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BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Production Accountant to join the team on a 6 month FTC, to support a high profile entertainment production!

This role is part of a team of Production Accountants and Assistant Production Accountants who, although being part of a wider finance community, are embedded within production departments, working closely with the Production Management teams. The purpose of this role is to:

Support the Production Accountant in managing the financial control of a production/ slate of productions
Work with the Production Accountant and Production Accounting Manager to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate financial information to support effective cost management of productions

Key responsibilities

General accounting

To record transactions in the production’s books of prime entry and general ledger
To assist in the preparation of weekly cost reports based on the costs recorded in the BBC’s main accounting system
To establish and review production records in order to assist with the overall cost control of the production

Purchasing

To maintain a purchase order log and monitor the use of manual purchase orders
To ensure all transactions are entered accurately in the appropriate accounting system
To resolve any instances of incorrect charges or disputes and to liaise with external and BBC suppliers
To understand BBC Procurement guidelines and ensure these guidelines are adhered to on the production
Liaise with Procurement to progress out of scope purchasing
To provide administrative support with the booking and payment of freelance crews
To be responsible for processing expense claims and subsequent coding into the relevant system
To be responsible for the Supporting Artist and Walk-ons payment process

Bank and cash

Where relevant to assist in the operation of the production bank account(s) including the disbursement of cash to cover agreed expenditure
To prepare weekly finance and expenditure reports and produce petty cash and bank reconciliations
To assist with the management and control of production Barclaycards
To assist as necessary in the preparation of Section 16 Reports

Controls and compliance

To monitor and check that costs are appropriately authorised and to ensure that they are completely and accurately recorded in line with the BBC Guidelines
To obtain and retain appropriate supporting documentation of all production transactions and ensure audit trails are maintained
To maintain the Production Asset Register in line with BBC Policy

General activities

To perform general duties within the genre/ production area as necessary and to deputise for the Production Accountant as required
Facilitate collaboration between team members through information sharing, collaborating on decision-making and taking mutual responsibility for the work of the team
Facilitate self-development by identifying own skill development needs and future career opportunities with the support of the Production Accounting team

What does it take?

Essential criteria

Vocational training/experience within financial or accountancy field.
Understanding of basic accounting principles, practice, controls and compliance requirements.
Able to present and communicate finance information in a clear and concise written and verbal format to finance and non-finance people.
Numerate with analytical and problem-solving skills.
Computer literacy in key computer packages such as Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

Desirable criteria

Experience in working in a production environment within a media organisation
Working towards recognised accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent

Assistant Production Accountant (Entertainment) 2025