Hat Trick Productions is currently recruiting for a Junior Accounts Assistant to work in-house, they will be working across Corporate side of the business as well as productions which include Music and Factual entertainment programmes from Development through to Postproduction.

This position is fast paced and varied in nature, as they will be working across multiple productions at any one time so the ability to multitask and meet ad-hoc deadlines as well as month end tasks is a must.
Main responsibilities:

Purchase Ledger

• Input invoices onto the accounting package NAV daily
• Prepare weekly creditor payment runs
• Email out remittance advice's to suppliers
• Deal with supplier queries
• Review supplier statements each week and chase up any invoices not yet received
• Weekly review of aged creditors / match off payments with invoices / chase up missing invoices
• Aged Creditor appendix to be included in monthly management accounts
• Open the post daily and distribute to the various departments

Bank

• Post all payments from the bank daily
• Prepare weekly bank reconciliations for Main bank account and other production bank accounts
• Raise inter account transfers between bank accounts as requested by Line Manager and Production Accountants

Petty Cash

• Deal with all cash requests from productions
• Update petty cash log daily with floats/expenses vouchers and post onto NAV
• Chase up outstanding floats
• Produce monthly petty cash reconciliation / Top up petty cash tin when required
• Reconciliation of the cost monitor (held by the Production Manager) to the cost report

Credit /Prepaid Cards

• Action credit card purchases for Associate companies as well as their productions.
• Log all transactions onto credit card reconciliation and upload these onto NAV once reconciled with statement monthly
• Apply for new credit cards and cancel old ones
• Reconciliation of the cost monitor (held by the Production Manager) to the cost report
Person Specification:
• Accuracy, the ability to multi task, attention to detail and able to work to deadlines
• A forward facing, outgoing personality with a "can do" attitude
• A good understanding of Excel is preferable

Why Join us?

We are one of the largest 'true' independent Production Companies left in the TV industry. Our hits are many and varied and include Derry Girls, Outnumbered, Dinner Date, Father Ted, Episodes, Room 101, Mastermind and Have I Got News For You. The Hat Trick Group encompasses HTM, co-owned with Jed Mercurio, Livewire Pictures which covers entertainment and live events including the Proms, and Plum Pictures which specialises in documentary and factual.

2021 was an incredibly busy year across the Group in which we've been producing high end Drama (Trigger Point - a new 6 part series for ITV, DI Ray another ITV Series) Comedy (a 2nd series of Kate and Koji, a six-part sitcom by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin for ITV, and the long awaited third series of Derry Girls), Entertainment and Factual across the spectrum (Mastermind and Have I Got News For You for the BBC, TV Showdown and Dinner Date for ITV), high profile music events including the Proms and the incredible Global Citizen concerts for the BBC and international broadcasters. 2022 also looks like a great year for both returning shows and new commissions. We believe we have a focus on quality of output but are also immensely proud that our bespoke group has great strength and depth across multiple genres.

At Hat Trick you will find a culture that is hard working yet supportive, open and fun. It's important to us that our employees reflect our wide and diverse audience and create an environment that celebrates difference and the things that makes us all unique. We have a very active staff and freelancer engagement in our 'responsible business' programme that focuses on connecting us with our local community, champions environmental sustainability and puts a focus on how we do things and treat people.

We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. Our offices are accessible, and we can make required adjustments to suit individual needs. If you would like this advertisement in an alternative format, please do get in touch.