A TV show wouldn’t thrive without its dedicated crew, its creative force, and the essential role of production accounting.
In this episode of Beyond the Budget,
Bishop Porter sits down with
Candy Carstensen and
Brad Rees, payroll accountants on one of television's longest-running dramas. Together, they pull back the curtain on what it takes to keep the cast and crew paid accurately, week after week, season after season.
They discuss the shift from paper timecards to digital workflows, what it was like beta testing Showbiz Budgeting, and the implementation of Hours+ across multiple departments.
Key insights from this episode:
- Behind-the-scenes challenges of production accounting
- Best practices for managing large-scale production payroll
- Real-world insights into managing payroll and timecards
Chapters:
(
00:00) Meet Candy and Brad
(
05:37) The shift to digital workflows
(
08:39) Managing SAG payroll with Showbiz Budgeting
(
14:17) “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Westworld,” “True Blood” Quiz
(
18:01) Getting departments on board with Hours+
(
23:25) The hardest part of the job
(
28:35) Driving Sophia Bush in a golf cart