Head of Finance - Content Finance

BBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company is seeking a Head of Finance to shape the financial strategy. This hybrid role requires strong communication and financial skills. Responsibilities include leading a finance team, ensuring compliance, and driving improvements in financial reporting and governance. Ideal candidates will hold a professional accounting qualification and have experience in complex environments. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £90,000 to £110,000 plus bonuses.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing financial systems, controls, and reporting.
• Ability to communicate complex data to both financial and non-financial audiences.
• Experience in leading teams and fostering a culture of improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term financial plans and advise senior stakeholders.
• Manage and motivate a finance team, fostering growth.
• Ensure robust financial controls and accurate reporting.
• Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy for financial metrics.
• Provide high-quality finance services and insights for key projects.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders to optimize monetization.
• Champion technology-driven innovation in finance operations.

Skills

Communication skills

Financial analysis

Team leadership

Financial reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Job Details

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Content Finance
LOCATION: London Television Centre - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £90,000 - £110,000 plus £5441 London Weighting and up to 25% bonus, 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

The Head of Finance within Content Finance plays a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the long‑term financial strategy for BBC Studios' Content business. The role ensures alignment between financial priorities and strategic objectives, driving operational excellence, robust financial control, and a culture of continuous improvement. The role delivers financial and strategic leadership in business areas which have high levels of complexity in terms of staff management, budgetary responsibility and major project activity.

Why Join the Team

You'll be leading a high‑performing finance team, ensuring the delivery of accurate reporting, insightful analysis, and effective financial management that supports creative and commercial decision-making across BBC Content. This role develops and leads a culture which is focused on delivering benefits and value to the business and in ensuring the BBC delivers best value – creating value today through robust control and risk management and adding future value through effective investment management support and advice. You'll work with other finance and business leaders to make financial decisions that deliver the best outcomes for the BBC as one organisation.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Lead financial strategy and advisory: Develop and execute long‑term financial plans aligned with BBC Studios' goals, acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders and translating complex data into actionable insights.
• Team leadership: Manage and motivate a small finance team, setting objectives, fostering growth, and embedding a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
• Financial governance and compliance: Ensure robust financial controls, statutory compliance, and accurate month‑end P&L and Balance Sheet reporting, while strengthening data integrity and governance frameworks.
• Forecasting and reporting excellence: Drive improvements in forecasting accuracy for Cash and EBITDA, enhance budgeting processes, and oversee Content Investment portfolio reporting.
• Service delivery and stakeholder support: Provide high‑quality finance services to Content Sales and Investment teams, acting as the primary finance contact and delivering timely, insightful analysis for key titles and marketing initiatives.
• Strategic collaboration: Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders to maximise content monetisation and ensure transparency in royalty accounting.
• Innovation and change leadership: Champion technology‑driven improvements, including AI and digital tools, to modernise finance operations, enhance insight, and drive efficiency.

Your Skills and Experience

Essential Criteria:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience in managing financial systems, controls, and reporting in a complex, fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to interpret, model, and communicate complex financial data to both financial and non‑financial audiences.
• Experience leading teams and driving a culture of continuous improvement.

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.

Note

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.

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

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.