Head of FP&A

BBC Group and Public Services; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

BBC Group and Public Services in Cardiff seeks a Head of Finance, FP&A, to lead budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis, reporting to the Finance Director. Based in Cardiff, this role shapes financial planning and decision-support across the Public Service function.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will lead a high-performing FP&A team, drive improvements and influence senior leaders on strategic financial choices for BBC priorities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading FP&A or finance within a large organisation.
• Strong modelling, forecasting and performance analysis capabilities.
• Track record of leading change and developing high-performing teams.
• Influence senior stakeholders and provide strategic financial input.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead the full FP&A cycle: budgets, forecasts and medium-term plans with insights.
• Provide expert financial insight to inform major investment and strategy decisions.
• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A function with strong governance.
• Drive process improvements, automation and data-led reporting.
• Build partnerships across Finance and the wider business.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Financial planning

Forecasting & analysis

Stakeholder influence

Advisory/ storytelling

Job description

JOB BAND: F CONTRACT TYPE: Twelve-month attachment/fixed-term contract, full-time IN-HOUSE TITLE: Head of Finance DEPARTMENT: Finance Planning & Analysis, BBC Group Finance & Operations LOCATION: Cardiff – Hybrid PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: e.g. £100,000 - £120,000pa depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to join the BBC Finance function at an important time for the organisation. We are the BBC’s engine for value, turning money, data and insight into better outcomes for audiences in the UK and around the world.

Reporting to the Finance Director, Financial Planning & Insight, the Head of FP&A is a key leadership role, leading the Public Service FP&A function and providing strategic leadership of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, modelling, performance analysis and decision support.

Based in Cardiff, this 12-month fixed-term role offers the opportunity to further develop and strengthen FP&A capability at the BBC, enhancing our systems, processes and ways of working to provide better insight, support effective resource allocation and enable informed decision-making towards the BBC’s strategic priorities.

This is a high-profile and influential role at the heart of BBC decision-making. You will lead a high-performing team, work with senior leaders across the BBC and have the opportunity to make a real impact, strengthening the contribution of FP&A and how financial insight supports some of the BBC’s most important strategic and investment decisions.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The BBC’s FP&A team plays a key role in supporting one of the world’s most trusted public service broadcasters. You’ll join a collaborative, forward-thinking finance community, working with senior stakeholders and influencing decisions that matter. It’s an exciting time to join FP&A, as we strengthen our capability, making greater use of technology and productivity tools, and evolve how we work together across the wider Finance function. Expect a culture that encourages professional growth, innovation and analytical excellence.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Lead Financial Planning and Performance

• Lead the full financial planning cycle across Public Service, overseeing budgets, forecasts, medium-term plans and reforecasts to support effective decision-making and delivery of priorities. Drive financial performance insight through reporting, analysis and scenario modelling, identifying risks and opportunities while informing resource allocation and strategic choices.

Enable Strategic Decision-Making

• Provide expert financial insight, challenge and recommendations to senior leaders, supporting informed business, investment and strategic decision-making.


• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, compelling insights and narratives, assessing the impact of key initiatives, policy changes and organisational priorities.

Lead the FP&A Function

• Lead and develop a high-performing FP&A function, driving continuous improvement and delivering a responsive, high quality and valued finance service across the organisation.


• Establish best-practice planning, forecasting and performance management processes, with clear standards and governance, improving forecasting accuracy, governance and analytical capability.

Drive Change and Continuous Improvement

• Lead improvements to the FP&A processes, systems and reporting tools, driving greater efficiency, insight and business value.


• Champion innovation, simplification, automation and data-led approaches, ensuring the function continues to evolve in response to business needs.

Lead and Develop People

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture that supports individual and organisational success.


• Build strong partnerships across Finance and the wider business, strengthening financial planning, performance management and decision-making capability and shared accountability for results.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant experience leading an FP&A, business finance or commercial finance function within a large and complex organisation.


• Demonstrable experience driving improvements in financial planning, forecasting, reporting or analytical capability, with strong financial modelling, analytical and storytelling skills.


• Experience leading change, implementing new ways of working and delivering measurable improvements, alongside a strong track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.


• Strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders and providing constructive challenge to inform strategic and financial decision-making.


• Qualified accountant (i.e. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) – fully qualified.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience implementing or developing the use of new FP&A and reporting tools to improve planning, insight and efficiency.

If you bring many of the skills and experiences we’re looking for, alongside the relevant transferrable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Note - in addition to uploading your CV, a cover letter is mandatory for this application process.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Disclaimer

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

This is your BBC

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.

Find out more about the BBC

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.


• Excellent career and professional development.


• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.


• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: [e-mail]

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