Production Accountant | Temporary | Hybrid
Start: Immediate | Sector: Film & Post Production
Contract: Temporary | with potential to go permanent
We’re hiring a temporary Production Accountant to support Film Production and Post Production departments. The main focus is clearing a backlog of reconciliations caused by a new system rollout and business growth, ahead of a year-end deadline.
About the role:
- Reconcile production budgets and expenses across Film and Post Production
- Initial focus on Post Production jobs: high volume, low value (~£50K, ~10 entries) — straightforward reconciliations
- Progress to higher-value, more complex reconciliations (up to £500K budgets, ~100 purchase entries), matching Producers’ Excel reconciliations to system data before finalising
- Potential for permanent role, evolving into a business-facing position with ownership of producers and/or clients
Ideal candidate:
- Experience handling reconciliations on budgets up to £500K with numerous purchase entries (supplier invoices, expenses, company credit cards)
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Comfortable working with Excel and production accounting systems
Hiring timeline:
Requirements:
- 2+ years' experience as a Production Accountant
- Strong reconciliation and Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, SUMIFs)
- Able to work across multiple production teams
- Experience with WorkBook or Maconomy (preferred)
- Proactive, self-sufficient, and detail-focused