Our client is an award-winning premium content producer, focusing on content that appeals to global audiences.
When shooting a tv production around the world, the production team and crew would normally take thousands of pounds in cash with them, whether it was for wardrobe, living costs or general production expenses. Not only was this a security nightmare with money being lost and sometimes stolen, but also having to reconcile this at the end of the production trip with lost receipts, overspending and having no sight of what it was spent on.
Shooting more and more productions abroad, our client needed a solution to get on top of their spending, and ensure crew could get more money whilst on a shoot in case of emergencies.
Caxton offered a solution of a simple, pre-loadable cards and app for the crew, and expense management platform for the finance team. The cards could be loaded with different currencies, and at the end of the month, the finance team received their receipts through the platform, keeping them all in one place.
“Not only do we save time and money, but we also have complete visibility of spend and we know instantly if we need to top up cards. This also makes cost reporting so much easier, and there’s no more missing cash, which was always an issue when abroad. It's made reconciling expenses so easy – and it’s not just the card, app and platform we love, but also the fact that if we do face any issues, we can simply call up Caxton and speak to our account manager and get the support we need,” said Mylie, Senior Finance Manager.