Short-form Screen Resume
GERRY TYRRELL
Mobile: +44 7981 399 707 | Email: GerryTyrrell@outlook.com | www.Screen-Time.co.uk
Production Accountant | 1st Assistant Accountant
ACCA-qualified finance professional with 25+ years’ experience, including recent high-end TV and feature film production accounting. Known for considered, collaborative style that aligns the Numbers with the Creative Intent, helping productions to stay agile, informed, and in control. Skilled in multi-currency cost tracking, budget build/reforecast, analysis and stakeholder liaison internally and externally across all levels of the business.
Selected Screen Credits
Production Accountant, Mint – 8 Ep Band 2, House Productions for BBC — Feb 2025–present
- PSL, DPO; early adopter in UK of new AP workflow integration.
- Stepped up mid-shoot to Production Accountant — delivered weekly cost report, EFC, clean wrap, and ongoing post (payroll, VAT, tax credit).
- OFCOM regional spend tool to support Scottish funding and enable strategic placement of post spend while still mid-shoot. Repeatable, audit-ready tool.
1st Assistant Accountant, & Sons – Feature, Infinity Hill / Elevation Pictures — Nov 2024–Mar 2025
- PSL, DPO, Equals; rebuilt historic accounts & managed reconciliation during period of severe cashflow restraints.
- Managed supplier & crew relationships through funding delays & production restart. Supported financial control throughout, including completion guarantor intervention.
1st Assistant Accountant, Glenrothan – Feature, Nevision / Blazing Griffin — Jul 2024–present
- PSL, DPO, Equals incl. post-production.
AP Accountant, Dept Q – 8 Ep Band 3, Left Bank Pictures for Netflix — Nov 2023–Aug 2024
- Smart Accounting, DPO; worked closely with production teams to identify key risks and manage cost control.
Assistant Accountant, Murder is Easy – 2 Ep Band 3, Mammoth Screen for BBC/BritBox — May 2023–Mar 2024
- Eclipse, DPF, EzyPO; post-production support; DPF rollout & crew training.
Industry Initiatives & Consultancy
- Cast & Crew / Sargent-Disc — Early adopter and recognised key user of PSL–DPO automated AP workflow; provided US marketing testimonial; featured in Broadcast (UK), Aug 2025.
- Screen-Time Crew Timesheet/Calculator — Created tool to reflect 2023 PACT–BECTU TV agreement; adopted by Left Bank Pictures (Dept Q), Mammoth Screen (Murder is Easy), and New Pictures (Dalgleish S3). Later adapted for film (Glenrothan, Borges & Me).
- Consultancy — Movie Magic Budgeting, studio CoA migrations, and reworking budgets for PACT-BECTU rates.
Key Skills
- Budget build/reforecast (MMB, PSL, Smart Accounting, Equals)
- Multi-currency cost tracking & reporting
- Crew payroll, HMRC compliance, tax credits
- Production cashflow & cost reporting
- Stakeholder liaison — Producers, Finance Execs, Auditors, Completion Guarantors, HMRC
Qualifications
- PGGB “Step Up to Production Accounting” — 2024
- Diploma, Production Accounting for Film & HETV — NFTS, 2022–23
- ACCA — 2000
- BBS (Hons), University of Limerick — 2000
Selected Prior Career Highlights
Financial Controller – International (EMEA & APAC), Optos PLC / Nikon — 2017–21
- Managed $20m+ development budgets; led tax, statutory reporting & funding audits in UK & Germany.
- Cashflow management via $13m inventory reduction, improved aged debt recovery; Built case for HMRC to secure $0.9m duty refund with ongoing $2m annual margin benefit.
- Designed & implemented VAT strategy pre-Brexit; e-invoicing, OCR, and PO/authority workflows; improved AP efficiency; empowered team on fraud awareness & prevention.
Financial Controller – Global Ops & R&D, Optos PLC — 2008–17
- Directed forecast, budget, and cross-functional projects across manufacturing, supply chain, and R&D (product portfolios worth $200m+ COS annually; development projects c.$35m).
- Delivered cost-reduction programme cutting flagship product unit cost from $35k to $10k.
- Partnered with production/engineering to manage new product introduction & end-of-life; aligned Slate with regulatory compliance and market demand.
Group Reporting & Systems Accountant, Standard Life Bank — 2005–08
Financial Analyst, Tyco Healthcare / Covidien — 2001–04
Senior Accountant, Whirlpool/Baucknecht — 1998–2001
Treasury Roles, Ulster Bank & Citibank — 1994–98