Interim Finance Assistant | TV & Production Business | London

Interim Finance Assistant | TV & Production Business | London

Posted 3 days ago by Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp

£175 Per day
Undetermined
Onsite
London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Interim Finance Assistant role at a fast-growing international TV and production business in West London involves supporting day-to-day financial operations across multiple international entities. The position requires a proactive finance professional to manage accounts payable, bank reconciliations, and expense management while collaborating with the finance team. This temporary contract offers the potential for extension or permanent placement. The role provides significant exposure to global finance operations within a dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Daily bank reconciliations.
  • Managing invoices, expenses, and company credit card transactions across international entities.
  • Hands-on with daily accounts payable and receivables.
  • Monitoring shared finance inboxes and coordinating responses to queries.
  • Assisting with payment runs across UK and international entities.
  • Reviewing expense submissions and ensuring accurate coding across departments and budgets.
  • Ensuring approvals are obtained in line with internal policies.
  • Supporting weekly reviews of aged payables reports and identifying outstanding items.
  • Flagging urgent or exceptional payments to senior finance stakeholders.
  • Providing ad-hoc support for the wider finance team.

Key Skills:

  • Previous experience within a Finance Assistant or similar junior finance position.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Very detail-oriented and analytical.
  • Ability to work efficiently independently as well as part of a wider team.
  • Ability to hit the ground running.
  • Bonus: Experience using Sage.
  • Bonus: Exposure to international or multi-entity finance environments.

Salary (Rate): £175.00/daily

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Interim Finance Assistant | TV & Production Business | West London

The Client

Harmonic are delighted to be partnering with a fast-growing international TV and production business undergoing an exciting period of expansion and change. Having established a strong global presence, the business continues to scale its operations across multiple regions and is strengthening its finance function to support this growth. Based in their London HQ, the team operates within a collaborative and fast-paced environment that combines the agility of a growing business with the stability of an established international organisation. They are now seeking a proactive and detail-focused finance professional to join the team quickly and provide essential support during a busy operational period. This position will begin as a temporary contract, with the potential to extend or go permanent thereafter.

The Role

Working closely with the Management Accountant and wider finance team, this role will play an important part in maintaining smooth day-to-day financial operations across multiple international entities. The successful candidate will take ownership of accounts payable processes, bank reconciliations, and expense management, while acting as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and suppliers. The position offers strong exposure to global finance operations and the opportunity to broaden responsibilities over time.

Responsibilities

  • Daily bank Reconciliations.
  • Managing invoices, expenses, and company credit card transactions across international entities.
  • Hands on with daily accounts payable and receivables.
  • Monitoring shared finance inboxes and coordinating responses to queries.
  • Assisting with payment runs across UK and international entities.
  • Reviewing expense submissions and ensuring accurate coding across departments and budgets.
  • Ensuring approvals are obtained in line with internal policies.
  • Supporting weekly reviews of aged payables reports and identifying outstanding items.
  • Flagging urgent or exceptional payments to senior finance stakeholders.
  • Providing ad-hoc support for the wider finance team.

Essential Skills

  • Previous experience within an Finance Assistant or similar junior finance position.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Very detail orientated and analytical.
  • Ability to work efficiently independently as well as part of a wider team.
  • Ability to hit the ground running.

Bonus Experience

  • Experience using Sage.
  • Exposure to international or multi-entity finance environments.

Day Rate: £150-£175 per day

Contract Length: 3-6 months (TBC)

Start Date: 16th March

Location: West London (5 days per week on-site)

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