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Zsofia in a few words
Qualified accountant and commercially astute professional with over 10 years of experience in strategic planning, finance, budgeting and analytics in the media, content distribution and production industries.
I have worked in research and media agencies with a wide range of clients and the finance and commercial divisions at major studios and broadcasters, across UK, US and the majority of European territories. This has enabled me to gain a wide set of skills and the ability to quickly adapt to new markets and changing business priorities.
My areas of expertise extend to content production accounting, building planning and budgeting processes, ensuring financial and customer KPI targets are achieved, utilising market intelligence and customer research data to draw focused and actionable insights to optimise marketing support plans and seeking out and delivering partnerships that enable customer growth.
Experience
- Fudge Park ProductionsProduction Accountant (Contract)FILM & AVAugust 2022 - March 2023 (7 months)London, England, United Kingdom- Lead Production Accountant on two consecutive HETV productions commissioned by major broadcasters- Preparing, updating and maintaining budget schedules, cost- and variance analysis reports for meetings with Head of Production and Producers, flagging potential overages in a timely manner and finding cost efficiencies- Managing AP process and closely tracking outgoings across various company accounts- Cash Flow forecasting and reconciling floats and purchase card spends- Rolling up weekly timesheets, preparing and signing off payroll and reports- Liaising with talent agencies on cast payroll, contracts and pension- Managing financial system for bank- and balance sheet reconciliation, journal entries, P&L and VAT returns
- SKYSenior Commercial ManagerFILM & AVApril 2018 - July 2022 (4 years and 3 months)London, England, United Kingdom- Managing business unit’s P&L and setting short- and long-term financial budgets in line with dynamics of market, aligning to wider business objectives and ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to finance teams- Ensuring financial targets are met, presenting variance analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders- Developing quarterly planning process, content release and promotional strategy and defining optimum levels of merchandising, marketing support and tactical activities to deliver plans- Overseeing reporting and developing efficient ways of delivering and presenting data-based insights for both external studio and agency partners and senior internal stakeholders, ensuring suitability for all audiences- Supporting the acquisitions team on deal negotiations with financial insights and sizing risks and opportunities
- Twentieth Century FoxCommercial Planning ManagerFILM & AVDecember 2014 - March 2018 (3 years and 3 months)London, England, United Kingdom- Responsible for physical and digital lifecycle and P&L management across film and TV products and managing financial forecasting models and box office conversion analysis to aid future planning- Acquisition due diligence and greenlighting potential new products, working with theatrical and US HQ on financial outlook of new titles and supporting operations team with cost planning and marketing with optimised spend- Working closely with data providers and agencies on research output for the UK home entertainment division
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Education
- Masters in EconomicsCorvinus University of Budapest2009
- Fully Qualified Management AccountantChartered Institute Of Management Accountants2017