Commercial Affairs is responsible for the financial, legal and business aspects of programme making and is tasked with negotiating all contractual, financial and other deal terms between Channel 4 and programme suppliers, in particular independent companies who make programmes on Channel 4's behalf. The commissioning teams are supported by Legal and Business Affairs Managers and Production Finance Managers who work with commissioning editors to agree the editorial, financial and contractual details of each project, and to manage the business issues arising.

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for coding and processing Supplier invoices for the Production Finance team in both Leeds and London; ensuring that the department operates efficiently through the accurate and timely processing of invoices with all queries (internal and external) addressed promptly and thoroughly.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Code and process invoices, ensuring all necessary approvals are in place (signed contract, invoice matches cash flow system and actual cash flow, milestones have been met, insurance in place etc.) through internal invoicing system, passing to relevant PFM (Production Finance Manager) for authorisation.
First point of contact for telephone and email queries regarding all aspects of invoice processing, taking ownership of investigating and resolving the query
seeking guidance and informing PFMs where necessary
Check that evidence of insurance has been received from production companies, making checks where required, and enter the relevant information into internal systems, referring any queries to relevant PFM.
Ensure Post TX DRS Confirmation is received and chase if necessary.
Conduct regular invoice progress reviews with Senior PFM.
Awareness of, and commitment to, the Production Finance team objectives and its role within the organisation
Cover for any other invoice approvers within the department as required
Support the wider Production Finance team with other duties as required.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Excellent IT and technology skills
Accuracy in handling numerical data
Excellent attention to detail
Good communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to prioritise workload from more than one manager
Confidence in dealing with telephone ad email queries from external suppliers.
Follow established procedures and instructions as established (although subject to change from time to time), and spot areas for process improvement/efficiencies
Aware of key priorities and possessing an ability to multitask
To have and use initiative, but also be able to respond to requests and have a willingness to do whatever is required, however mundane.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Knowledge of television production
Use of accounting systems
Hybrid Working:

From September 2023, C4 has operated a 60/40 working pattern, equating to three office days per week. Having everyone in the office three days a week gives us more opportunity to build our high performing, inclusive culture; to collaborate and to learn and share with each other, as well as helping to coordinate a regular pattern of home and office working days. Employees then have the flexibility to decide where they spend the rest of the working week. All our offices are open five days a week.