Norman Clarke,Production Accountant

Norman Clarke

Production Accountant, Accountant

About Norman Clarke

I am a trained Production Accountant and Company Accountant (Trained by Assets and Adrian Wood Media) with 25yrs experience in the TV Industry. Providing both production accountancy and management accountancy services to the TV Industry.

Services provided include:-

Production Accounting and Cost Reporting,
Management Accounts, Year End/Audit file prep.

Developing and implementing accounting systems for

I am a trained Production Accountant and Company Accountant (Trained by Assets and Adrian Wood Media) with 25yrs experience in the TV Industry. Providing both production accountancy and management accountancy services to the TV Industry.

Services provided include:-

Production Accounting and Cost Reporting,
Management Accounts, Year End/Audit file prep.

Developing and implementing accounting systems for small to medium sized TV production companies.

Services including - Management Accounts (monthly reporting to Broadcasters such as BBCWW, Sony Ent, ITV, Nat Geo etc..,) Production Accounting, developing accounts systems, managing production accountants and junior staff, VAT returns, HMRC returns ( 46R1s)
Preparation of end of year accounts/audit file for auditors and liaison with auditors to agree final position.

A track record for cleaning up and establishing proper accounting records and procedures in companies where the accounting has previously been substandard.

I have worked on productions ranging between £30k and £3m+ budget.
(I now have some availability )

Credits

MOSTLY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING THESE DAYS (supervision Prod Accts)

( Jan 2022 - Feb 2022 )

Norman Clarke Associates Lltd - for varios indies

Head of Finance

Gold Diggers

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Landmark Films Ltd

Production Accountant

Mutes

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Landmark Films Ltd

Production Accountant

Baby Beauty Queens

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Landmark Films Ltd

Paralegal

End Of The Line

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Fish Film Company Ltd

Production Accountant

Islands

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Dartmouth Films Ltd

Production Accountant

Nativity

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Carbon Media Ltd

Production Accountant

Yesterdays

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Templar Productions Ltd

Production Accountant

The Noughties

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Carbon Media Ltd

Production Accountant

No Place Like Home

( Jan 2009 - Jan 2009 )

Fever Media Ltd/Sony Ent

Production Accountant

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Equipment

Provision of Laptops, Accountancy Software and Payroll Software.
Portable Printers

Additional Information

Industries

Corporate, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Childrens, Comedy, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Entertainment, Magazine, Outside Broadcast, Reality TV, Science, Sitcom

Specialisms

Comedy, Current Affairs

Employment History

List of Companies worked for include ( length of my service with some of these companies has been up to 7 or 8 years):-

-Greenbird Media Ltd (monthly mgmt. reporting to BBCWW) 5years to date.(currently)
-Two Cities TV Ltd (Monthly mgmt. reporting to BBCWW) 1.5yrs to date - currently
-Brown Bob Prods Ltd - mgmt. accountant 3mths - currently
-The Forge Entertainment Ltd - mgmt. accountant 3

List of Companies worked for include ( length of my service with some of these companies has been up to 7 or 8 years):-

-Greenbird Media Ltd (monthly mgmt. reporting to BBCWW) 5years to date.(currently)
-Two Cities TV Ltd (Monthly mgmt. reporting to BBCWW) 1.5yrs to date - currently
-Brown Bob Prods Ltd - mgmt. accountant 3mths - currently
-The Forge Entertainment Ltd - mgmt. accountant 3 years
-New Pictures Ltd - accountancy support - 3 years
-Fever Media Ltd (Sony BMG) Reporting monthly to Sony 's LondonHQ - and also audited by Sony's NY internal audit team. (3.5years )
-Dartmouth Films Ltd - 5 years
-Fish Film Company Ltd - 5 years
-Carbon Media Ltd/(ITV) - Reporting monthly to ITV members of the board.- 3 years
-Big Art Trust Ltd
-Bellwether Media Ltd - Productions and Corporate accounts
-Vashca Ltd
-Change Productions Ltd (Nat Geographic) - Reporting directly to FD of Nat Geo in Washington 2 years
-Zig Zag Productions Ltd (7 years)
-Betty TV Ltd (Head of Finance 5yrs)
-Outline Productions Ltd - 7 years
-Landmark Films Ltd - productions and corporate records(12 years)
-Clark TV Ltd - (approx 9years)
-Television Translation Ltd (BBC- Japanese Unit) 6 years
-Brown Owl Films Ltd
-Fulmar TV Ltd
-Roger Bolton Productions Ltd
-October Films Ltd
-Avalon TV Ltd - 3 years
-Christmas TV & Film Ltd
-Open Media Ltd
-Tetra Films Ltd
-Piranha Productions Ltd
ETC......and more.

Too Many Credits to mention...but include:-
(mostly senior management accountant positions these days)
71 Degrees North -Series 1 & 2
Time Gents Please [Al Murray](eps 1-9)BSKYB
Harry Hill -Series3 - 8eps
Unplanned Series [Baddiel & Skinner]Series 1 & 2 (12eps each)
Frank Skinner 5 special - one off
Football Years BSKYB series 1 & 2
World's Most Dangerous Gangs
Beauty School - SKY series
Limo Life - Series
The End of the Line - Feature Film - 2009
Dancing on Wheelchairs Series
Celeb Birdwatching Series

etc.....and many more.

Equipment

Provision of Laptops, Accountancy Software and Payroll Software.
Portable Printers

Additional Information

Industries

Corporate, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Childrens, Comedy, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Entertainment, Magazine, Outside Broadcast, Reality TV, Science, Sitcom

Specialisms

Comedy, Current Affairs