Finance Systems & Management Reporting Analyst

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35-hour working week

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Defined pension (up to 10% employer)

Remote GP access

Life assurance

Accident benefit

Job summary

BBC Studios is seeking a Finance Analyst for Management Reporting & Consolidation to bridge financial reporting and finance systems. You will support monthly and quarterly consolidation, provide insights to senior stakeholders, and act as a key contact for SAP BPC and related systems.

You will work with Finance, Technology and external partners to ensure accurate, automated reporting with strong governance and controls, influencing improvement across the finance landscape.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent relevant finance experience.
• Experience in management reporting, financial consolidation and control processes within a corporate finance environment.
• Experience of SAP BPC, SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC or similar finance consolidation and reporting systems.
• Ability to analyse, reconcile and validate large financial datasets with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain financial and systems-related issues to non-finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support the production of monthly and quarterly consolidated management reporting across BBC Commercial Group.
• Prepare reporting for senior leadership, Executive Committee and Board audiences.
• Analyse financial performance and provide clear insight on trends, risks, opportunities and key drivers.
• Review and challenge submissions from finance teams to ensure reporting accuracy and consistency.
• Support financial controls and governance processes across the reporting cycle.
• Act as a key finance contact for SAP BPC and related consolidation and reporting systems.
• Investigate and resolve consolidation, data load and reporting issues, working closely with Finance Technology teams and third-party providers.
• Validate actuals, forecasts and planning data to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency across systems.
• Support system testing, enhancements, upgrades and change initiatives, including UAT activities.
• Identify opportunities to automate, simplify and improve reporting and consolidation processes.
• Support the development of dashboards, reporting tools and improved user experience within the finance systems landscape.
• Create guidance, training materials and best practice resources for finance users where required.

Skills

Management reporting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

SAP BPC

SAP S/4HANA

SAP ECC

Job description

BBC Studios is seeking a Finance Analyst for Management Reporting & Consolidation to bridge financial reporting and finance systems. You will support monthly and quarterly consolidation, provide insights to senior stakeholders, and act as a key contact for SAP BPC and related systems.

You will work with Finance, Technology and external partners to ensure accurate, automated reporting with strong governance and controls, influencing improvement across the finance landscape.