Production Accountant - Entertainment

A growing creative and production business is looking for a hands-on Production Accountant to become a key part of its finance function. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant who enjoys working closely with operational teams, taking ownership of production finances, and wanting to grow with a project-based team.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with production teams to prepare, monitor and manage project and production budgets


• Track actual spend against budget and provide regular reporting on project performance and profitability


• Support weekly and monthly forecasting across production and wider business activities


• Analyse production margins and provide insight into financial performance


• Prepare management accounts and assist with month-end and year-end processes


• Maintain and reconcile financial records within Xero


• Manage and update rolling cash flow forecasts


• Support payroll, invoicing, credit control and revenue recognition activities


• Assist with statutory reporting, tax compliance and audit preparation


• Act as the first point of contact for finance-related queries across the business


• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, systems and reporting


• Work closely with external finance partners to support the development of a scalable finance function

Requirements:

• Part-qualified or newly qualified AAT, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent


• Experience in a hands-on finance role, ideally within a creative, media, production or project-based environment


• Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting skills


• Experience using Xero or similar accounting systems


• Confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders


• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of finance processes


• Interest in technology and AI tools, with a willingness to adopt new ways of working


• Ambitious and keen to develop within a growing business


• Able to Commute to North London 5 days a week

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.

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