Finance Manager, TV Production - Hot Sauce Pictures in Belfast

This job is with Sony Pictures Entertainment, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please note that this role is based in the United Kingdom. To enable us to meet the statutory and regulatory obligations of the United Kingdom immigration system, you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the United Kingdom for the duration of the employment.

About Hot Sauce Pictures

Hot Sauce Pictures is a scripted television production company based in Belfast, founded by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn, the creators of Blue Lights and The Salisbury Poisonings. In 2025, they were joined by Creative Director Helen Ziegler, with a shared ambition to build a company that empowers creators to make bold, adventurous, artist-led television. Hot Sauce is backed by Sony Pictures Television and develops and produces ambitious scripted projects for UK and international audiences.

Overview of the Role

This role sits at the heart of Hot Sauce's finance function as it is built in-house. The primary focus is production finance - budgeting, cost control and reporting across Hot Sauce's productions and associated SPVs, working closely with producers and production accountants. Alongside this, the role provides the corporate financial reporting Hot Sauce needs to deliver as part of the wider Sony Pictures Television group, from monthly management accounts through to input on budgeting, forecasting and audit. This is a hands-on role.

• Depending on the experience of the successful candidate, it may be shaped as a Finance Manager position (with more day-to-day support and oversight from Sony) or a Head of Finance position (taking fuller ownership of audit, FP track spend against budget and flag potential overspend early).
• Maintain cost reports, cash flows, and forecasts across live productions.
• Liaise with production accountants to obtain month-end reports and produce monthly production reconciliations.
• Manage wrap and final cost reporting at the end of each production.
• Incorporate SPVs for new productions, open production bank accounts and arrange signatories/mandates.
• Prepare and monitor scripted development budgets, liaising with broadcasters and development funders.
• Manage relationships with Hot Sauce's banking providers.
• Manage sales and purchase ledgers; raise and pay invoices in a timely manner.
• Raise sales invoices to broadcasters and distributors in line with agreed production milestones.
• Process cast/crew and staff payroll, liaising with the payroll provider, releasing payments and issuing starter packs.
• Maintain SAP (or equivalent) accounting systems.
• Manage month-end close and sign off the trial balance.
• Contribute to the annual budget and quarterly reforecast submission as part of Sony's FP working knowledge of Sage or similar.

Desirable

• Direct television/production finance experience.
• Experience with production accounting tools (e.g. Just TV or similar).
• Experience with UK funding and tax credit reporting (e.g. NI Screen, HMRC).
• Familiarity with industry contracts, union agreements or freelancer payroll.
• Experience working within or alongside a US studio corporate structure.