000A 32F1 – Financial Accountant

Career Moves Group; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Financial Accountant to provide professional financial support and improve financial processes at BBC Cymru Wales. This hybrid role requires a professional accounting qualification and offers a rate of £300 per day. The successful candidate will be involved in key accounting tasks including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting until November 2026.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA.
• Significant experience of delivering a high-quality accounting service.
• Ability to take complex data and communicate simply.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial support and control financial processes.
• Budgeting and forecasting with stakeholders.
• Improve financial process efficiency and compliance.

Skills

Communication

Analysis

Financial Control

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Financial Accountant

Location: BBC Cymru Wales, Central Square. CF10 1FT (hybrid)
Length: ASAP – 01/11/2026
Rate: £300 per day
Hours: 9am – (6pm 35 hours)

Job Description:
To provide professional financial support to a range of stakeholders, effective control of financial processes and delivering operational excellence. This role will also contribute to the continuous improvement of finance and key BBC processes.

Key responsibilities:

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Provision of information, analysis and supporting commentary to a range of stakeholders.
• Review short term plans and assist in the production of budgets, extrapolation of trends and support the input of financial data.

Accounting & Reporting:

• Review, analyse, monitor and update forecasts.
• Maintain short term financial plans, monitor and report actual expenditure against set budgets, assist with the closure of year end accounts and statutory reporting.

Controls and Compliance:

• Improve efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments.
• Develop, test and review new methods and practices.
• Explain and reinforce BBC Finance policies and guidelines

5 Essential Skills:

• Professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
• Significant experience of delivering a high-quality accounting and reporting service.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence.
• Ability to take complex data/principles and to communicate these in an understandable way to wider BBC team
• Knowledge of the theory and practical application of accounting principles and controls.