Executive Director, Production Accounting
About The Position
Sony Pictures Television is seeking an experienced and collaborative Executive Director, Production Accounting to oversee production accounting across a slate of scripted and unscripted television productions. This role serves as a senior business partner to Production, Production Finance, Business Affairs, Labor Relations, Tax Incentives, Treasury, Audit, and studio leadership teams. The Executive Director will provide strategic oversight throughout the full production lifecycle, from development and prep through wrap and final reporting, while ensuring strong financial controllership, operational consistency, and production support. The ideal candidate brings deep experience across television production accounting and production finance, strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex productions in fast-paced environments. This individual should be comfortable leading teams, mentoring staff, managing freelance accounting personnel and vendors, and navigating both studio and on-location production environments.
Requirements
- Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office experience.
- Strong knowledge of Smart Accounting, PSL, Vista, EP, Cast & Crew, and related applications.
- SAP experience required.
- BA/BS degree required.
- 10+ years of television and/or film production accounting and production finance experience.
- Experience supporting high-budget ($100M+ gross production spend) scripted productions and complex production environments.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, MBA, or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
- Strong leadership presence and communication skills.
- Experience managing teams across multiple productions simultaneously.
- Experience managing freelance accountants, prep/wrap accountants, and vendors.
- Strong understanding of payroll, labor agreements, tax incentives, and financial controls.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Oversee financial operations, cost reporting, and production accounting workflows for assigned productions.
- Partner closely with Production Executives, Line Producers, UPMs, Show Accountants, and studio leadership.
- Lead and manage production accounting teams across prep, production, post-production, and wrap.
- Supervise and mentor staff including production accountants, payroll accountants, assistants, and freelance personnel.
- Support staffing strategies and manage accounting vendors and freelance accounting teams.
- Provide leadership on budgeting, cost reporting, payroll, accounts payable, cash flow forecasting, and tax incentives.
- Ensure studio policies, accounting controls, and reporting standards are implemented consistently.
- Oversee production accounting system setup and workflows across Smart Accounting, PSL, Vista, and payroll systems.
- Collaborate with Production Finance Ops, FP&A, BA, Billing/OTC, Tax Incentives, Treasury, Audit, Legal, Labor Relations, and IT teams.
- Identify operational risks, reporting issues, labor concerns, or communication breakdowns early and drive resolution.
- Support production audits, incentive reviews, compliance reviews, and reconciliations.
- Travel to production locations to review accounting operations and team effectiveness.
- Maintain knowledge of labor agreements, tax incentives, and evolving production finance practices.
Benefits
- annual incentive
- comprehensive benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
