Finance – Associate, Production Finance

Job Title: Finance – Associate, Production Finance

Client: Major Entertainment Company

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Duration: 9 months Contract role

Pay Rate: $35.00/hour

• Work closely with cross‑functional partners, including Content Planning, Production, Business Affairs, Post‑Production, Creative, Tax, and Content Accounting, to perform necessary Production Finance functions.
• Collaborate with Production Accountants, production services companies, and Producers.
• Process show funding and talent payments in accordance with deals and schedules.
• Accounts Payable:
  Review, verify and process show invoices as needed.
• Track show fundings/talent payments/invoices and schedules.
• Assist with supplier and vendor setups.
• Track budget drafts and notes and perform comparative analysis when required.
• Assist with data reconciliation for consolidated Production Finance reporting.
• Prepare and record journal entries in the accounting system.
• Review and analyze general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Ensure production cost reports are submitted on time, and prior to scheduled cost report meetings.
• Assist with tracking and forecasting development costs.
• Onboard production services company accounting teams to client policies and procedures.
• Update show‑related information in client systems.
• Assist with auditing select production accounts payable, journal entry, and payroll records.
• Ad hoc projects and analysis as needed.

• 3 years of experience in a related role.
• Prior experience working on animated content is preferred, but not required.
• An Assistant Production Accounting background is great, but we are open to individuals with strong financial analysis/modeling experience as well.
• Must possess a high level of intellectual curiosity with a focus on generating results.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and financial analysis.
• Must thrive in a fast‑paced and challenging environment.
• Must be self‑motivated, disciplined, highly organized, and able to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Must exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including the use of formulas, pivot tables, and data analysis tools.
• A degree in accounting or finance is preferred but not required.

• Fast paced environments, client constantly changing – Animation background or animated series experience or production finance experience, series production – Coordinator/Analyst level.
• Processing AP payments, cost reporting – using pivot tables, formulas etc.
• Experience working with external production companies, may be a little bit stakeholder facing (reviewing cost reports, email correspondence, tracking fundings, payroll processing, etc.).

Contact: Gaurav Upadhyay | SR. Technical Recruiter | First Tek, Inc.