Finance Business Partner Fixed Term Contract
Recruiter: BBC UK Location: London, United Kingdom Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 plus London Weighting of £5319 and 15% bonus, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. 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 responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet and Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. ABOUT BRANDS AND LICENSING BBC Studios Brands and Licensing team is the driving force in extending BBC Studios IP through innovative brand extensions, fostering deep fan engagement worldwide. The division combines a wide range of businesses, such as Global Licensing (including Music, Gaming, DVD, Books); Global Consumer Products, chiefly focusing on Bluey; and Global Digital, which curates, commissions and commercialises the digital footprint of the best-loved global IP. THE ROLE The Finance Business Partner - B&L UK Actuals and Reporting will support the Finance Director and the wider business by being accountable for our business lines based in the UK and relevant sub-divisional view of monthly results. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for the consolidated regional/divisional view of monthly results to finance and non-finance colleagues. Key partner to all colleagues from the various business lines within the UK for all actuals queries and projects. Key point of contact for Group and outsourcer for any UK management and statutory reporting related queries, including technical accounting queries from the outsourcer to ensure results are compliant with BBC Group accounting policies. Ensuring best practice and standardised outputs across all divisions from the outsourcer. Primary contact for Finance Director and business contacts on all Actuals and Reporting activities, including results to date. Liaise with the FP&A Finance Business Partner to ensure actuals are correctly reflected in the forecast process. Liaise with Financial Controller of subsidiary to ensure timely submission of group reporting and to assist with queries where necessary. Driving continuous process improvement via the Outsourcer. Key contact for auditor and divisional statutory accounts. Provide financial information to relevant stakeholders, ensure that all statutory reporting obligations are met. Line management of actuals and reporting analysts within the UK team structure. ICFR implementation. DAY TO DAY TASKS:
Month End:
Review regional results prepared by Finance Analysts, outsourcer and subsidiary. High level review of balance sheets and ensuring completion of quarterly reporting. Review month end reporting prepared by the Finance Analysts and outsourcer & finesse commentary. Agree regional timetable with outsourcer and subsidiary ahead of month end.
Year End:
Respond to requests and queries from auditors. Review and manage completion of year end schedules. Manage year end queries from Group. Feed into CoSec team statutory accounts process.
Ad Hoc Support:
Support the business and respond to adhoc queries. Liaise with 3rd party advisors/accountants. Support Group Consolidation. Provide assistance to FP&A team during forecast on performance to date.
Region:
Regular catch ups with FD. Regular catch ups with direct reports. Regular catch ups with the business and Head of Commercial Finance. Liaise with FP&A managers and analysts to update on business performance and actuals.
Group:
Act as point of contact for Group for month and year end queries.
Outsourcer:
Regular calls with Outsourcer. Pre and post month end call with Outsourcer.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE? ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Professional accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent. Experience of managing an outsourced finance function within a complex matrix organisation. Experience of working with, and the analysis and interpretation, of financial information. Experience of the application of governance and control principles, ICFR. Management Reporting. Technical Accounting Skills. DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
Experience within the media industry desirable but not essential. 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. 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. PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: 21068 Band: E Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 plus London Weighting of £5319 and 15% bonus, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Contract type: Fixed Term until May 2026 Location: Office Base is London Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working. WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?
We offer a competitive salary package. Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance. Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid. 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days. A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 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. 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.
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Recruiter: BBC UK Location: London, United Kingdom Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 plus London Weighting of £5319 and 15% bonus, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. 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 responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Eastenders, Prehistoric Planet and Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. ABOUT BRANDS AND LICENSING BBC Studios Brands and Licensing team is the driving force in extending BBC Studios IP through innovative brand extensions, fostering deep fan engagement worldwide. The division combines a wide range of businesses, such as Global Licensing (including Music, Gaming, DVD, Books); Global Consumer Products, chiefly focusing on Bluey; and Global Digital, which curates, commissions and commercialises the digital footprint of the best-loved global IP. THE ROLE The Finance Business Partner - B&L UK Actuals and Reporting will support the Finance Director and the wider business by being accountable for our business lines based in the UK and relevant sub-divisional view of monthly results. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Accountable for the consolidated regional/divisional view of monthly results to finance and non-finance colleagues. Key partner to all colleagues from the various business lines within the UK for all actuals queries and projects. Key point of contact for Group and outsourcer for any UK management and statutory reporting related queries, including technical accounting queries from the outsourcer to ensure results are compliant with BBC Group accounting policies. Ensuring best practice and standardised outputs across all divisions from the outsourcer. Primary contact for Finance Director and business contacts on all Actuals and Reporting activities, including results to date. Liaise with the FP&A Finance Business Partner to ensure actuals are correctly reflected in the forecast process. Liaise with Financial Controller of subsidiary to ensure timely submission of group reporting and to assist with queries where necessary. Driving continuous process improvement via the Outsourcer. Key contact for auditor and divisional statutory accounts. Provide financial information to relevant stakeholders, ensure that all statutory reporting obligations are met. Line management of actuals and reporting analysts within the UK team structure. ICFR implementation. DAY TO DAY TASKS:
Month End:
Review regional results prepared by Finance Analysts, outsourcer and subsidiary. High level review of balance sheets and ensuring completion of quarterly reporting. Review month end reporting prepared by the Finance Analysts and outsourcer & finesse commentary. Agree regional timetable with outsourcer and subsidiary ahead of month end.
Year End:
Respond to requests and queries from auditors. Review and manage completion of year end schedules. Manage year end queries from Group. Feed into CoSec team statutory accounts process.
Ad Hoc Support:
Support the business and respond to adhoc queries. Liaise with 3rd party advisors/accountants. Support Group Consolidation. Provide assistance to FP&A team during forecast on performance to date.
Region:
Regular catch ups with FD. Regular catch ups with direct reports. Regular catch ups with the business and Head of Commercial Finance. Liaise with FP&A managers and analysts to update on business performance and actuals.
Group:
Act as point of contact for Group for month and year end queries.
Outsourcer:
Regular calls with Outsourcer. Pre and post month end call with Outsourcer.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE? ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Professional accounting qualification ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent. Experience of managing an outsourced finance function within a complex matrix organisation. Experience of working with, and the analysis and interpretation, of financial information. Experience of the application of governance and control principles, ICFR. Management Reporting. Technical Accounting Skills. DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
Experience within the media industry desirable but not essential. 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. 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. PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: 21068 Band: E Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 plus London Weighting of £5319 and 15% bonus, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Contract type: Fixed Term until May 2026 Location: Office Base is London Television Centre. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working. WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?
We offer a competitive salary package. Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance. Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender, of up to a year with 18 weeks fully paid. 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days. A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 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. 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.
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