Production Project Analyst

Job Description

We collaborate with groundbreaking directors, creative agencies and visionary brands, who trust us to bring their ideas to life. We value the two-way nature of these partnerships, understanding that our clients give us opportunities to improve our craft and astound their audiences.

Though we are renowned for our unrivalled creative expertise, we are just as inventive with our workflow solutions and pride ourselves on our impeccable account management and client service.

Twenty-plus years of innovation has established The Mill as a recognized global brand for creating seamless visual effects, but we are also leaders in design, animation, live action content direction, VFX brand accounts, versioning and global adaptations, digital content creation and distribution. Our ability to package multiple services allows us to deliver both schedule and budget efficiencies and to create with the multi-platform world in mind. This helps clients create great looking content for any screen.
Our reputation is built on our people. We find, train and nurture the most talented creative, technical and production teams in the industry and our scale enables us to work individually, in teams or as an international network via our bases in London, New York, Los Angeles & Chicago.

Primary Responsibilities
• Business Partnership
• Financial Business Partner to Executive Producers, Producers, and other members of the Production & Operations teams Financial Control and Analysis
• Client set up Document management for both client and project
• Daily costing and project cost management
• Project reconciliation within CETA including project closing
• Billing – Interim, Final and Intra Group
• AR Co-ordination – Billings and Collections surgeries weekly ensuring all on track and producing required reporting.
• Working for the Production Accounting Manager on the end-to-end project life cycle
• Support the compliance of all project paperwork including quote acceptance & client purchase orders
• Research & resolve billing issues/inquiries
• Maintain housekeeping of all costing, actualized time from replicon on a timely basis.
• Monthly reconciliation of CETA to SAP billings
• Work with global CETA team to address, solve, and improve any system-related issues.
• Bi-annual and ad-hoc audit deliverables preparation and audit assistance Finance accounting and Control.

Business Transformation
• Partner with Finance teams to modernize processes through digital finance transformation

Qualifications
• 1-3 years' experience in relevant finance
• Knowledge of CETA desired, knowledge of Replicon desired
• Good excel knowledge required
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in an entrepreneurial work environment
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, and adapt at prioritization and time management
• Strong written and oral communication skills, ensuring clarity of messages, ideas and facts.
• Demonstrated desire for continuous learning and improvement

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