Accountant

BBC UK; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global media company is seeking a Finance Lead for their Cardiff location. The successful candidate will oversee financial reporting and budgeting, drive process improvements, and collaborate with multiple teams. Essential qualifications include a professional accounting designation and strong Excel skills. This role offers a hybrid work environment with flexible hours and competitive salary up to £52,000.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Defined pension with employer contributions

Caring and parenting support

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification: e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or qualified by experience.
• Ability to liaise effectively with team and stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Excel with advanced functions.
• Experience delivering high-quality accounting services.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial reporting for Studios Production Group.
• Drive process improvements and support compliance initiatives.
• Produce monthly reports and undertake variance analysis.
• Support new offline forecasting tools rollout.
• Improve efficiency and controls of financial processes.

Skills

Professional accounting qualification

Communication Skills

Software Proficiency

Microsoft Excel

Experience in Accounting and Reporting

Time Management

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

AFO

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Requisition ID: 25170

Job Closing Date:

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Studios Production Central Finance
LOCATION: Cardiff - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £52,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role leads financial reporting for the Studios Production Group, ensuring accurate actuals, budgets, and forecasts. You'll manage key schedules, drive process improvements, and support compliance initiatives. Working closely with finance teams and stakeholders, you'll enhance reporting quality, streamline workflows, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The SP Central Finance Team is at the core of accounting for the Studios Production Group, covering Studios Production Limited and a range of SPV companies. We're a high-performing, collaborative team that takes pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work to tight deadlines.

We operate a flexible hybrid model, splitting our time between our Cardiff office at Central Square and working from home. Our team culture is supportive, inclusive, and genuinely social; with regular lunches, team events, and a strong sense of camaraderie both in and out of the office

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Accounting & Reporting:
  Monthly reporting on Actuals undertaking variance analysis and providing meaningful commentary to various stakeholders.
  Significant involvement in both the Quarterly Forecasting and Annual Budgeting processes.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Drive a CI culture across the wider Productions Finance Team and identify initiatives to simplify and enhance processes and services.
  Helping to support the roll out of new offline forecasting tools.
• Controls and Compliance:
  Working closely with the team and helping to improve efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments.
  Support with the roll out of new processes for ICFR.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Professional accounting qualification: e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or qualified by experience.
• Communication Skills: Ability to liaise effectively with the Embedded Finance Team and wider Stakeholders.
• Software Proficiency: Competence in financial software such as SAP and AFO.
• Microsoft Excel - Strong knowledge in the use of Microsoft Excel with the ability to efficiently manage data, perform advanced functions (e.g., SUMIFs, pivot tables, formulas), and support financial analysis and reporting tasks.
• Accounting and Reporting: Good experience of delivering a high-quality accounting and reporting service.
• Time Management: Ability meet deadlines and support the team during busy periods.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Commercial - Has experience of working for a commercial company.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

#BBCSTUDIOS

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about BBC Studios

Life at BBC Studios
• A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy an extra five days.
• Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
• Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access, life assurance and accident benefit.
• BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets here.
• Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss: [e-mail]