Commercial Production Accountant —Tribeca Enterprises

Tribeca Enterprises • Full-time • New York, New York, United States • 2w ago

Commercial Production Accountant, Tribeca Enterprises

About the Role
Tribeca Enterprises is seeking an experienced Commercial Production Accountant dedicated to m ss ng p eces, its award-winning commercial production studio. This role is focused exclusively on the day-to-day accounting operations of m ss ng p eces and its commercial productions.

The Commercial Production Accountant will report to the Commercial Production Finance Manager and work closely with m ss ng p eces’ executive producers, line producers, production supervisors, and Tribeca’s VP of Finance.

This is a hands-on commercial production accounting position with significant responsibility for high-volume accounts payable and the timely reconciliation and closeout of completed production jobs. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with AICP-formatted budgets, production cost reporting, vendor payments, union payroll, and commercial job closeouts.

This role will follow a hybrid work schedule and can be performed from our Tribeca, NYC office or from Greenpoint Brooklyn.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day accounting for m ss ng p eces commercial productions from job setup through final closeout.
Own high-volume production accounts payable, including vendor onboarding, invoice review and coding, approval routing, payment processing, payment-status tracking, and resolution of vendor inquiries.
Maintain accurate job-cost records in Workday and related production systems.
Review invoices, purchase orders, payroll reports, petty cash, credit-card activity, and other production expenses for proper job and AICP cost-code allocation.
Prepare and maintain detailed production cost reports showing actual costs, outstanding commitments, and projected final costs.
Reconcile production activity against approved AICP-formatted budgets and supporting accounting records.
Work directly with executive producers, line producers, and production teams to identify missing costs, investigate variances, and resolve discrepancies.
Reconcile Wrapbook and other production-payroll activity, including applicable payroll taxes, fringes, and union costs.
Maintain familiarity with commercial production requirements involving the DGA, IATSE, SAG-AFTRA, and other relevant unions and guilds.
Drive the timely closeout of completed production jobs by identifying missing invoices, confirming vendor and payroll payments, resolving open commitments and discrepancies, and preparing final cost reports.
Manage production expense activity processed through RAMP and other production-payment platforms.
Support client billing and accounts receivable when needed; the primary accounts-receivable function is currently managed separately.
Assist with cash-flow reporting and payment planning for active productions.
Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation supporting production expenses and completed-job reconciliations.
Support client audits and production financial reviews as required.
Assist the Commercial Production Finance Manager with production reporting, reconciliations, and related projects.
Experience reconciling and coding high-volume corporate card activity, including American Express and RAMP, across multiple commercial production jobs

Qualifications

At least five years of hands-on commercial production accounting experience is required.
Extensive experience managing high-volume production accounts payable.
Demonstrated experience independently reconciling and closing commercial production jobs.
Strong knowledge of commercial production workflows and AICP-formatted budgets.
Familiarity with DGA, IATSE, SAG-AFTRA, and other applicable union and guild requirements.
Strong understanding of production payroll, payroll taxes and fringes, purchase orders, petty cash, credit-card expenses, vendor payments, and production cost-code allocation.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data reconciliation, and analysis of large transaction sets.
Experience with Workday or another corporate ERP is strongly preferred.
Experience with Wrapbook, RAMP, Showbiz, or comparable production platforms.
Ability to identify missing, duplicated, or misclassified costs and independently resolve discrepancies.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage numerous active productions and closeouts simultaneously.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with vendors, producers, production teams, and finance leadership.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field preferred, or equivalent relevant professional experience.