Finance Assistant – IMG
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Who We Are
At IMG, our Studios business use content and technology to power the worlds passion for sport, working with global clients including The Premier League, The R&A, DP World Tour, Euroleague Basketball and Major League Soccer. Weve built Europes best-connected broadcast centre at Stockley Park, London, distributing 35,000 hours of content globally and creating some of the worlds best sporting coverage. Our facilities include four broadcast studios, fifty edit suites and a multitude of radio, podcast, dubbing and VFX facilities, with specialisms in remote production and carbon reduction thanks to our Green to Screen initiative. Whether its live coverage, archive, highlights, social media, branded content or feature films, we give the audience a front row seat to the best sport in the world.
Working Conditions
* Fixed Term Contract till 31st October 2026
* Location: Stockley Park (Uxbridge), London
* Working hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
What Youll Do
* Providing accounting support to the production team
* Completing the monthly update of the actual expenditure for the Production Cost Reports and helping Production Managers to analyze and explain their budget variances.
* Ensuring that all production costs are recharged to the relevant projects each month.
* Business partnering the Production teams
* Ensuring that vendor invoices are properly coded, authorized and processed for payment.
* Liaising with Accounts Payable on all Payables issues – dealing with vendor enquiries etc.
* Requesting new vendor set up via vendor governance.
* Supporting corporate finance and production with reconciling expenditure incurred on production credit cards.
* Assisting with T&E expenses for all relevant staff using the SAP and Concur systems.
* Raising Client Invoices using the SOL system for ad hoc projects and Broadcaster clients.
* Dealing with any other ad hoc production related finance matters as required.
* Liaising with accounting staff in other departments on all the above.
* Post May 2026, being part of the team that will close and reconcile the end of the PLP contract, chasing suppliers for final invoices, closing down projects and assisting credit control in chasing debtors.
Knowledge and Experience – Mandatory
* Must be numerate and able to organise and deal with multiple tasks and determine priorities.
* Must be able to work without close supervision and have the initiative to deal with problems as they arise or refer them to supervisors for further investigation.
Knowledge and Experience – Desirable
* Knowledge of the television programme production business.
* An interest in the Premier League.
Skills and Abilities – Mandatory
* Proficient in Microsoft packages, specifically Excel.
* Previous experience in an accounting / finance environment.
* Mathematically competent.
Skills and Abilities – Desirable
* Knowledge of the SAP accounting system.
Qualifications and Training – Mandatory
* Minimum of A level education or equivalent.
Qualifications and Training – Desirable
* Studying for a recognised accounting qualification.
* Knowledge of the television programme production business.
* Knowledge of the SAP accounting system.
Aptitudes – Mandatory
* Must be flexible and adaptable and prepared to work as part of a team and occasionally, irregular hours.
* Organised with an ability to prioritise.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Proven experience of working as part of a large team.
* Excellent attention to detail skills.
Seniority Level
* Entry level
Employment Type
* Full-time
Job Function
* Finance and Sales
Industries
* Entertainment Providers
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