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Louise Eckert

Production Accountant · Assistant Production Accountant · Payroll Manager

📞 +61 0405 384 499

✉️ LE.acct@outlook.com

🇦🇺 Australian

📍 Perth, Western Australia

Available Australia-wide for Freelance

remote/off-site accounting/payroll

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Louise Eckert is a Perth-based Production Accountant, Assistant Production Accountant and Cast Payroll specialist with extensive experience across Australian television drama, streaming productions and corporate finance. She is currently employed full-time as a Financial Accountant with Seven West Media (Channel 7), while also providing freelance remote/off-site Cast Payroll and Production Accounting services. Her recent credits include Breakers (Netflix, 2026) as Cast Payroll Consultant, Scrublands Series 3 (Stan, 2026) as Cast Payroll Accountant and Pilli Sisters (ABC, 2026–2027) as Cast Payroll Accountant.

Louise has built her screen accounting career through Production Office roles across The Twelve Seasons 2 and 3, Scrublands: Silver, Ghosts Australia, Invisible Boys, Reckless and Caper Crew. Her experience spans pre-production, active production and post-production accounting, including payroll management, assistant production accounting and Production Accountant leave cover. This combination of hands-on screen production experience and corporate financial accounting provides a strong foundation for supporting productions of varying sizes and requirements.

KEY SKILLS

• Production Accounting & Financial Administration
• Cast & Crew Payroll Processing
• Remote / Off-Site Cast Payroll Services
• Payroll Compliance & Award Interpretation
• Accounts Payable & Expense Management
• Budget Tracking & Financial Reporting
• Production Cost Tracking & Reconciliation
• Pre-Production, Production & Post-Production Accounting
• Production Accounting Systems & Documentation
• Financial Record Keeping & Accuracy
• Confidential Financial Information Management
• Production Office & Departmental Liaison
• Deadline Management & Competing Priorities
• Corporate Financial Accounting
• Problem-Solving & Attention to Detail

VALUE TO PRODUCTION

Louise offers production companies the flexibility of engaging an experienced screen accounting professional remotely, without requiring a permanent position within the Production Office. Her ability to provide specialist Cast Payroll and financial administration support is particularly valuable for productions requiring additional accounting capacity during busy periods, overlapping production schedules or specific stages of production.

With experience across major Australian broadcasters and streaming platforms, Louise understands the financial processes, reporting requirements and deadlines associated with professional screen production. Her background working directly within production offices gives her practical insight into the demands placed on production teams, while her ongoing role with Seven West Media reinforces her financial discipline, accuracy and professional accountability.

For interstate and international productions filming in Western Australia, Louise offers local industry knowledge combined with the convenience of remote service delivery. Reliable, detail-focused and accustomed to managing competing priorities, she brings a practical, organised approach to payroll and production accounting – helping production teams maintain accurate financial records, meet deadlines and keep their accounting requirements running smoothly.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Louise is employed full-time as a Financial Accountant with Seven West Media (Channel 7), while also providing freelance remote/off-site Cast Payroll and Production Accounting services to Australian film and television productions. Her experience combines extensive hands-on Production Office accounting with the flexibility to support productions remotely.

CURRENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT

Financial Accountant – Seven West Media (Channel 7) November 2025 – Present | Full-time

FREELANCE REMOTE / OFF-SITE PRODUCTION ACCOUNTING

• Cast Payroll Accountant – Pilli Sisters (Oct 2026–Feb 2027) Lingo Pictures, Third Act Stories & Meeniyan Stories | ABC
• Cast Payroll Accountant – Scrublands Series 3 (Jun–Aug 2026) Easy Tiger Productions | Stan
• Cast Payroll Consultant – Breakers (Apr–Jul 2026) Clerkenwell Film Production Company | Netflix

PREVIOUS PRODUCTION OFFICE EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Production Accountant – Caper Crew (Sep–Nov 2025) Easy Tiger Productions | ABC
• Payroll Manager – Reckless (Jun–Aug 2025) BBC Studios Productions Australia | SBS / NITV
• Payroll Manager – Ghosts Australia Series 1 (Feb–Jun 2025) BBC Studios Productions Australia | Network 10 & Paramount+
• Trainee Post-Production Accountant – The Twelve S3: Cape Rock Killer (Jan–Feb 2025) Easy Tiger Productions & Warner Bros. Australia | Foxtel / Binge
• Trainee Production Accountant / Production Accountant (Leave Cover) – The Twelve S3: Cape Rock Killer (August – December 2024) Easy Tiger Productions & Warner Bros. Australia | Foxtel / Binge
• Pre-Production Assistant Accountant – The Travellers (Jul–Aug 2024) Ambience Entertainment
• Payroll Manager – Scrublands Series 2: Silver (Apr–Jul 2024) Easy Tiger Productions & Third Act Stories | Stan
• Assistant Production Accountant – Invisible Boys (Nov 2023–Apr 2024) Feisty Dame Productions & Asphodel Films | Stan

TRAINING/EDUCATION

• The University of Western Australia - Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting & Business Law
• Netflix & Entertainment Partners powered by Moneypenny - ANZ Production Accounting Intensive

REFERENCES (available on request)

Ally Henville · Producer · Easy Tiger

Susie Campbell · Production Accountant

Lucy Vorst · Production Accountant