Senior Production Accountant

ABC News⠀Longform⠀is⠀meaningfully⠀growing⠀its⠀production⠀output to⠀produce⠀narrative⠀non-fiction⠀content⠀and news⠀specials⠀for the⠀ABC⠀network,⠀Hulu and⠀other⠀Disney⠀platforms.⠀We are⠀seeking an⠀experienced⠀Senior⠀Production⠀Accountant⠀to work⠀across the⠀projects⠀that make⠀up the ABC⠀News⠀Longform⠀portfolio.

This⠀Senior⠀Production⠀Accountant⠀reports to⠀the⠀Director,⠀Production⠀Management⠀& Staffing⠀and will⠀work⠀alongside⠀the⠀production⠀management⠀team to⠀facilitate⠀the⠀day-to-day⠀needs of⠀the studio⠀business⠀with an⠀emphasis⠀on the⠀Hulu⠀portfolio.⠀The Senior⠀Production⠀Accountant⠀will⠀maintain⠀project⠀cost⠀reporting,⠀assist the⠀Production⠀Management⠀and⠀Operations⠀teams in⠀invoice⠀processing⠀and⠀payroll,⠀and liaise⠀with⠀Corporate⠀Finance on⠀project⠀costs.

In⠀addition,⠀they will⠀assist⠀with the⠀day-to-day⠀series⠀accounting⠀needs⠀including⠀running⠀field⠀advances,⠀production⠀credit⠀card⠀payments⠀and⠀reconciliations,⠀and Senior⠀Production⠀Accountant⠀will also⠀work⠀alongside⠀the teams⠀responsible⠀for⠀insurance,⠀rights and⠀clearances,⠀risk⠀management,⠀staffing⠀and⠀post-production⠀operations⠀to insure⠀information⠀flow and⠀project⠀compliance⠀from⠀pre-production⠀through⠀delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Lead⠀day-to-day⠀production⠀accounting⠀across a⠀portfolio⠀of⠀projects⠀to include⠀non-fiction⠀series,⠀news⠀specials,⠀and⠀documentary⠀films⠀including⠀providing⠀timely,⠀accurate⠀and⠀complete⠀analysis⠀and⠀reporting:⠀cost⠀reports,⠀cash⠀flows, and⠀trial⠀balances
• Collaborate⠀with both⠀studio and⠀production⠀teams to⠀provide⠀day-to-day⠀mentorship⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀on⠀workflows⠀and⠀enforcements⠀of⠀accounting⠀procedures
• Coordinate⠀onboarding⠀and other⠀accounting⠀and⠀payroll⠀startup⠀materials⠀for each⠀project,⠀working⠀alongside⠀counterparts⠀in other⠀departments⠀to⠀communicate⠀compliance⠀guidelines⠀and⠀facilitate⠀systems⠀onboarding.
• Liaise⠀between⠀production⠀team and⠀Finance to⠀cost track⠀during⠀production⠀process⠀and⠀investigate⠀cost⠀discrepancies
• Provide⠀Operations⠀WBS and⠀account⠀coding for⠀processing⠀for all⠀invoices,⠀payroll⠀and credit⠀card⠀statements
• Provide⠀Finance⠀with any⠀FTE staff⠀allocations⠀for Hulu⠀after⠀production⠀has⠀ended
• Facilitate⠀production⠀cash⠀advances⠀and credit⠀card⠀management⠀–⠀including⠀setting up⠀new⠀accounts,⠀troubleshooting⠀company⠀issued⠀credit⠀cards and⠀working⠀closely⠀with Line⠀Producers⠀and⠀Production⠀Managers⠀on⠀Purchase⠀Card⠀(P-card)⠀reconciliations.⠀Also⠀including⠀BTA/CTA⠀reconciliations.
• Assist⠀in⠀preparing⠀non-purchase⠀order⠀invoices⠀to assure⠀accurate⠀budget⠀coding and⠀vital⠀approvals⠀are⠀included⠀prior to⠀submission.
• Work⠀closely⠀with Line⠀Producers⠀and⠀Operations⠀on⠀preparing⠀3rd party⠀payroll⠀services⠀payments.
• Ad-Hoc⠀financial⠀accounting⠀reporting⠀for⠀various⠀shows/projects,⠀as⠀requested.
• Collaborate⠀on special⠀projects⠀as needed⠀to assist⠀in⠀improving⠀the⠀workflows⠀and best⠀practices⠀of the⠀department

Basic Qualifications:

• 3-6 years⠀of⠀production⠀accounting⠀experience,⠀including⠀experience⠀as the⠀primary or⠀2nd⠀production⠀accountant⠀on premium⠀non-fiction⠀series
• Expertise⠀working in⠀PSL, Movie⠀Magic⠀Budgeting,⠀Concur,⠀SAP, and⠀other⠀production⠀finance⠀systems
• Solid⠀understanding⠀of⠀domestic⠀and⠀foreign⠀tax forms⠀such as⠀W-9 and⠀W8-BEN
• Expertise⠀processing⠀payroll⠀for union⠀and⠀non-union⠀productions
• Experience⠀preparing⠀financial⠀reporting⠀and⠀analysis⠀for⠀Network⠀and⠀C-Suite⠀level⠀partners
• Experience⠀handling a⠀portfolio⠀of⠀projects⠀at the⠀same⠀time
• Excellent⠀interpersonal⠀skills and⠀ability to⠀function⠀in both a⠀quick turn⠀news⠀environment⠀and a⠀longer⠀term⠀documentary⠀production⠀environment
• Calm⠀under⠀pressure⠀and a⠀willingness⠀to be⠀flexible⠀to resolve⠀how best⠀to work⠀with⠀different⠀production⠀teams
• Handles⠀confidential⠀and⠀sensitive⠀information⠀with a⠀high⠀degree of⠀discretion⠀and good⠀judgment
• Proficient⠀in MS⠀Office

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience⠀in a⠀production⠀company,⠀studio/network⠀production⠀accounting/finance⠀position,⠀or⠀business⠀unit⠀manager⠀capacity
• Experience⠀in⠀identifying⠀incomplete⠀or⠀inaccurate⠀data
• Familiarity⠀with DGA⠀and NABET⠀Union⠀agreements⠀a plus
• A⠀passion⠀for⠀non-fiction⠀content,⠀with both⠀a news and⠀documentary⠀focus
• Must⠀be⠀positive,⠀hardworking,⠀results⠀oriented⠀and⠀comfortable⠀working⠀independently⠀or part of⠀a team