Senior Assistant Accountant for Creative Production

CLOSER; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

CLOSER is seeking a strong, ambitious Senior Assistant Accountant to help shape a growing finance team. This hands-on role covers group finance, accounts payable, month-end reporting and production accounting, with ownership of key processes and projects alongside the Financial Controller.

AI is central to our ambition: you will help automate routine tasks, improve insights and support faster, smarter decision-making across productions and commercial activities.

Qualifications

• Solid hands-on accounting and month-end experience with the ability to own key tasks independently and a strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and reconciliations.
• Experience tracking project or production costs, and confidence working with producers and budget holders.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence using accounting software.
• Clear communication, attention to detail and sound judgement, with the confidence to manage competing deadlines, explain variances and raise issues early.
• Energy, initiative and a desire to learn, take ownership and grow with the business.
• AI experience or a strong interest in learning, with the curiosity to test new tools and challenge how things are done.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned month-end processes and prepare management accounts schedules, including journals, accruals, prepayments and revenue and cost reconciliations, for review by the Financial Controller.
• Support accounts payable, including processing supplier invoices, checking approvals, reconciling supplier statements, resolving queries and preparing payment runs.
• Own bank, credit card and balance sheet reconciliations, investigating differences, resolving outstanding items and escalating risks promptly.
• Maintain accurate records across group entities, including intercompany balances and foreign currency transactions.
• Assist with cash flow reporting, VAT returns and year-end audits.
• Act as the finance contact for assigned productions, working with producers on budgets, job costing, forecasts, client billing and project close-outs, and flagging overspends and margin risks early.
• Pitch in across day-to-day finance and team priorities, taking ownership and helping colleagues meet deadlines.
• Drive practical improvements through AI and automation for invoice processing, reconciliations, reporting and analysis, testing accuracy and helping the team adopt better ways of working.

Skills

Month-end bookkeeping

Budgeting & cost tracking

Excel skills

Intercompany reconciliations

Strong communication

AI in finance interest

Education

AAT qualification

ACCA/CIMA progress welcome

Job description

CLOSER is seeking a strong, ambitious Senior Assistant Accountant to help shape a growing finance team. This hands-on role covers group finance, accounts payable, month-end reporting and production accounting, with ownership of key processes and projects alongside the Financial Controller.

AI is central to our ambition: you will help automate routine tasks, improve insights and support faster, smarter decision-making across productions and commercial activities.