Business Details
31 Years
experience
Expert Post-Production Accounting Services for Film & TV
Trevanna Post has served the film and television industry since 1995, combining deep expertise in both filmmaking and financial management. Our team of nearly fifty professionals approaches every project with decades of cumulative experience, delivering specialized post-production accounting solutions tailored to the unique demands of entertainment production. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London, we provide global support while maintaining the personalized service of a boutique firm. Our leadership team's tenure ranges from 12 to 20 years, reflecting our commitment to nurturing talent and sustaining institutional knowledge. We serve major studios, independent producers, and streaming platforms, offering comprehensive financial services including tax credit administration, payroll management, and cash flow analysis.Our proprietary processes ensure accuracy in financial reporting while maximizing incentive opportunities for clients ranging from Annapurna to Riot Games. As founding members of the Post New York Alliance, we uphold industry-leading standards while continuously innovating to meet evolving production needs. Our work culture prioritizes excellence through collaboration, with team members selected for both technical proficiency and creative understanding of media production. We maintain rigorous compliance protocols through regular audits, GL reviews, and state agency coordination, ensuring clients achieve maximum qualified spend recognition. This combination of domain-specific expertise, institutional stability, and global reach enables us to deliver financial clarity that empowers creative teams to focus on content creation.
Services
Post Production Accounting
Tax Credit Consultation
Cost Reporting
Payroll Management
Financial Delivery
GL Audits
Cash Flow Analysis
Funding Requests
SAG Bond Recoupment
Weekly Spend Analysis
Details
- Year established: 1995
Highlights and features
- We offer 30 years of specialized experience in entertainment industry accounting
- Our team includes experts with 12-20 year tenures in film/TV financial management
- We maintain three international locations for global production support
- Our proprietary tax credit optimization system maximizes incentive recovery
- We serve major studios and streaming platforms with proven compliance protocols
Associations and certifications
- Post New York Alliance
Services
Post Production Accounting
We provide comprehensive financial management for entertainment productions, including payroll processing, accounts payable, purchase order tracking, and monthly bank reconciliations. Our team ensures accurate financial reporting while maintaining compliance with industry-specific requirements. This service supports creative teams by handling complex financial workflows throughout production and post-production phases.
Tax Credit Consultation
Our experts help maximize state and local tax incentives through code setup, GL audits, and compliance reporting. We prepare submission documents, respond to auditor queries, and ensure proper tagging of qualified expenditures. This service optimizes financial returns while maintaining strict regulatory compliance throughout the incentive application process.
Cost Reporting
We deliver detailed cost reports and weekly spend analysis to maintain budgetary control. Our team provides accurate estimates, tracks actual expenditures against projections, and identifies potential financial risks. This service enables production teams to make informed decisions while maintaining financial transparency across all project phases.
Financial Delivery
We ensure timely and accurate financial delivery through comprehensive GL audits, SAG/DGA bond recoupment, and final financial package preparation. Our process includes trial balance cleanup, profit/loss analysis, and preparation of required submission reports. This service guarantees complete financial documentation for project closure and regulatory compliance.
Payroll Management
Our payroll services handle complex entertainment industry requirements including union payments, tax withholdings, and compliance with jurisdiction-specific regulations. We process payments for cast and crew, manage purchasing card transactions, and maintain accurate payroll records. This service ensures timely, error-free compensation while meeting all legal requirements.
People
Yana Lehman
Chairman
With over 25 years in entertainment finance, Yana founded Trevanna Post in 1995. She oversees strategic operations and maintains key studio relationships while ensuring the company's continued innovation in film tax credit administration.
Jennifer Freed
Senior Accountant
Jennifer leads our Los Angeles office with 18 years of post-production accounting experience. She specializes in complex tax credit optimization and has managed financial workflows for over 50 feature films and streaming series.
Dee Schuka
Operations Director
Dee manages daily financial operations in our New York office. With 15 years at Trevanna, she oversees payroll processing, GL audits, and client compliance while mentoring junior accountants in entertainment-specific financial practices.
Questions
What post-production accounting services do you offer?
We provide complete financial management including payroll processing, tax credit administration, cost reporting, GL audits, and financial delivery services for film and television productions.
Do you handle tax credit applications for different states?
Yes, we manage tax credit submissions nationwide including New York State, with expertise in maximizing qualified spend recognition and responding to state audit requirements.
How do you support international productions?
With offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London, we provide cross-border financial management, currency conversion handling, and compliance with multiple jurisdictional requirements for global productions.
What experience do your accountants have?
Our team includes specialists with 12-20 year tenures in entertainment accounting, many with prior experience at major studios and production companies handling complex financial workflows.
Can you assist with both studio and independent projects?
Yes, we serve major studios, independent producers, and streaming platforms, adapting our services to meet the specific financial needs of both large-scale and boutique productions.
