Finance Director - Film and TV Production - Handle Recruitment : Job Details

An international TV & Film group is looking to recruit a hands-on but commercially astute Financial Director to look after the financials and assist in the continued growth of the company. Managing the Finance team of 8 and the production accountants, this role will be working with senior business figure's and play a pivotal part in their drive forwards.

This is a business facing role working with all areas of the business. The main responsibilities include but are not limited to the below tasks:

• Full responsibility for the monthly management reporting - P&L, Balance Sheet, variance analysis
• Responsibility for annual budgeting & quarterly forecasting
• Main point of a contact between productions and finance
• Responsible for the administration of the Tax Credit claims
• Primary contact for external audit and responsibility for filing of statutory accounts
• Responsible for quarterly VAT returns
• Oversee administration of greenlight process for new productions.
• Financial controls/systems - create and administer controls of business and ensure adhered to
• Identifying any new system needs within production flow
• Business partnering - with COO, Legal, Production teams
• Management the finance and production accounting team
• Build a business awareness of upcoming production and development slate
• Ad-hoc project & analysis work as directed by the senior business figures

You will be a qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with previous experience of month-end, financial reporting and ideally some business partnering in a TV/Film Production or related Entertainment industry. The ability to quickly establish credibility with production teams and take a bigger picture view whilst keeping a tight reign on the financials is paramount.

This is a fantastic opportunity to come on board in an exciting part of the company's evolution, progress rapidly with the business, and see your efforts make a tangible difference.

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.