Assistant Production Accountant in Cardiff

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Production Accountant to join the team on a 6‑month FTC, to support Scripted production. This role is part of a team of Production Accountants and Assistant Production Accountants who, although being part of a wider finance community, are embedded within production departments, working 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.
• Work with the Production Accountant and Production Accounting Manager to ensure the delivery of timely and accurate financial information to support effective cost management of productions.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• 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.

• Raise purchase orders and maintain a purchase order log.
• 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.
• Understand BBC Procurement guidelines and ensure these guidelines are adhered to on the production.
• Liaise with Procurement to progress out‑of‑scope purchasing.
• Provide administrative support with the booking and payment of freelance crews.
• Process expense claims and code them into the relevant system.
• Handle the Supporting Artist and Walk‑ons payment process.

• Assist in the operation of the production bank account(s), including the disbursement of cash to cover agreed expenditure (where relevant).
• 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.

• Monitor and check that costs are appropriately authorised and recorded in line with 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.

• Perform general duties within the genre/production area as necessary and deputise for the Production Accountant as required.
• Facilitate collaboration between team members through information sharing, decision‑making and mutual responsibility for team work.
• Identify own skill‑development needs and pursue future career opportunities with support from the Production Accounting team.

Your Skills and Experience

• Vocational training/experience within the financial or accountancy field.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, practice, controls and compliance requirements.
• Able to present and communicate finance information clearly and concisely, written and verbally, to finance and non‑finance people.
• Numerate with analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Computer literacy in key packages such as Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.

• Experience working in a production environment within a media organisation.
• Working towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

Equal Opportunities

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief. We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process or to carry out this role, please contact us via email: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.