THE ROLE We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Production Accountant to join the Production Accounting team in Bristol on an 8-month contract This is a hybrid working role with a requirement to spend time with the team at Bridgewater House, Bristol supporting a variety of productions.
The Production Accounting team works within the production community to ensure that production budgets are effectively managed and to protect value by deploying and managing effective cost management, controls, and risk management disciplines.
Key Responsibilities As the Assistant Production Accountant, you will be responsible for cost management, maintaining and monitoring the purchase orders raised, ensuring all transactions are entered accurately in the appropriate accounting system and resolving any supplier queries.
You will ensure that the BBC's Purchasing/Procurement guidelines are adhered to on the production and will liaise with the Procurement department to progress any out of scope purchasing.
The Assistant Production Accountant is responsible for processing expense claims and subsequent coding into the relevant system.
You will obtain and retain appropriate supporting documentation of all production transactions and ensure audit trails are maintained.
You will undertake a range of accounting and reporting tasks, recording transactions in the production's books and general ledger, and assisting in the preparation of weekly cost reports.
The role will also require you to review production records to monitor the overall cost control of the production and will assist as appropriate in the preparation of filing taxable expense returns.
Where necessary, you will also assist in operating the production bank accounts in any currency, to include the handling and disbursement of cash to cover agreed expenditure through the bank account and will prepare weekly finance and expenditure reports and produce regular bank and WHAT DOES IT TAKE?ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: You will demonstrate practical experience in a TV Production environment, preferably with prior exposure to cost management and general ledger accounting.
The role requires excellent communication skills and you will possess the ability to interact effectively with non-finance stakeholders across various disciplines from Production staff through to Procurement.
Excellent attention to detail and a high standard of computer literacy will be expected from all applicants.
DESIRABLE CRITERIA: Working towards recognised accounting qualification e.g.
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The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Fixed term contract until October 2025Location: Office Base is Bristol.
This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?
• We offer a competitive salary package• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance • Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days• A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more • A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)• Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation NEXT STEPS We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you.
Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated.
This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants.
Thank you for your understanding.