Post production Accountant

Handle Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A post production accountancy firm is seeking a post production assistant accountant to join their team in London. This role involves entering accounts payable, managing digital files, and assisting with payroll. Candidates should have experience in film production/post production, strong bookkeeping skills, and knowledge of double entry bookkeeping. The firm offers benefits like private healthcare and 25 days annual leave after the probation period.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Income protection insurance

25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience working in film production/post production is necessary.
• Strong bookkeeping skills and confidence in using Excel.
• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping required.

Responsibilities

• Entering Purchase Orders and Accounts Payable.
• Digital filing management using various platforms.
• Processing Purchase Orders and managing payrolls.

Job description

A Post production accountancy firm are looking for a post production assistant accountant to join their team in London.

If you have experience working in film production/post production and want to develop your skills and work for a global reputable business this is the role for you.

This role is onsite 5 days and core hours are 10-6pm (9/10 or 6/7pm)

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Entering Purchase Order and Accounts Payable in PSL/SmartAccounting/Eclipse
- Digital filing management (including using DocuSign, Nitro pdf_ and Studio specific platforms
(Box/DropBox/GoogleDrive)
- Processing Purchase Orders (DPO/ezyPO/SmartPO)
- Entering Journals
- Running payrolls and timecards with Sargent Disc/EP/TPH
- Assisting with VAT return filings and ONS Surveys
- Making payment runs on bank accounts
- Managing tasks on Microsoft Teams
- Working dynamically across multiple projects, whilst tracking progress and providing quick,
insightful status updates on request

PREFERRED SKILLS
- Media/entertainment industry or production/post production accounts experience a plus
- Strong bookkeeping skills, experience in management accounts or confidence with using Excel
- Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping
- Confident and proactive with ability to troubleshoot problems and communicate clearly with
external suppliers, clients and internal team
- Ability to plan and work to regular deadlines
- Experience assisting with external audits useful

BENEFITS (AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD)
- Private healthcare, income protection insurance and critical illness cover
- Statutory pension (flexible on provider requirements)
- 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
- Flexible working supported when needed and aligns with Business needs

ADDITIONAL NOTES
- Ideal for a quick learner wanting to expand their experience
- No exam support provided
- Vibrant fast growing company specialising in UK and US post production
- Clients include large streaming, US UK and European studios and working on a range of medium
and big budget high end TV series and Film
- Full in role training to support progression to a Key Post Accountant

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.