Group Finance Assistant Accountant

BBC Group and Public Services; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 31,000

Job description

Finance

Permanent - Full Time

Cardiff, GB, CF10 1FT

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 07/04/2025

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 21763
Band: B

Salary: £26,000 to £31,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Contract: Permanent
Location: Cardiff - Hybrid

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits – We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.

The BBC Group Finance team is responsible for producing consolidated reporting for the BBC Group to the various BBC boards, as well as external stakeholders, including OFCOM and DCMS. Key activities of the team include the consolidated financial statements, group performance reporting, technical accounting advice and sustainability reporting. It is a central-based team with an advisory and assurance focus.

The nature of the team means that we regularly deal with senior stakeholders and with colleagues in Group Finance, Strategy, Policy, Commercial and HR. Team members work on a diverse range of activities, gain excellent senior exposure, and take advantage of opportunities for career development with a strong track record of former team members moving into key, influential roles across the BBC, making this a perfect opportunity to develop and broaden your skills and experience.

We are seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our Group Finance team. This is a permanent opportunity based in Cardiff with some hybrid working.

Main Responsibilities

As the Assistant Accountant in the BBC Group Finance team you will be heavily involved in the delivery of key outputs (primarily month end, budget and year end) with a specific focus on:

• Planning and organising processes around annual pay related disclosures.
• Prepare and take ownership of multiple year end disclosure tasks.
• Assist in the production of statutory financial statements.
• Identify and recommend improvements to internal controls, processes and methodologies.
• Communicate directly with auditors and internal control to help support compliance requirements.
• Collaboration with outsourced partners, FP&A team, divisional stakeholders as required.
• Support Central and Divisional Finance teams in delivering a robust and efficient accounting close process.
• Support a continuous improvement culture within the team and identify initiatives to simplify and enhance processes and services.

Are you the right candidate?

To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

Essential

• Experience of working in a finance function in a complex matrix organisation.
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Good verbal communication skills and ability to deal tactfully and assuredly with all stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the theory and practical application of accounting principles and controls.

Desirable

• Accounting qualification (full or part) e.g. AAT or equivalent, or willing to consider further study as appropriate.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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.