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Post production Accountant

  • Location: City of London
  • Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 22 days ago

  • Sector: finance
  • Type: office-based
  • Contact: Monica Vaja
  • Contact Email: monica.vaja@handle.co.uk
  • Expiry Date: 29 August 2025
  • Job Ref: BBBH112396

A Post production accountancy firm are looking for a post production assistant accountant to join their team in London.

If you have experience working in film production/post production and want to develop your skills and work for a global reputable business this is the role for you.

This role is onsite 5 days and core hours are 10-6pm (9/10 or 6/7pm)

Role and Responsibilities:

  • Entering Purchase Order and Accounts Payable in PSL/SmartAccounting/Eclipse

  • Digital filing management (including using DocuSign, Nitro pdf_ and Studio specific platforms (Box/DropBox/GoogleDrive)

  • Processing Purchase Orders (DPO/ezyPO/SmartPO)

  • Entering Journals

  • Running payrolls and timecards with Sargent Disc/EP/TPH

  • Assisting with VAT return filings and ONS SurveysMaking payment runs on bank accounts

  • Managing tasks on Microsoft Teams

  • Working dynamically across multiple projects, whilst tracking progress and providing quick, insightful status updates on request


Preferred skills:

  • Media/entertainment industry or production/post production accounts experience a plus

  • Strong bookkeeping skills, experience in management accounts or confidence with using Excel

  • Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping

  • Confident and proactive with ability to troubleshoot problems and communicate clearly with external suppliers, clients and internal team

  • Ability to plan and work to regular deadlines

  • Experience assisting with external audits useful


Benefits (after successful completion of probationary period)

  • Private healthcare, income protection insurance and critical illness cover

  • Statutory pension (flexible on provider requirements)

  • 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)

  • Flexible working supported when needed and aligns with Business needs


Additional notes:

  • Ideal for a quick learner wanting to expand their experience

  • No exam support provided

  • Vibrant fast growing company specialising in UK and US post production

  • Clients include large streaming, US UK and European studios and working on a range of medium and big budget high end TV series and Film

  • Full in role training to support progression to a Key Post Accountant


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