Master the skills of production accounting
Production accountants are critical to the success of a screen production and are in high demand across Australia. The Production Accounting Intensive will help you tailor your accounting expertise to the screen industry and fast-track your career as a production accountant.
In this 5-day intensive, you will develop a strong understanding of a screen budget, finance plan, cashflow and drawdown schedule, and the obligations and requirements across each stage of production. Led by industry experts, you will gain hands-on experience with industry-standard production accounting software alongside in-depth knowledge of the role and insights from the industry.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
Identify the production accountant and accounting department’s role and responsibilities at each stage of production.
Analyse relevant production documentation essential to accounting procedures, reporting and audit.
Apply production accounting skills using screen industry standard software.
Is Production Accountant Intensive right for you?
This crash course in production accounting is best suited to people with an accounting or bookkeeping background.
This course is ideal for accountants looking to transition into the screen industry and better understand screen finance and budgeting. It is also ideal for producers, line producers and production managers looking to bolster their production budget management skills and learn complimentary screen business skills.
Course Requirements and Delivery
Production Accounting Intensive is an in-person course taught over 5 consecutive days, 9:30am – 5:00pm.
You will need to bring a laptop with Excel for use during the course. All other needed course materials will be supplied, along with access to any specific production accounting software needed for exercises.
Course Fee: $1400 (pricing subject to change, please check enrolment form)
RMIT staff, students and alumni can access a 30% discount by applying the promo code you received from RMIT. Early bird and other discounts available – learn more.
AFTRS & RMIT Partnership
This course is part of the partnership between AFTRS and RMIT, delivering world-class education to address skills gaps in the screen & audio industry. These courses are designed to ensure participants are job-ready and equipped with the skills the screen industry demands.
Meet Your Tutor
AFTRS short courses are taught by leading industry professionals.
Jill Hewitt
Jill Hewitt has worked for Moneypenny Services since 1989. Starting out as an accounts assistant she then worked her way…
Production Accounting Intensive (Melbourne) Offerings
Melbourne
$1,260
This is the standard course price including the early bird discount, as it is currently more than 14 days from commencement of the course.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This course is for students aged 18+ only.
If a student wishes to withdraw from a course, they may do so up to 15 days before the course commences and get a full refund. Cancellations 14 days or less before course commencement will incur a penalty.
AFTRS reserves the right to cancel any course for any reason at any time. In the event of a course being cancelled by AFTRS prior to commencement a 100% refund or credit note of the course fees paid will be provided.
Should AFTRS need to cancel a course after commencement, but before its completion, reasonable efforts will be made to reschedule. If rescheduling is not feasible, it is at AFTRS sole discretion to issue either full or partial credit notes depending on the circumstances.
AFTRS will make every effort to ensure the scheduled run of any course.
If you are planning to travel to attend a course, please confirm with AFTRS that the course is confirmed before you make your travel bookings. This decision is dependent on course enrolments meeting minimum numbers. AFTRS is not liable for any travel or accommodation costs incurred through course cancellation at any time for any reason.
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