Position Summary

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Production Accountant assists with leading the production accounting department and team, always following financial processes and procedures of the company. Responsible for supporting a wide variety of non-union production content and overseeing the accounting on multiple in-house productions.

The Production

Accountant works closely with the line producer and production manager on all production and associated cost reporting and accounting, managing production payroll, and various accounting duties within the department.

The Production

Accountant will be directly involved with obtaining financing, and all post-production responsibilities including preparing and overseeing the production audit/review engagement.

Specific Accountabilities:

- With the Production Manager, maintain appropriate documentation for deal memos, contracts, and timesheet for processing.
- Complete T4 and T4A filings.
- Workers Compensation Board (WCB) reporting.
- Process Record of Employments (ROE’s).
- Manage, train, and coach the Production Accountant Assistant team.
- Review weekly production payroll, sending to the Director for approval.
- Manage the Production petty cash, ensuring the costs are tracked and communicated to the Director.
- Process and accurately record cast, crew, and vendor payments on a weekly basis.
- Process all related party transactions for corporate costs.
- Review and oversee weekly bank reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly GST returns.
- Manage monthly intercompany reconciliations.
- Prepare weekly and monthly cost reports for the producers, production manager and bank reporting while in production and post-production.
- Monitor production budgets,



analyze expenses and cost reports, and forecast estimated final costs.
- Review of all accounting records to ensure all costs have been appropriately recorded including the allocation of Manitoba labour.
- Monitor production cash flows by communicating financial requirements and preparing loan draw paperwork.
- Compile information for production company audits/reviews and oversee all aspects of the audit/review engagement.
- Prepare ad hoc production company financial analysis as requested by management.
- Prepare production company information for inclusion in the annual consolidated financial reporting.

Qualifications:

- 3+ years of relevant managerial experience
- 6+ years of accounting experience including budgets and financial reporting.
- A degree in accounting or similar education is preferred, plus the completion of a bookkeeping and payroll course or diploma required.
- Knowledge of film production and film accounting is preferred.
- Experience with preparing and processing manual payroll is required.
- Knowledge of Sage 50 software is preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft suite of programs.

Core Competencies:

- Willingness to learn and grow.
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills. People oriented.
- Thrive in a quick-paced environment, multi-tasking for multiple productions.
- Work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
- Exhibit the highest professional standards of integrity and ethics.
- Organized and high attention to detail.
- Honest and trustworthy.
- Creative passion.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Work Location: In person

📌 Production Accountant (Winnipeg)
🏢 Nadi Group of Companies
📍 Winnipeg