Finance Apprenticeship with Warner Bros Discovery
- careerswkc
- Jun 2
- 3 min read
Warner Bros. Discovery are currently hiring a Finance Apprentice to work in our International TV Production Team based in Central London, supporting the wider team with various accounting activities.
The individual will attain a Level 3 AAT Qualification alongside their role.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role...
To process sales and purchase invoices accurately and generate payment runs in a timely manner for Wall to Wall, Twenty Twenty and Warner Bros TV Production UK Ltd
Other duties include bank reconciliation, credit card, production cash floats and petty cash expenses, and other accounting duties to keep the account departments running smoothly
Your Role Accountabilities...
Accounts Payable
Make sure suppliers are set up on the system
Raising Purchase Orders for corporate Invoices
Coding of corporate invoices, rejecting PO’s which have been raised but not matched
Matching Invoices to PO on the system
Liaising with production staff
To ensure invoices or new credit / Equals cards are approved by the correct signatories
Payments
Creating BACS file in JP
Making BACS payment using Barclays.net
Other Payment such as Int’l
Posting of the payment Journals
Assisting Vendors with account queries
Reviewing supplier statements
Reconciling the AP Ledger
Account Receivables
Raising Sales invoices in SAP
Reconciling the debtors accounts
Chasing up outstanding invoices
Maintaining the payment schedule table
Banking
Reconciling all production/development/corporate bank accounts
Credit Cards & P-Cards
Ordering of credit cards
Cancellation of credit cards
Sending out credit cards statement and chasing up the expenses from the card holders
Processing expense claims for production and corporate staff
Ensure proper sign off and matching of claim form to receipts
Checking treatment of VAT
Petty Cash
Posting petty cash journals on JP or SAP
Post Productions
Assist in posting the post production journals on a monthly basis
Ad-hoc Duties
Filing of accounting documents
Purchase invoices
Sales invoices (electronically)
Petty cash by productions
Credit cards by entities
Assisting the production team with any accounts queries
Covering when team members are on annual leave
Qualifications & Experience...
Our apprenticeship positions are designed to be an alternative to university education, therefore we are only seeking applications from people who have not already graduated from university with a degree.
Good communication skills and ability to build relationships with production teams and colleagues in finance
Basic to intermediate Excel skills
An interest in pursuing a career in finance
An interest in learning accounting software
Experience of using accounting software, ideally including JP and SAP, beneficial but not essential
Previous exposure to Accounts Payable beneficial but not essential
The Apprenticeship...
Salary: £24,630 p/a
Start Date: August / September 2025
End Date: March 2027
25 days annual leave
Qualification: Level 3 AAT Apprenticeship
You will gain hands-on experience working on business-critical projects.
You will have access to personal and professional development courses, executive speakers’ series, special screenings and more.
You will be part of our Early Talent network of over 100 interns & apprentices, meaning you will have an important support network of other students, graduates and apprentices and plenty of opportunities to socialise!
More information can be found here: https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/job/R000094360/Finance-Apprentice-ITVP
