Introduction

The Coproduction Office is looking for a globally-minded colleague to join their finance team.

Your tasks

Role responsibilities

You will work in Coproduction Office’s finance department in interaction with other departments (sales, production, festivals, marketing, deliverables) and participate to the following tasks:

• Providing support in day-to-day finance administration to ensure smooth departmental operations.
• Conducting pre-accounting tasks, verifying external accounting entries to align with the company’s sales and production activities, with a particular emphasis on topics such as: film collection agencies and production credits.
• Implementing a payment control procedure, streamlining non-bank transfer expenses among colleagues, retrieving invoices and receipts, thereby minimizing information loss.
• Maintaining up-to-date monitoring charts, including payables and receivables tracking, to facilitate effective financial oversight.
• Assisting in applications for banks, credit institutions and public funds operating in the film sector and their financial deliverables.
• Preparing detailed film costs reports for right holders and public funds.

You will:

• Gain an oversight on different aspects of the company including finance, sales, marketing, and production as we are a small and flexible company.
• Work in a multi-lingual environment, in a friendly and motivational atmosphere with engaged and international colleagues who bring commitment and camaraderie to their work
• Obtain valuable experience from working with Philippe Bober on unique projects

Person specifications

The ideal candidate has organizational skills, is result-oriented and has an interest in culture and in particular art-house cinema, and is ready to work in a dynamic and international environment.

• Fluent in French, English and/or German – with a minimum level of B2
• Familiar with finance and/or accounting notions; relevant education is highly appreciated.
• Comfortable with numbers and financial analyses and proficient with Excel.
• An innovative thinker who can think outside the box.
• Both analytical and synthetical.
• A perfectionist, with attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Computer savvy and proficient in cloud-based applications and virtual workspaces.
• A cinephile with a strong interest in discovering the industrial side of cinema.

Role details

Salary:

• Full-time
• Temporary contract: 6 month for internship / TBD for apprenticeship

How to apply

We look forward to receiving your full application with a cover letter in English at [email protected] (NB Applications without cover letter will not be considered). Please also indicate where you saw this post.

If you have questions regarding your application or application process, please contact the email address: [email protected] (Please take note that our recruitment team is working remotely and cannot be reached by phone in the Paris or Berlin office. We therefore kindly recommend you to contact us by email rather than phone. Thank you).