Senior Production Accountant (TV)

Are you a seasoned Senior TV Production Accountant looking for an exciting new challenge?

Join a London-based powerhouse in TV production and play a pivotal role in the financial success of a globally recognised non-scripted brand. This award winning company is known for being an employer of choice and keep growing from strength to strength.

This is your chance to work on a high-profile/high-budget series, collaborate with talented creative and finance professionals, and enjoy working in a fast paced, supportive, and ambitious environment.

As a key financial partner to the Production Executive, you'll be at the heart of production operations-ensuring the show is delivered on (or under) budget while maintaining robust financial controls and clear communication with all stakeholders. You'll lead a dedicated finance team and act as the go-to expert for production finance, supporting both internal teams and broadcaster/streamer clients.

This role is offering a highly competitive pay and will be considered either on a permanent basis or a 12 month fixed term contract (paid directly as staff or under IR35). It will be predominantly office based (3 days min), depending on the phase of the production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Leadership: Prepare bi-weekly progress, margin, and variance reports, delivering clear, actionable insights for senior management and the broadcaster.
• Cashflow Management: Develop and monitor production cashflows, ensuring the production is always funded and any variances are flagged early
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and support two assistant accountants and a cashier, ensuring all transactional processing (payroll, supplier payments, floats) is accurate, timely, and compliant.
• Compliance & Controls: Oversee payroll, Sched D, supplier payments, and ensure all contracts and payments are IR35 compliant and/or with the relevant right-to-work documentation is in place.
• Set Up & Close Down: Take ownership of production finance set-up and close-down processes, including leading finance start-up meetings and supporting ad-hoc analysis for the Production Executive and Head of Production.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior production, finance teams, and broadcaster/streamer, acting as a trusted advisor on all financial matters.
• Risk & Opportunity Management: Quantify and communicate potential risks and opportunities to the budget, supporting senior management in making informed decisions.
• Reporting & Analysis: Ensure all PMI cost reports are up to date, relevant, and accurate; provide commentary on material periodic variances.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: Take ownership of the production trial balance and ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are maintained and in good order.
• Process Champion: Champion financial processes and ensure controls are implemented and followed across the production.
• Ad-hoc Support: Assist with breakage budgets, insurance claims, subsequent series budgets, and any other ad-hoc analysis or queries as required.

The Candidate

We're looking for someone with:

• Proven experience as a Production Accountant with credits on recognisable film, HETV, or reality formats.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to communicate financial risks and opportunities clearly.
• Advanced Excel skills-comfortable building and working with complex financial models.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a deadline-driven approach.
• Experience with PMI (preferred).
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills-able to engage with both financial and non-financial colleagues.
• Superb time management and the ability to juggle competing priorities.

If you're ready to make a significant impact on a globally renowned non-scripted brand and thrive in a dynamic, creative, and supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you!