summaries, and reconciliations to inform management and corporate finance on the status of productions
• Support the corporate team with detailed trial balance analysis and trial balance uploads into NetSuite
• Prepare support and backup documentation for corporate audits, production audits, and CRA audit requirements for productions being overseen
• Perform other tasks, analysis, and activities as reasonably required by Boat Rocker Finance

Process Improvements

• Identify and implement process improvements across production accounting and financial reporting workflows
• Identify opportunities to use AI to create efficiencies
• Monitor adherence to established production accounting processes and internal controls
• Maintain an accurate and up‑to‑date production accounting manual

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in production accounting, with knowledge of Canadian tax credits, unions, and guilds
• Experience working on Canadian live‑action productions
• Understanding of development, pre‑production, production, and post‑production stages
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience with production accounting systems and Entertainment Partners products, including Smart Accounting, Smart Start, and Movie Magic
• Experience with NetSuite and Workday Adaptive is considered an asset
• The ability to provide services through an incorporated loan‑out company is considered an asset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to handle highly confidential information discreetly
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment while prioritizing deadlines

Salary Range: $90,000-$125,000 per year