ScreenSkills HETV and Film Accounts Industry Transfer Programme
Date Posted: February 1, 2022
Do you work in finance and love film and TV? Would you like to join a fascinating and dynamic industry?
High-end TV and film companies across the UK need dynamic people with accounts and finance experience to fill a skills gap caused by the sector’s huge growth in recent years. ScreenSkills’ HETV and Film Accounts Industry Transfer Programme (AITP) is a free intensive training scheme that will enable you to make the most of that opportunity.
ScreenSkills want to hear from accounts workers from all over the UK with at least one year’s paid experience in a responsible finance position. Candidates can come from all levels of the accounting world, from payroll assistants to CFOs, who are genuinely committed to working in high-end TV drama and film. You don’t need any TV or film experience, just great finance and accountancy skills and a strong desire to work in a dynamic and creative industry.
Participants receive extensive Zoom training sessions with a leading industry accountant, including:
- Overview of the industry and accountancy’s role in it
- Accounts Training (five days on consecutive Saturdays)
- Understanding a film unit
- Q&A with cohort from AITP1
- Q&A with Production Accountants
- Q&A with senior Finance controllers
- CV Writing & looking for your own work
- Interview technique
- Specific software training (Eclipse)
- Mentor calls (once on production)
The training will show you how to meet the specific demands of the industry, including:
- Tracking costs of multiple consecutive episodes at the same time
- Keeping control of the figures before, during and after shooting
- Reporting costs per episode and per series
- Getting to grips with the different budgeting systems used in the industry
- Running payroll for cast and crew
The course runs in Spring 2022 and there are 55 places. After that you can apply for one of the 35 paid 10-week placements on TV drama and feature films. So whether you are keen to change tack in your career or are returning to work after a break, apply now.
The deadline is midnight on Monday 7th February.
Clicking the link above should open an email with pre-populated fields for applicants to complete. If that does not work for you, please email [email protected] for the application form and we will email it back to you asap.
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a new entrant programme for recent graduates/runners. We are seeking talent from other sectors/industries to bring into HETV and film.
AITP is funded by the ScreenSkills Film and High-end Television Skills Funds made up of contributions from high-end television productions and films made in the UK.
