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Jobs in the Northern Ireland Sector

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Browse current individual job opportunities with companies based in Northern Ireland and across the screen sector. These roles are listed by productions and organisations throughout the industry.

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Stellify Media 

Job Title: Production Finance Manager

Location: Belfast

Reports to: Director of Operations

A busy, fast-moving, creative TV production company with multiple projects in development and production looking for a Production Finance Manager who can juggle multiple projects and deadlines across the company while supporting the creative teams. This is a hands-on role where you’ll oversee the entire financial function, ensuring the business remains on-budget, compliant, and financially sound.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Production Finance

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations of the business, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, Credit card reconciliation and procurement card reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and month-end processes.
• Develop and manage detailed production budgets in collaboration with producers, ensuring accurate cost reporting, cashflows, and forecasting.
• Track actuals vs. budget throughout production cycles, flagging overruns early, and managing funding drawdowns and reconciliations.
• Ensure timely processing of cast/crew payroll, expenses, and supplier invoices, while identifying cost-saving opportunities without compromising production quality.
• Oversee, support and assist Production Accountants on various productions where necessary.

Reporting & Analysis

• Produce monthly management accounts, project-specific financial reports, and prepare reports for funders, broadcasters, and public bodies (e.g., NI Screen, Sony, Broadcasters).
• Assist with cost reports, forecasting, variance analysis, and final cost reporting.
• Support post-production wrap and final cost reporting.
• Understand and complete reporting on IR35.

Compliance & Audit

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, tax obligations, funding requirements, tax credits, and audit requirements, including government business returns.
• Liaise with Sony on year-end accounts and liaise with external auditors.
• Lead on reporting to Sony regarding GHG (Green House Gas) Scope across productions.

Team Management

• Supervise junior finance staff or freelancers as required.
• Set up and improve finance processes, controls, and systems, ensuring smooth operations across all finance activities.
• Support all non-finance managers in both Development and Productions.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA), Accounting Technician or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a finance role, preferably with some of that in media or multi project-based environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK tax, PAYE, IR35, VAT, and accounting standards.
• Experience with production accounting tools and software (e.g. Just TV or similar)
• Excellent communication skills—able to translate finance speak to producers and creatives.
• Confident, independent, and proactive with strong attention to detail.
• Strong budgeting and cost management skills.
• Understanding of UK production funding landscape, including tax reliefs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple productions simultaneously.

Desirable

• Experience with funding reports (e.g. NI Screen, HMRC tax credits).
• Knowledge of industry contracts, union agreements, or freelancer payroll.

Apply here. 

 

Makematic

Makematic is a venture-backed educational content studio with headquarters in Belfast. Each year our experienced team of educators and media professionals develop hundreds of short form education videos which reach millions of learners every year. Our customers include Adobe, Crayola, Smithsonian, Getty and dozens of the world’s most exciting museums and historical foundations.

 

Spark Media Partners

BELFAST BASED DEVELOPMENT AP

Can you spitball ideas that could become the next big returnable format?
Do you know the precincts you’d love to get access to because they make compelling telly?

Spark Media are looking to hire an experienced full-time Development AP to join our Belfast office.

The successful candidate will be:

• An avid TV watcher and have a genuine enthusiasm for TV and watch a wide range of content as well as keeping across the latest trends and emerging on-screen talent.
• Experienced in researching and formatting ideas.
• A strong writer who can write catchy log lines and write full treatments/decks quickly.
• Able to design eye-catching thumbnails and pitch decks.
• Curious about the world we live in, able to identify trends, movements, organisations and communities that could form the basis of a great TV idea.
• Happy to contribute to / run brainstorming sessions on a wide variety of subjects but also can self-manage and create solo.
• A self-starter with strong communication skills.
• Ability to self-shoot and edit would also be assets but not essential.

As part of a small team, you’ll work directly to Spark’s Head of Development.

You will be based in our Belfast office.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds, communities and identities to apply. We welcome the opportunity to diversify our workforce. Spark Media is committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for people to come and do their best most rewarding work.

With the incredibly high volume of applications, we’ve been receiving lately, we regrettably only have the capacity to be in touch with those shortlisted.

If you are interested, please apply with a short cover note outlining your relevant experience either via Talent Manager or email [email protected]