Financial Accountant FTC - Global Brands & Digital

BBC Studios; London; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

BBC Studios is seeking a Financial Accountant on a fixed-term contract within the Brands & Licensing finance team. This role is central to supporting financial reporting and ensuring compliance, working with senior stakeholders and an outsourced service provider. With a focus on continuous improvement and a collaborative environment, this position offers opportunities to make an impact within a prestigious media organization.

Qualifications

• Required accounting qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience in financial reporting.
• Ability to manage third-party relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close processes and financial reporting.
• Manage relationships with outsourced providers.
• Deliver variance analysis and commentary for stakeholders.

Skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Financial reporting expertise

Strong analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Proactive approach

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Newly or partly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Financial Accountant FTC - Global Brands & Digital

Financial Accountant FTC - Global Brands & Digital

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JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios, Brands & Licensing Finance Team

LOCATION: London Television Centre – Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £53,000 plus £5319 London Weighting 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

Join our Brands & Licensing finance team as a Financial Accountant on a 12-month FTC. You'll play a key role in supporting actuals and reporting across Global Brands & Digital, including Marketing, Digital, and New Business. You’ll lead the relationship with our outsourced service provider, ensuring accurate, timely month-end delivery. You will drive the transition of operational tasks to our outsourced service provider to enable greater focus on value-add analysis and stakeholder support. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who’s driven to continually improve processes, strengthen controls and who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders to help them understand and take ownership of their financial results.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Be part of a collaborative, solutions-focused finance team supporting a growing Digital business with their exciting new initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to make processes your own, take full ownership of financial reporting and work closely with senior stakeholders across diverse functions. You’ll have the chance to build strong relationships, learn from a wide finance network and be supported to develop and grow in a dynamic environment.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Lead accurate and timely month-end and year-end close processes for Brands & Digital, ensuring compliance with internal controls and reporting standards.
• Manage the relationship with the outsourced service provider by providing clear direction, resolving issues efficiently, and supporting the transition of operational tasks.
• Deliver insightful variance analysis and business commentary to Group Finance and senior stakeholders, helping them understand and take ownership of their financial results.
• Implement and embed ICFR controls, maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations, and support quarterly Finance Director sign-offs to strengthen the financial control environment.
• Collaborate with Group Finance, Tax, Treasury, and other central teams to enhance reporting processes, share best practices, and drive continuous improvement across the finance function.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Newly or partly qualified accountant e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and financial reporting expertise
• Balances priorities effectively, manages expectations, escalates blockers early to ensure deadlines are met
• Proactive, self-starter and committed to continuous improvement
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen
• Confident communicator, with the ability to manage third-party relationships and support stakeholders of varying levels
• Advanced Excel skills
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Media experience in large matrix organisations is advantageous but not essential
  
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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