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About Me

After working as a Production Manager and Line Producer for over 25 years on a wide variety of shows, including dramas and independent feature films, I took a career break for a couple of years.

 

In 2019, I moved into Production Accounting, working as an Accounts Assistant for four years.  In 2023 I became a Production Accountant, looking after several large budget, high-value television series filming worldwide for broadcasters in the UK and the USA.

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In 2024, I participated the Screen Skills 'Accounts Industry Transfer Programme' (AITP), a course for people looking to move into production accounting in the feature film and HETV sector. The 10 day course included lessons about how to use industry software like Eclipse, Smart Accounting, Engine and DPO and DPF.  ​

Software Experience:

  • Sage 50Cloud Accounts

  • Xero Accounting

  • EP Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling

  • Adobe Photoshop Elements

  • Excel and Word

Additional Skills:

  • Full clean driving licence

  • BBC Health and Safety course taken

  • Taking AAT Foundation Course in Bookkeeping

  • Basic website building

Accounting
Skills and experience

Accounting

  • Purchase and sales ledger invoice processing

  • Reconciling bank accounts

  • Setting up bank payments & transfers.

  • Preparing internal recharge schedules

Cost reports

  • Calculating production cash flows

  • Preparing cost manager, and doing monthly match ups

  • Preparing cost reports with variance and trial balance

Payroll and staffing

  • Onboarding and processing US payroll for American crew

  • Preparing 1099s for US accountants

  • Checking staff contract grades and paperwork are HMRC compliant

Worldwide filming

  • Multi-currency productions or productions with USD base rate

  • Reporting with monthly variable exchange rates

Expenses

  • Managing Equals pre-paid Mastercards on both old and new websites

  • Processing and reconciling expenses and petty cash

Remote working

  • Working with production teams based outside the UK

  • Comprehensive systems in place to support crews working remotely

Production
Skills and experience

Action and Horror

  • Filming with special effects and pyrotechnics

  • Filming with firearms and military vehicles, including tanks

Health and safety

  • Working with stunt co-ordinators and special effects artists

  • Combat training and safety preparation for cast members

Costumed drama

  • Working with historical costumes, hair and make up

  • Filming in period properties including stately homes and listed locations

Budgeting

  • Preparing script breakdown, budget and full fat filming schedule

  • Preparing cash flow and cost reports.

  • Managing production budget

Complex shoots

  • Filming with children or animals

  • Filming in high-risk volatile territories.

  • Filming near or on water

  • VFX and green screen shoots

Other

  • Arranging filming all over the world

  • Organising visas and carnets

  • Negotiating clearance for archive materials

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