Reporting to the Head of Finance & Company Director (Laura Holmes)
Hours: 40 hours a week
Salary: Depends on experience
Benefits: Pension scheme enrolment, monetary gym contribution after 1 year
Location: 2-3 Hanover Yard, London, N1 8YA (2 days remote)
Holmes Production is a dynamic, independent creative production company specialising in the fashion and luxury goods sector, with a global client base. As a Certified B Corporation, we are committed to combining creativity with responsibility.
With offices in London and Paris, we collaborate with some of the world’s most recognisable and prestigious brands—including Adidas, Burberry, Loewe, Loro Piana, Dior, Paul Smith, JW Anderson, Givenchy, Hermès, Zara, Vogue, and many others. You can explore more about our creative projects at holmesproduction.com.
We are now seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and detail-oriented native French speaker to join our growing team. This role offers the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in finance and accounting, while working closely with the wider production team in a fast‑paced, engaging, and independent creative environment.
Responsibilities & Duties
Sales ledger
* Recognising sales invoices in Xero
* Credit control to ensure timely receipt of sales invoices
Production Accounting
* Monitor DEXT for invoices to be allocated to multiple jobs and ensure timely producer approval and processing before closing the respective jobs
* Job wrapping, liaising with Producers to ensure accuracy of closing each job
* Prepare the closing Job wrap journals in Xero
* Update sales master log
Pay run
* Prepare the Paris entity pay run twice a week
* Prepare ad‑hoc priority payments
* Assist with the UK entity pay run process
* Process all payments in XERO
Reconciliations
* Reconcile the Qonto account daily and update shared ‘missing receipts’ file
* Assist Accounts Payable Accountant with credit card reconciliations as required for UK entity
* Maintain and reconcile the inter‑company accounts between entities
Monthly TVA return
* Prepare monthly TVA reports and liaise with external French accountant
* Process journal in Xero to reflect the monthly submission
* Ensure all invoices are processed and TVA correct when closing out the jobs that occurred within the period and adjust where necessary
Accounting journals and balance sheet recs
* Prepare the accruals, prepayments, fixed asset register, depreciation etc.
* Prepare monthly balance sheet recs for the Paris entity
Movinmotion
* Learn how the external payroll services for freelancers employed in France work and process the journals monthly
Other
* Creating new jobs in XERO/DEXT and marking as wrapped when the job is closed
* Adding new cards to DEXT, ordering new Qonto cards
* Ad‑hoc requests as required
Required or Desired Skills and Experience
* XERO experience (required)
* French native speaker
* Dext paperless system experience
* Movinmotion experience
* Minimum 4 years practical bookkeeping experience
* Clear written and email communication in both English and French
* Good telephone manner
* Adaptable team player as well as ability to work individually
* Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment
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