Animation Production Payroll Accountant

2 Months ago • All levels • Animation • $95,000 PA - $145,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Animation Production Payroll Accountant will handle the company’s Production Payroll function across multiple productions, preparing schedules and analyses, and reporting to corporate, production and clients on all matters related to production payroll. This role requires collaborating with various departments to ensure timely and accurate union and non-union payrolls, managing timecards, processing talent payments, maintaining payment schedules, creating journal entries, auditing, and responding to inquiries regarding payroll. The candidate should have experience with SAG/AFTRA, WGA, IATSE unions and preferably experience in Animation production.
Must have:
  • Experience with SAG/AFTRA, WGA, IATSE.
  • Experience with Union & EP payroll process preferred.
  • Proficiency with Excel required.
Good to have:
  • Animation production experience strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Vista, V5, Workday and other office software skills preferred.

Job Details

Bento Box Entertainment is looking for a highly motivated individual with the ability and flexibility to problem solve and thrive in an environment where change is the norm. We honor the value of experiences our talent brings to the table from their individual journey to success.

Bento Box has produced award winning animated TV Series such as Bob’s Burgers and the Bob’s Burgers Feature Film along with original programming as part of Fox Entertainment. The Production Payroll Accountant is responsible for handling the company’s Production Payroll function across multiple productions, preparing schedules and analyses, and reporting to corporate, production and clients on all matters related to production payroll.

Job Responsibilities:

    • Collaborate with Producers/Production Staff, HR, Legal/BA, Managers and Production Accounting staff to ensure multiple timely and accurate union and non‐union payrolls, on a weekly and bi‐weekly basis, ensuring compliance with Company’s financial policies & procedures, accurate recording of payroll, and proper funding
    • Work closely with third party payroll companies and in‐house payroll & show accountants in processing, editing, approving, and releasing weekly production crew timecards, weekly above‐the‐line talent payroll, and managing any issues
    • Work closely with Business Affairs, Production, HR, and Finance Departments in gathering and analyzing appropriate contracts required to process talent payments
    • Prepare and maintain talent and crew payment schedules and obtain proper approvals from various departments
    • Maintain Payroll payment and detail tracking schedules, accruals, dismissal, and related schedules
    • Create journal entries to record or reclass costs
    • Audit, review, approve adjustments, and handle technical issues related to payroll processing
    • Respond to questions and provide information to HR, managers, and employees regarding pay, deductions, or the payroll process - including training, support, and documentation on policies and procedures to production and other departments
    • Provide support for internal departments and budgeting, and ad hoc reporting as needed
    • Perform internal audits of various payroll areas and prepare materials for external auditors
    • Maintain payroll files

Qualifications:

    • Experience with SAG/AFTRA, WGA, IATSE (including Locals 839, 399, 700)
    • Experience with Union & EP payroll process preferred
    • Animation production experience strongly preferred
    • Vista, V5, Workday and other office software skills preferred
    • Proficiency with Excel required
    • Please note, this is NOT a union position
$95,000 - $145,000 a year
Final salary offer is based on candidate experience.

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About The Company

Bento Box Entertainment is an Emmy award-winning studio that develops and produces quality-animated content for all distribution platforms worldwide. Recognized as the leading producer of primetime animated comedy series for broadcast, cable and digital networks, the company works with the leading networks, studios and distribution companies including FOX Broadcasting Company, Comedy Central, MTV, Adult Swim, HBO, HULU, IFC, Disney, Twentieth Century Fox Television Studio (including Fox 21), Sony Television, Lionsgate, Tornante, and Broadway Video among others.


Bento Box is currently in production on the Emmy award winning series “Bob’s Burgers” on FOX with Twentieth Century Fox Television and creator Loren Bouchard and multiple other pilots and presentations.


Currently, Bento Box has multiple projects in development and employs over 350 artists, animators, writers, creators, post-production and production staff across its multiple studios located in Burbank, North Hollywood, and Atlanta. The company partners with animation studios around the world and intends to open additional studios in the future.

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