Finance Manager - TV Production

Handle Recruitment Limited; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in TV production is seeking a Finance Manager to join their central finance team. This pivotal role involves ensuring financial hygiene and compliance with HMRC regulations across the organization. You will be responsible for treasury management, month-end close processes, and payroll oversight, while also providing production accounting support. The ideal candidate will have a strong accountancy background, experience in transaction processing, and familiarity with Xero. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and creative environment while advancing your career in finance.

Qualifications

• Qualified or actively pursuing an accountancy qualification.
• Strong understanding of HMRC regulations and payroll compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly cashflow forecasting and bank reconciliations.
• Oversee month-end close, including management accounts and payroll.

Skills

Accountancy qualification (ACCA/AAT/CIMA)

Transaction processing

HMRC regulations knowledge

Strong academic results

TV and film experience

Xero knowledge

Tools

Xero

Job description

Finance Manager - TV Production

Leading documentary series', factual entertainment, and current affairs independent TV production company are looking for a strong Finance Manager to be key member of the central finance team, a role that will be accountable for the overall financial hygiene and HMRC compliance across the group on behalf of the owners of the business.

The role will report in to the Commercial Finance Director and work alongside the Production Accountant(s) in post commensurate with the business' slate.

Responsibilities:

• Treasury management: Monthly consolidation of a group cashflow forecasting based on committed productions. Clearing down daily unreconciled bank transactions.
• Maintenance of the Xero accounts ledger for the group companies
• Oversee the month-end close of: Production Cost Manager reporting, recoveries and recharge posting flows, AP, AR ledgers and B/S and bank reconciliations.
• Posting Management Accounts monthly adjustments for: production revenue recognition, overhead prepayments and royalty accruals.
• Owns monthly TB close out and review for all group companies including the presentation of monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet, and cashflow statements.
• Payroll management: The business has a payroll partner who process payslips, payments and HMRC filings nonetheless the role will be the inhouse payroll lead.
• Pension and Health Insurance administration for the group, including adherence to regulatory requirements.
• VAT compliance for the Brinkworth Group: Quarterly review, submission and payment of VAT returns across the group, including reconciliation to the Government Gateway HMRC records.
• Rights and royalty reporting tracking, sales invoicing and credit control.
• Central overheads monthly purchase ledger payment run
• Administration of pre-paid debit cards - Equals - including transactions exported into each project on a monthly basis
• General duties: Raising sales invoices, posting purchase invoice, journal entries, B/S reconciliations, Bank reconciliations, raising bank payments.
• Production accounting support: Maintenance and reconciliation to Xero of cost monitors, monthly payment runs, raising sales invoices in Xero for project funding, maintenance of petty cash floats, create production cashflow forecasts against agreed project budgets, setting up new supplier accounts, liaising with suppliers and production teams for any queries.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Qualified or actively working towards accountancy qualification (ACCA/AAT/CIMA)
• Comfortable at the sharp end of transaction processing
• Knowledge and understanding of HMRC regulations, including payroll related compliance
• A candidate who is: responsible, discrete and process orientated
• Strong academic results
• TV and or film experience
• Knowledge of XERO

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.