Finance Assistant

IMG Media; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports media company is seeking a Production Accountant to provide financial and accounting assistance to the production team. The ideal candidate will be numerate and organized, with a strong background in accounting and proficiency in Excel. Responsibilities include managing invoices, supporting financial reconciliation, and liaising with accounts payable. This fixed-term role is based at Stockley Park, Uxbridge and offers a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Must be numerate and able to organise multiple tasks.
• Experience in an accounting/finance environment is required.
• Must have good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial assistance to the production team.
• Issue purchase orders using the SAP system.
• Support with reconciling production credit card expenditures.

Skills

Numeracy

Organisational skills

Proficient in Excel

Accounting experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

A level education or equivalent

Tools

SAP accounting system

Job description

Who We Are

At IMG, our Studios business use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world.

What You'll Do

To provide financial and accounting assistance to the production team - dealing with all matters that arise during the course of production and to provide regular “final cost” information to Heads of Production. This is a “sleeves up” role for someone who enjoys getting fully involved in a role and working as part of a busy team

Key Responsibilities And Accountabilities

Providing accounting support to the production team – including the following:

• Issuing purchase orders as required using the SAP system
• Ensuring that vendor invoices are properly coded, authorized and processed for payment
• Liaising with Accounts Payable on all Payables issues – dealing with vendor enquiries etc
• Requesting new vendor set up via vendor governance
• Supporting corporate finance and production with reconciling expenditure incurred on production credit cards
• Ensuring that all production costs are recharged to the relevant projects each month
• Dealing with T&E expenses for all relevant staff using the SAP system
• Raising Client Invoices using the SOL system
• Completing the monthly update of the actual expenditure for the Production Cost Reports and helping Production Managers to analyse and explain their budget variances
• Dealing with any other ad hoc production related finance matters as required
• Liaising with accounting staff in other departments on all of the above
  
  

Working Conditions

Reports To: Production Finance Manager

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday, 35 hours per week.

Contract Type / Length: Fixed Term Contract till June 2026

Location: Stockley Park, Uxbridge

You Have These

• Must be numerate and able to organise and deal with multiple tasks and determine priorities.
• Must be able to work without close supervision and have the initiative to deal with problems as they arise or refer them to supervisors for further investigation
• Proficient in Microsoft packages specifically Excel
• Previous experience in an accounting / finance environment
• Mathematically competent
• Minimum of A level education or equivalent
• Must be flexible and adaptable and prepared to work as part of a team and occasionally, irregular hours
• Organised with an ability to prioritise
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Proven experience of working as part of a large team
• Excellent attention to detail skills
  
  

We'd Also Love If You Have These

• Knowledge of the television programme production business
• An interest in the Premier League
• Knowledge of the SAP accounting system
• Studying for a recognised accounting qualification
• Knowledge of the television programme production business
• Knowledge of the SAP accounting system
  
  

IMG is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.