Junior Finance Manager - TV/Film

Handle Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Handle Recruitment is seeking a Junior Finance Manager for an award-winning TV and Film production company in London. This critical role involves providing financial insight and supports strategic decision-making within the finance team, while mentoring junior staff and managing key accounts. Candidates should be qualified accountants with experience in media production, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel capabilities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant required with specific experience in media/TV production.
• Strong analytical skills and financial modelling expertise are critical.
• Experience in management accounting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage finance related tasks such as payroll and accounting.
• Assist in preparing management accounts and business partnering.
• Contribute to financial insights and process improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Tools

Advanced Excel

Xero

Job description

This range is provided by Handle Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Director, Finance Division at Handle Recruitment | Media, Entertainment & Creative |

Junior Finance Manager - TV/Film

International award winning TV & Film documentary production company are seeking a highly skilled and commercially astute Junior Finance Manager to join their finance team.

This is a critical role that provides financial insight, drives performance, and supports strategic decision-making across the business. You will assist on the preparation of monthly management accounts, assist with payroll, forecasting, and variance analysis, as well as business partnering with key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the Finance Coordinator regarding AP and AR across the corporate entity, ensuring timely payments and correct account code allocations throughout. Willing to provide cover with AP/AR in busy periods.
• Complete month end processes in the ledgers, including bank reconciliations, production recharges, accrual, prepayments and depreciation. Ensuring the balance sheet codes are reviewed and accurate at each month end.
• Work closely with numerous production accountants to ensure recharges are accurate and up to date and deal with ad hoc queries that may arise.
• Work with the development team to manage all production development cost managers, ensuring all invoices are accounted for and paid in a timely manner and the estimated cost to complete is correct with actuals.
• Responsible for all VAT submissions within the corporate entities and confirmation statements submissions across both the corporate and production entities.
• Setting up bank accounts and SPV entities for commissioned productions ensuring timely setup. Additionally, coordinating with production accountants to close SPVs down when complete.
• Creating new processes and month end reporting for new reporting requirements.
• Assist in processing monthly payroll
• Mentor and support junior finance team members as needed.
• Contribute to system and process improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Assist with the monthly management accounts pack that is presented to stakeholders including investors.
• Complete the monthly SPV consolidation, ensuring corporate AR is in line with other companies AP, matching loans and month end has been completed by the production accountants.

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Experience in TV / Media production.
• Proven experience in a similar management accounting role.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• Advanced Excel skills: experience with Xero is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex financial data to non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, commercially minded, and confident working in a fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to business partnering and cross-functional collaboration.
• Previous involvement in process improvement or transformation projects.
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing, Art/Creative, and Finance

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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