Financial Controller Assistant

3 weeks ago


Salford, Salford, United Kingdom BBC Full time

Role Overview

This role is part of a team of Production Accountants and Assistant Production Accountants who work 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.

Key Responsibilities

General Accounting:

  • Record transactions in the production's books of prime entry and general ledger.
  • Assist in the preparation of weekly cost reports based on the costs recorded in the BBC's main accounting system.
  • Establish and review production records to assist with overall cost control of the production.

Purchasing:

  • Maintain a purchase order log and monitor the use of manual purchase orders.
  • Ensure all transactions are entered accurately in the appropriate accounting system.
  • Resolve any instances of incorrect charges or disputes and liaise with external and BBC suppliers.
  • Liaise with Procurement to progress out of scope purchasing.
  • Provide administrative support with the booking and payment of freelance crews.
  • Process expense claims and subsequent coding into the relevant system.
  • Be responsible for the Supporting Artist and Walk-ons payment process.

Bank and Cash:

  • Assist in the operation of the production bank account(s), including the disbursement of cash to cover agreed expenditure.
  • Prepare weekly finance and expenditure reports and produce petty cash and bank reconciliations.
  • Assist with the management and control of production Barclaycards.
  • Assist as necessary in the preparation of Section 16 Reports.

Controls and Compliance:

  • Monitor and check that costs are appropriately authorised and ensure they are completely and accurately recorded in line with the BBC Guidelines.
  • Obtain and retain appropriate supporting documentation of all production transactions and ensure audit trails are maintained.
  • Maintain the Production Asset Register in line with BBC Policy.

Requirements

Vocational training/experience within a 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.

Experience in working in a production environment within a media organisation.

Working towards recognised accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.



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