Senior Finance Assistant

Who We Are:

At IMG, our Studios business use content and technology to power the world's passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. We've built Europe's best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the world's best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether it's live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world.

What You'll Do:

Providing Accounting support to the Production Team – including the following:

• Issuing Purchase Orders as required using the SAP system
• Ensuring that Vendor Invoices are properly coded and authorised for payment
• Liaising with Accounts Payable on all Payables issues – dealing with Vendor enquiries
• Managing and reconciling the Production Pre-Paid Cards and ensuring that proper controls are maintained over these expenses.
• Managing and reconciling expenditure incurred on Production Credit Cards
• Dealing with T&E expenses for all relevant staff using the Concur system
• Raising Client Invoices using the Stadium system
• Assisting the Production Managers with monthly Actual Cost Reporting against Budget and analysing and explaining Budget v Actual variances
• Proactive analysis of Production spend and revenue and reporting potential under/overspends
• Ensuring that all Production Staff costs are recharged to the relevant Projects each Month
• Dealing with any other ad hoc production related finance matters as required
• Liaising with accounting staff in other departments on all of the above

Unusual Challenges or Circumstances   e.g. shift(s)/ unsocial hours/ travel etc

• Must be flexible and adaptable and prepared to work as part of a Team and occasionally irregular hours

Key Results Areas

• Up-to-date Cost Trackers
• Understanding of Client’s Project spend
• Timely reconciliation of Expenses
• Timely Invoice processing

You Have These:

Knowledge and Experience

Mandatory 

• Experience of working within a similar role

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Television Programme Production Business
• Practical knowledge of the SAP Accounting system
• Experience of working with multiple linked Spreadsheets
• Experience of working within a Media related environment within Finance

Skills and Abilities

Mandatory 

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Word
• Strong numeracy skills
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment and dealing with multiple tasks

Qualifications and Training

Mandatory 

• Minimum of A level education or equivalent

Desirable

• University Degree or equivalent in a Finance related subject
• Studying for a recognised Accounting Qualification

Aptitudes

Mandatory 

• Must have an interest in Television Production and a desire to pursue a career in the Industry
• Must have the initiative to deal with problems as they arise or refer to Supervisors for further investigation when required
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload on a daily basis
• Ability to work autonomously 
• Good verbal and written communications skills

Working Conditions:

Perm, London Chiswick Park

Mon-Fri: 35 hours per week