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    Head of Production Finance Sony Pictures - United Kingdom - Entertainment Services Alliance, Inc.

    Entertainment Services Alliance, Inc.
    Entertainment Services Alliance, Inc. United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Description

    Sony Pictures company based in Manchester, is looking to hire an experienced Finance Director/ Head of Production Finance to join a creatively led, inherently curious and passionate producer of international drama at an exciting time of transformation for the company

    This hands-on role will be responsible for the provision of all financial support including financial planning and budgeting, reporting, production accounting, financial control, compliance and accounting.

    The role will work closely with the SVP & VP Production, VP Finance, International TV Production for Sony Pictures Entertainment, GFO accounting functions, Corporate Treasury, IT, and others as required.
    What you'll do:

    Business, operational and production finance support

    Provide financial decision support to the SVPs & production teams on all financial matters
    Support production department on questions around internal budgeting for all shows
    Establish and maintain proper accounting, tracking and reporting of production costs
    Advising and reviewing Government funding submissions and funding incentives Planning, Budgeting and Management reporting
    Manage approval process for cost reports prepared by the production teams
    Support customer and vendor negotiations, giving financial input/feedback on contracts
    Support recruitment and management of freelance Production Accountant for shows
    Prepare production cash flows and management of cash funding requirements
    Oversee and assist with cost management across productions and operations
    Coordinate and manage MRP (mid-range plan), and annual budgeting cycles, presenting budgets to the International Production Senior Management team
    Ensure financial integrity of all planning and management reporting
    Working knowledge of film and television production accounting systems
    Perform and report monthly management reviews for P&L, cash flow, working capital and balance sheet, preparing overhead reporting, local management accounts and variance analysis
    Effectively manage operational cash flow and cash flow forecasting to support the business needs in accordance with policy

    Financial accounting, audit and transactional support

    Manage and perform month-end close process, signing-off on trial balance and monthly Management Pack, tax packs and resolve Home Office enquiries
    Ensure reconciliations between production accounting systems, Costs Reports and SAP are accurate and prepared on a timely basis
    Manage pre and post-production payroll and invoice payments
    Manage local payment approval and ensure PO and non-PO invoice approvals are in line with SPE approvals (COFA) and journal postings according to Company financial policies
    Manage the production of statutory accounts
    Manage productions statutory year end audit and other tax, and payroll

    Control and Risk Management

    Create and maintain appropriate business and financial controls for forecast, planning and reporting processes with financial impact and maintains internal control safeguards
    Establish and ensure adherence to corporation policies, procedures for financial accounting and reporting and external requirements (IFRS)
    Roll out new corporate policies and procedures as required

    Communication and Team Leading

    Build and maintain relationships across Finance, the Business, production teams and third parties

    Project and Continuous Improvements

    Identify and implement process improvements and enabling tools and systems to provide enhanced financial and operational information
    Support and involvement in ad hoc projects

    What you have:

    Professionally qualified
    Typically requires 8 – 10 years' experience in Finance and in Media, production accounting (film and/or television production)
    Ability to effectively communicate across the Business and Finance organization with strong English oral and written skills and demonstrate a willingness to generate and share information.
    Strong business acumen and excellent financial analysis experience and skills
    Excellent presentational skills – particularly presenting financial information clearly and as simply as possible to ensure key drivers clearly understood and actionable
    Ability to work closely with management to making informed business decisions
    Excellent excel skills
    Hands on working understanding of SAP would be advantageous
    Demonstrated knowledge of applicable accounting principles to include IFRS.
    Ability to create and oversee the preparation of accurate and thorough financial reports and underlying records.
    Proven experience working in a dynamic and fast moving and changing environment and manage multiple priorities.
    Ability to establish and build healthy relationships with clients, vendors and peers in an effort to create an environment committed to providing excellent and continually improving service.
    Build, manage and work as an effective team.
    Read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from financial and numerical material.
    Motivated by passion to go above and beyond and to continuously improve yourself, your team, and your department.

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