The List

Will discuss during interview

AP top to bottom. Cashet. Managing remote 2nd asst.

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for production personnel, including cast and crew, across multiple projects.
• Calculate wages, deductions, and adjustments ensuring compliance with industry standards and union agreements.
• Prepare and distribute payroll checks or direct deposits on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
• Collaborate with production management to verify timesheets, resolve discrepancies, and ensure timely submission.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation for audits and reporting purposes.
• Stay updated on federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations and ensure compliance.
• Assist with preparing payroll reports, summaries, and analysis as required.
• Handle inquiries and resolve payroll-related issues from production staff promptly and professionally.
• Work closely with HR and accounting teams to ensure seamless payroll processes.

Will share responsibilities with Co-1st Assistant. Will discuss further during interview process. 

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Project using PSL+. DPO, NM Passthrough

Cashet reconciliation.

Processing AP in Smart Accounting.

Matching AP with PO's and creating draw down sheets.

Coding AP.

Obtaining Digital Approvals.

Processing Cashet envelopes.

Manage digital filing system.

Assist in opening vendor accounts.

Communicate with vendors and crew regarding AP inquiries.

Supporting Accounts Payable and Payroll.

• US payroll (about 10 -12 folks) for 6 1/2 - 8 weeks
• US payroll for 3 days of pick ups (about 50-80 people)
• SAG union
• non-union crew
• accounting for US production

• Email Monitoring/Answering phone calls 

• I-9 verifier 

• Processing Extras 

• Thrive in fast pace environment

Responsibilities: 

-Supporting operational audits and facilitating industry guild audits (SAG, DGA, WGA, and IATSE). This includes retrieving audit requests, researching, and responding to audit findings.

-Prepare and maintain audit files, including retrieving backup from production document systems. 

-Maintain and update the operational audit manual, exhibits, and forms as needed.

-Support the Audit Director in interactions with freelance production staff and studio Finance Executives. 

-Maintain and update the Television Production Finance policies and procedures. 

-Ad hoc projects to support legal, tax, and labor departments with production-related claims. 

-Assist the analytics and reporting team in preparing analysis for Labor Relations during union negotiations.

-Collaborate with Production Finance, internal teams (e.g., Labor Relations, IT, Production Accounting, etc.), and external vendors (e.g., Payroll Companies, 3rd Party Auditors, etc.)

-Review union contracts to ensure compliance with all relevant terms.

ATL Payment Management: Administer complex Overall Producer agreements and create episodic payment authorizations. 

- Financial Accuracy: Monitor costs and ensure correct payment processing. 

- Audit Request: Assist with internal and external audits. 

- Casting Directors: Manage and administer payments. 

- Development: Assist with all costs associated with scripts, rights, supervisor, and development fees. 

- Start work: Obtain payroll documents for all ATL talent. 

- Additional duties: Clip fee payments, monitor overhead and assistants for overall producer, collaborate with co-productions, and promote new or modified procedural suggestions.

Excellent organizational skills; team player

Field questions or concerns from the crew; manage digital processes; work with remote 1st Assistant Accountant.

Include reference names with contact info in your resume.

• Support the fiscal management and administration of all internal and external facets of assigned television productions. Must be knowledgeable of the financing aspects of all assigned shows including (but not limited to): co-production deal structure, deficit calculation, network/studio breakages and tax credits estimates.
• Manage quarterly corporate reporting process. Analyze, review for accounting accuracy and submit to corporate accounting group, required Production Finance deliverables including: ledger bibles, cost reports, balance sheets, bank reconciliations.
• Provide Production Finance support to Production & Business Affairs Executives of assigned projects.
• Closely monitor the production progress of assigned productions. Must be able to provide guidance and address various production finance related queries from internal and external customers such as: co-production partners, Business Affairs executives, Production and Post Production Executives, production accountants, corporate accounting and FP&A executives, corporate tax department, Residuals and Participations groups, tax credit auditors, State film office, internal auditors, external cost auditors and post production accounting group.
• Manage production incentive workflow of assigned shows, including but not limited to applications, audits, qualified expense tracking, ensure receipt of tax credits or cash and assist with tax incentive analysis to determine the best location to capture the highest return of rebates and tax credits to the network.
• Coordinate Production Accounting compliance audits of assigned shows to support Production Finance efforts in enforcing appropriate finance controls in production accounting operations. Ensure adherence to all production accounting policies and procedures.
• Coordinate transfer of production accounting responsibilities from production accountant to post production accounting group. Responsible for ensuring transfer of information related to all open items in cost report and trial balance are properly documented and communicated.
• Work closely with post production accountant to manage the cost reporting process from post production stage to close of accounting books. This is to ensure accurate reporting of EFC to corporate accounting and FP&A group.
• Support the management, forecasting and maintenance consolidated production cash flow of entire TV slate.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses and miscellaneous projects as needed.

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• DocuSign, Box, Adobe, Excel and Production Filing experience preferred
• Ideal candidate is someone with good organizational and communication skills.
• A self-starter and must be able to accurately input data.
• Willingness to assist with ad hoc projects.
• Desire to learn and grow in the accounting department.

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