Production Accountant Resume Example

• Act as an accountant for "Music Matters", "BGR Post Show", "BET Awards Nominations", "Upfronts 2013-2015", "BET News Department" & "Notarized",
• Upload budgets, adjust EFC's & ETC's within the budget with production related to Forecasting and ensuring production is within the budget;
• Advise line producers and production managers on cost reports and cost transaction reports; create monthly accruals in SAP and Entertainment Partners Vista for various BET shows;
• Process petty cash, purchase orders, and Accounts Payable; process journals and reconcile the trial balance in SAP and BET systems;
• Responsible for the Z-Option processing, Validation, parking and posting;
• Address vendors concerns involving invoice discrepancies and payment issues;
• Track purchase orders and match them to the invoices; secure appropriate approvals to assure that invoices are paid in a timely manner;
• Act as an assistant accountant for specific music specials, "Black Girls Rock" and "Bobby Jones Gospel";
• Assist talent & production crew with proper completion of start paper work, deal memos, NY State Labor Forms, I-9's and timesheets;
• Review edits for payroll with Entertainment Partners;
• Manage and process music clearance invoices with legal for past and current shows in production, work with legal to ensure the appropriate coding is used, and the music clearance log is updated weekly;
• Audit A/P checks for production finance, ensuring all signatures and contracts are in order, ensure that the checks have the appropriate endorsements;
• Process timesheets for approximately over 200 freelancers for our DC, Creative Services & Digital Department on a weekly basis.

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