Accountant

BBC Nordic; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing allowance

EAP via Spill

28 days holiday prorated

Job summary

BBC is seeking an Accountant to support day-to-day financial operations in a hybrid setup. You will handle bookkeeping, payroll, production accounting and artist royalties, reporting to the CFO in a flexible, remote-first environment with occasional in-person days in Bristol and London.

The role requires fully qualified accounting expertise (AAT/ACCA/CIMA) and strong experience with Xero; experience with Pleo and payroll processing is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with strong bookkeeping, management accounts, payroll and reporting experience.
• Proficiency in Xero; experience with Pleo and payroll processing is desirable.
• Experience in production accounting, media or artist royalties is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own full bookkeeping and financial operations using Xero.
• Process invoices, manage payments and maintain digital records.
• Oversee sales and transactional accounting; reconcile balance sheet accounts.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Xero

Payroll

Pleo

Production accounting

Artist royalties

VAT reporting

Financial reporting

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA qualifications

Tools

Xero

Pleo

Job description

As the Accountant, you will be the backbone of our day-to-day financial operations. Reporting directly to our Chief Financial Officer, you will ensure the financial health, accuracy, and compliance of the business.

You will take ownership of everything from general bookkeeping and payroll to production accounting and artist royalties. In our dynamic, hybrid environment, you will play a critical role in keeping our commercial operations running smoothly as we scale.

Key Info:

Hours: Part-time (Approx 20 hours; which could be worked either four or five days per week)

Term: 6-Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Remote-first (Ideally Bristol-based). Requires 1 day per week in-person with the CFO in Bristol, and 1 day per month at our London HQ (Kings Cross).

Salary: £50,000-£65,000 (FTE) Salary is dependant on experience and location. To be prorated according to work schedule.

Responsibilities

Core Bookkeeping & Financial Operations

• Own full bookkeeping responsibilities using Xero.
• Process and file all purchase invoices, ensuring accurate and on-time payments, and maintain organised digital records.
• Oversee and manage all sales and transactional accounting.
• Reconcile balance sheet control accounts on a regular basis.
• Administer Pleo, our company expense management system.

Management Accounts & Compliance

• Prepare monthly management accounts for CFO review and sign-off.
• Manage the administration of monthly payroll (in Xero) and company pensions.
• Handle quarterly VAT reporting and ensure timely HMRC filing.

Production Accounting & Cost Reporting

• Manage the production accounting process for our video courses.
• Produce accurate monthly Cost Reports for each individual lesson/course.
• Generate internal and external cash flow and cost reports.
• Actively update cash flows and budget forecasts.
• Support the tracking, calculation, and reporting of artist royalties.
• Assist the CFO with ad-hoc project work and financial analysis as the business scales.

Requirements

• Accounting Experience: Fully qualified accountant (AAT/ACCA/CIMA) with a strong working experience in bookkeeping, management accounts, payroll and financial reporting.
• System Proficiency: Highly proficient in Xero. Experience with Pleo (or similar expense systems) and payroll processing is highly desirable.
• Industry Knowledge: Previous experience in production accounting, media, or managing artist royalties is a strong bonus.
• Attention to Detail: Meticulous organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and ensure absolute accuracy in financial reporting.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working in an agile, remote-first start-up environment where processes are actively being built and refined.
• 28 days holiday per calendar + public holidays (prorated for part time work)
• Salary sacrifice pension
• Private medical insurance or wellbeing allowance
• EAP, via Spill

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Budgeting and 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 and 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

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

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Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.

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