Finance Manager, Strategic Planning & Analysis
Recruiter BBC UK
Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom
Salary: up to £75,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience, plus 15% bonus and London Weighting of £5319 where applicable. 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.
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.
THE ROLE
This role oversees all BBC Studios financial forecasts and will support executive decision-making through high-quality, strategic planning, underpinned by astute business insights and an informed view of the market.
This role will report into the Head of FP&A within the BBC Studios Finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
Planning & Forecasting
* Support & help drive accurate forecasting at the BBC Commercial Group level for our long-range plan.
* Support an efficient rolling forecast process both in-year and spanning multiple years.
* Serve as a high-performing finance individual who is able to synthesise and advise on trends and insights from a Group position.
* Provide detailed analysis of the LRP forecast ensuring key assumptions and changes to the Head of FP&A.
* Stress test business assumptions and collaborate with key stakeholders.
* Support on monitoring of cash and debt levels.
* Work closely with Reporting teams to ensure all forecasts are informed by historical performance.
Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration
* Regularly engage with senior stakeholders across BBC Studios.
* Work collaboratively with other members of the Group FP&A team.
* Communicate key messages to various stakeholders on future performance outlooks.
* Synthesise key trends, risks, and opportunities to help build and deliver a clear finance story.
* Support collaboration with all key finance leads across multiple divisions.
* Summarise information for external reporting where required.
* Encourage innovative thinking and a proactive approach to strategic planning.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Hands-on experience in a strategic planning and/or Group environment.
* Prior experience in a matrix-managed production or media business.
* A demonstrated ability to exercise initiative, judgement, and communication.
* Track record of success with synthesising key trends and insights from data.
* A professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) or equivalent experience.
* Adept at managing numerous stakeholders.
* Experience with improving reporting and processes for clearer actions and insights.
* A convincing communicator with a track record for successful relationship building.
DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
* Knowledge of/ability to build and improve forecasting models and scenario analysis.
* Success with process and reporting improvements.
* Strong systems skills including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SAP S4, and BPC.
LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities.
As a Level 2 Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
Job Reference: 20177
Band: E
Salary: up to £75,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience, plus 15% bonus and London Weighting of £5319 where applicable.
Location: Office Base is London Television Centre or Cardiff. This is a hybrid role.
WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?
* We offer a competitive salary package.
* Flexible 35-hour working week.
* Parental leave for new parents, regardless of gender.
* 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day).
* A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
* A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* Excellent career progression opportunities.
NEXT STEPS
We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you.
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 satisfactory performance.
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