Senior Accountant

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position Title: Senior Accountant

Location: Burbank, CA

Reporting To: Chief Accounting Officer

Department: Finance & Accounting

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

Little Schmidt Productions is a creative studio working across film, television, and digital storytelling. We develop audience-focused concepts, campaigns, and narrative experiences designed to connect strong ideas with culture, craft, and commercial impact.

Our teams collaborate across development, production, brand strategy, operations, and finance to support work that is creatively ambitious and commercially disciplined. We value clarity, accountability, and high standards across both creative and business functions.

As our studio continues to grow, we are seeking a Senior Accountant to support core accounting operations, monthly close activities, reporting accuracy, reconciliations, and financial process improvement across the organisation.

Summary

We are looking for a highly capable Senior Accountant to join our finance team and support day-to-day accounting operations, monthly and quarterly close activities, balance sheet reconciliations, and reporting processes. This role is suited to an individual who brings strong technical accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with finance leadership and cross-functional teams to help maintain accurate financial records, improve internal processes, support reporting deliverables, and contribute to the continued operational discipline of the studio.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely completion of accounting activities.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations across key balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and aligned with internal controls.
• Assist with preparation of internal financial reports, schedules, and supporting documentation for management review.
• Review bank reconciliations, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other recurring accounting schedules.
• Support interdepartmental coordination on coding, approvals, invoice processing, and accounting documentation.
• Help monitor compliance with accounting policies, internal procedures, and reporting timelines.
• Assist with external audit requests and preparation of supporting schedules and reconciled documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, strengthen controls, and support efficient finance operations.
• Provide ad hoc accounting and reporting support as required by finance leadership and broader studio operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Strong professional accounting experience in a corporate, production, media, or fast-paced business environment.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial reporting principles.
• High level of accuracy, organisation, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and reporting cycles with consistency and professionalism.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence working with financial systems, spreadsheets, and supporting documentation.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across finance and operational teams.
• Professional judgement and discretion when working with confidential financial information.
• Commitment to process discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or progress toward a relevant professional accounting qualification is a plus.
• Experience working in media, entertainment, production, or project-based environments is advantageous.
• Familiarity with ERP systems, accounting platforms, and finance reporting workflows.
• Experience supporting audits, internal controls, and process documentation.

More Information

Little Schmidt Productions is committed to creating an inclusive working environment and welcomes applicants from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. We believe strong organisations, like strong storytelling, benefit from diverse perspectives, thoughtful collaboration, and disciplined execution.

We are committed to maintaining a professional, respectful, and high-performing workplace where individuals are encouraged to contribute meaningfully, take ownership of their work, and support the continued growth of the studio.