Production Accountant

IMG; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking a Finance Support Specialist to manage a significant production budget for various events. The ideal candidate will have a degree, ACCA/CIMA qualification, and strong Excel skills. Responsibilities include overseeing budgeting processes, monitoring expenditures, and reporting to management. This permanent position requires excellent analytical abilities, attention to detail, and a passion for the production industry, offering a dynamic role in a vibrant work environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level.
• ACCA/CIMA part or newly qualified (or equivalent).
• Experience of providing finance support within a commercial environment.
• Highly proficient in Excel - able to create and use pivot tables/budget templates/formulas.
• Proficient with MS Word and Outlook.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage ETP's £45m+ production spend on events/programmes.
• Oversee the production budgeting process.
• Monitor performance vs. budgets regularly.
• Review future event budgets for monthly rolling forecasts.
• Report results to the Head of Finance.

Skills

Finance support experience

Proficient in Excel

Strong analytical skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Degree level education

ACCA/CIMA part or newly qualified

Tools

SAP

Power BI

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

Acting as the link between the Head of Finance and the production management team. The main focus of this role is to help manage ETP's £45m+ production spend on its 50+ Live and Non-Live events/programmes each year.

Production Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Reporting

Working alongside the production management team this role is responsible for overseeing the production budgeting process by:

• Co-ordinating and managing the preparation of accurate, detailed and timely event budgets. Including creating/maintaining the budget templates and their rate cards & data sheets.
• Assisting the production management team with any budgeting queries.
• Monitoring performance vs. budgets on a regular basis including variance analysis.
• Reviewing and reporting the event costs in accordance with strict deadlines at month end. Including reviewing & correcting the ledger to ensure all coding is accurate.
• Review future event budgets to assist in the compilation of monthly rolling forecasts.
• Reporting the results to the Head of Finance and departmental management.
• Escalating any financial issues to the Head of Finance and departmental management.

Production Purchases & Cash Flow Forecasting

Ensuring all production purchases comply with applicable company, tax and other legal/government regulations. Specific tasks will include:

• Reviewing and authorising invoices in line with ETP authorisation levels.
• Reviewing and authorising weekly staff per diem payments.
• Assist Production Managers to ensure supplier payment queries are resolved and paid in a timely fashion.

Other

• Producing ad-hoc financial analysis for Head of Finance as required.
• Training new Production Managers on the Budget processes.
• Reviewing and posting journals for Production Managers.
• Assisting the production management team with ad-hoc finance queries.

You Have These

• Educated to degree level
• ACCA/CIMA part or newly qualified (or equivalent)
• Experience of providing finance support within a commercial environment
• Highly proficient in Excel - able to create and use pivot tables/budget templates/formulas and help others use the programme
• Proficient with MS Word and Outlook
• Highly numerate
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• An Interest in the production industry

We'd Also Love If You Have These

• Production/Media industry experience
• Knowledge of HMRC tax rules
• Has worked in a multi-national corporation
• SAP experience or experience of using a similar programme
• Experience using Power BI
• An interest in golf and/or sport in general

Working Conditions

Perm, London Stockley Park

Mon-Fri - 35 hours per week