Head of Finance, Technical Accounting & External Reporting FTC

BBC Group and Public Services; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BBC Studios as the Head of Finance, overseeing technical accounting and external reporting for a 12-month fixed term. This pivotal role involves managing a team, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and collaborating with various departments to enhance financial reporting processes. The position offers a competitive salary with benefits in a dynamic and creative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

26 days holiday plus additional days

Parental leave up to a year

Defined contribution pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with IFRS and technical accounting concepts.
• Professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA) with significant post qualification experience.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee external reporting and manage a team of finance professionals.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and policies.
• Lead the group audit and year-end process.

Skills

IFRS

Technical Accounting

Communication

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Team Leadership

Education

ACCA

CIMA

Job description

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Head of Finance, Technical Accounting & External Reporting FTC

Finance

Fixed Term - Full Time

London, GB, W12 7FA

Job Closing Date: 28/5/25

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 23880
Band: F
Contract type: 12 month FTC
Salary: Up to £92,000 plus £5319 London Weighting and bonus, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Location: Office Base is London Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working

ABOUT BBC STUDIOS

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to join the BBC Studios Group Finance team on a 12 month FTC basis to cover parental leave. This role oversees the external reporting for the business and manages a team of one Finance Manager and three Finance Analysts. Reporting to Group Financial Controller for BBCS Group, the role will encompass technical accounting, external reporting and other controllership activity.

This HoF will support the Group Finance Director and Group Financial Controller with responsibility for statutory and external reporting requirements for BBCS. You will play a pivotal part in shaping and supporting BBCS Finance teams to achieve strong technical accuracy and you will manage the group audit and year end process.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Monitor existing and new accounting policies for the group to ensure they comply with all relevant accounting standards (IFRS).
• Communicate changes to accounting policies and practice to relevant stakeholders across the business and ensure that accounting policies are applied consistently throughout the group.
• Review complex contracts and ensure accounting treatment is compliant with group policy and IFRS and ensure your team is providing sufficient technical advice to the wider business on such areas
• Review technical summary papers for complex accounting transactions or business issues.
• Business partnering with other departments (Tax, Treasury, Legal, Corporate Finance) and operating business areas to consider and advise on new or complex accounting scenarios to support decision making. This includes regular updates with financial controllers throughout the group.
• Oversee the relationship with BBC Group Reporting team to ensure that periodic reporting is accurate, timely and complies with all relevant accounting standards and regulations.
• Oversee relationship with NAO with regards to audit queries on BBCS.
• Review the group's financial statements and provide technical accounting input where required.
• Oversee the financial statement preparation process for various BBCS commercial subsidiaries via your team
• Provide information, support, and liaise with external auditors and advisors.
• Lead a high-performing team that supports the key objectives outlined here, providing strong line-management support, mentorship and development opportunities where appropriate
• Additional ad hoc work, projects and analysis to support the team and wider business.
• Oversee the group-wide hedging and foreign exchange risk management programme, including associated reporting
• Provide tax reporting for the group and liaise directly with tax team throughout the year on corporate tax matters
• Oversee the review of balance sheet reconciliations status and drive continuous improvement on controls to meet future legal requirements
• Oversee and advise on statutory account filing and compliance globally

WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• You’ll have extensive experience and a deep understanding of IFRS and technical accounting concepts and policies.
• You will understand the consolidation principles in an international group, including an awareness of the impact of foreign exchange on trading performance.
• You will be accomplished in communicating, managing and co-ordinating consolidation across a multidivisional organisation and will demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to improve the effectiveness of financial reporting processes, using initiative, anticipating issues and develop sensible, practical solutions to deliver high quality output to tight deadlines.
• You have demonstrated an ability to make meaningful process improvements through actionable insights across your remit.
• You’re a confident team player with strong influencing, facilitation and communication skills. With a collaborative approach, acting for both local and global needs, you’re able to influence divisional teams to deliver quality output to tight deadlines in a challenging environment. You’ll operate with transparency, creating an environment of shared understanding.
• In addition to holding a professional qualification (ACCA / CIMA) and have significant post qualification experience, you will have excellent numerical and analytical skills, in addition to strong project management and organisational skills.
• You’re a skilled team-leader with proven experience in developing a high-performing team, and a track record of developing and mentoring direct reports.

LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce, that represents the audiences we serve, and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on [e-mail].

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?

• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid
• A defined contribution pension scheme with employer contributions up to 10%; and life assurance (at 4 times annual salary), eligibility for discounted dental, health care, gym and much more through salary sacrifice
• Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

NEXT STEPS

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.

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.

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.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.