Andre Etienne

Celtic BAK Film Ltd
Jul 17 - Feb 18 Film Production Accountant -Film: Born A King
Jul 21 - Jan 23 Hollywood Feature Film - Kandahar
• Full Production accounting
• Reporting to, and working with Co-producer and Line producers
• Budget Born a King £7m+ , Kandahar USD 58m
• Cost reporting
• Setting up of bank account in Saudi Arabia for production
• Making and authorising at bank all domestic and international payments
• Researching, sourcing and setting up the Zakat invoicing system in Saudi Arabia for all sales
invoices
• First point of call to deal with supplier and crew queries
• Coding Digital purchase orders (DPO).
• Handling quarterly statutory returns
• Tax Credit preparation, ensuring all qualifying expenditure are tagged correctly
• Managing of accounts team, which consisted of my 1st assistant accountant, cashier, payroll
accountant, head inputter and accounts assistant
• Worked on location in Saudi Arabia - 5 ½ month

Dec 15 - Jul 21 Naked Television/Fremantle - Dec 15 to Dec 20
Fremantle UK - Jan 21 - Jul 21 - Multiple shows
Senior Production Accountant
• Managed accounting team of 3
• Handled production accounts
• Attended cost report meetings with production managers, and provided full cost reports to
broadcasters
• Managed production costs from development to delivery
• Managed budgets from £100k - £5m
• Liaised Accounts payable and receivable
• Monthly Cost report for 9 Shows
• Assisting crew with any financial queries

Jul 13 - Present Inner Circle Films Ltd
Company Accountant -P/T
• Full Company accounting
• Systems implementation
• Board meetings with the directors
• Company budget preparation and cash flow forecasting
• Making and authorising at bank all domestic and international payments
• Handling quarterly statutory returns
• Year end audit preparation and dealing with external auditors
• Reviewing and analysing the tour income and expenditure for Dynamo Magician Impossible
Live UK Tour.
• Travelling to locations

Dec 11 - Present Phil McIntyre TV , London
Production accountant - Multiple shows
• Set up of Financial System - Sage Line 50
• Cash flow forecasting, with monthly updates.
• Full production accounting from Development to Post.
• Liaisons with Programme Finance at broadcasters.
• Full Cost reporting
• Set up of key suppliers, negotiating favourable rates.
• Monthly payroll.
• Month end returns
• Vat Returns
• Cost analysis, recommending areas of savings.
• Back up to production managers, ensuring budget targets are met.

JAN 10 -2011 Red Earth Studios
• Production Accountant
• Full Productions Accounting
• Currently one day per month

MAY 09 - Present - Murmur Productions

• Production Accountant - Frock Me Show
• Currently maintaining company accounts from home

SEP 09 - 2010 Azure Films/Celtic Films Ltd
• Company Accountant
• All aspects of Company Accounting
• HMRC - Vat Enquiries
• Payroll
• Cash flow Forecasting
• Budget Preparation

OCT 08 - APR 09 Keo Films Ltd
• Production/ Management Accountant
• Production Accounting - River Cottage, and various programmes
• Full production Accounting and statutory returns.

Dec 07 - JUL 08 September Films Ltd
Production Accountant
• Production Accountant - When Women ruled the world.
• Full Production Accounting - Programme budget £2.9m

Nov 07 - 2008 Summer Films, London
Company/Production accountant
• Set up of Financial System - Sage Line 50
• Cash flow forecasting, with monthly updates.
• Company Budget preparation, with monthly actual vs. budgets
• Full production accounting from Development to Post.
• Liaisons with Programme Finance at broadcasters.
• Full Cost reporting
• Set up of key suppliers, negotiating favourable rates.
• Monthly payroll.
• Month end returns
• Vat Returns
• Cost analysis, recommending areas of savings.
• Back up to production managers, ensuring budget targets are met.

Oct 01 - Nov 07 Fox Television Studios UK Ltd / Scream Films Ltd
Company Accountant

• Managed accounting team of 4, including recruitment and training of temporary staff
• Handled full company accounts and production accounts
• Attended cost report meetings with production managers, and provided full cost reports to broadcasters
• Provision of financial information of film sales to Fox
• Set up new financial systems in compliance with SOX
• Negotiated substantial reductions from suppliers
• Managed production costs from development to delivery
• Managed budgets from £50k - £2.5m
• Liaised with suppliers and customers
• Handled periodic and year end statutory returns
• Dealt with cash flow forecasting
• Prepared company budgets and monitored expenditure
• Liaised with external and internal auditors, providing information as required
• Liaised with Inland revenue and HM customs & Excise
• Performed and reviewed key control account reconciliations

99 - 03 Kemistry Ltd, London
Freelance Production Accountant

• Handled all financial issues from source documents
• Dealt with payroll
• Managed cash forecasting
• Handled job costing
• Prepared audit

95 - 03 Celtic Films Ltd, London
Freelance Production Accountant

• Started as assistant accountant and was promoted to company accountant
• Dealt with all aspects of Accounting
• Handled all statutory returns
• Accounted to final accounts
• Prepared audit

03 Ricochet Films
Freelance Production Accountant

• Provided full production accounting
• Worked across a number of shows
• Handled quarterly statutory returns


98 - 02 Freelance Production Accountant
Catalyst TV

• Provided full production accounting
• Worked across a number of shows
• Handled quarterly statutory returns

98 Rapido Ltd
Freelance Production Accountant

• Provided full production accounting
• Worked across a number of shows
• Handled quarterly statutory returns


97 - 98 September Films Ltd
Freelance Production Accountant