Finance Assistant

ITV; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

ITV Regional News is seeking a Finance Assistant to join the finance team. You will work with the Regional Finance Manager and Senior Finance Business Partner to provide finance and admin support, run month-end tasks and help oversee budgets and headcount.

Based in Bristol, London or Birmingham with hybrid working, the role involves preparing cost analyses, raising purchase orders, and supporting ad-hoc projects.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant with progress toward full qualification.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis.
• Able to adapt to new financial systems.
• Willingness to travel and work with ITV News regions.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance and admin support to ITV Regional News.
• Perform month-end tasks and help oversee budgets/headcount.
• Raise purchase orders and process freelance contracts/staff overtime payments.
• Assist with Budget/Forecast processes as required.
• Prepare detailed cost analysis of key cost drivers.
• Support monthly reporting and Budget Packs.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Capable of adapting to new financials

Ability to travel to ITV News regions

Part-qualified accountant

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Tools

Excel

Job description

Workplace: Bristol, London or Birmingham (Hybrid working)

Finance Assistant

ITV Regional News

The role

In this role, you will work closely with the Regional Finance Manager and Senior Finance Business Partner to provide finance and admin support to ITV News. You will perform month-end tasks and help oversee budgets and monitor headcount. You will fulfil general finance activities to support the finance team on an ad-hoc basis as required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accurate and timely provision of financial support for ITV Regional News
• To offer financial support as required by the Regional Finance Manager and the business
• Provide admin support to the Senior Finance Business Partner
• Assist with the Budget / Forecast process as required
• Prepare detailed cost analysis of key cost drivers
• Assist in preparing News Monthly Reporting and Budget Packs
• Raise purchase orders, freelance contracts/staff overtime payments
• Assist the Regional Finance Manager in ad hoc project work as required
• Coordinate gathering of Environmental data for ITV Environmental reporting including data required for Albert certification

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Part-qualified accountant
• Strong Excel skills
• Capable of adapting to new financial systems
• Ability to travel and work with ITV News regions in different geographical locations

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Good communication skills
• Well organised and proactive with strong attention to detail
• Enthusiastic and willing to learn
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of what we do at ITV, and we want to ensure we reflect our audience both on screen and in our workforce. ITV is for Everyone, and we encourage applications from Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent people and People of Colour to apply for this role.

Closing date: Monday 2nd November 2026