Senior Finance Leader

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom BBC Full time
Job Title: Senior Finance Leader

This is a senior leadership role that will oversee all finance activities involved in content monetisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving financial growth through commercial business partnering, identifying and executing opportunities to increase returns in content monetisation, and maintaining sufficient rigor and control.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Forge strong relationships across the Studio to maximise financial returns from content monetisation
  • Assist on commercial negotiation strategy
  • Identify and capitalise on growth opportunities to develop new revenue streams
  • Champion the execution of the Content Studio's growth strategy through timely financial insights and analysis
  • Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies
  • Implement and maintain robust financial controls to safeguard assets and manage risks to asset ledger
  • Oversee and enhance the financial audit process
  • Be the primary contact for investment impairment and amortisation processes
  • Ensure rigorous cash management, forecasting and reporting across all component parts of the Studio
Requirements:
  • Prior experience of holding senior strategic financial leadership roles in a matrix managed production or media businesses
  • Excellent commercial acumen and demonstrated ability to exercise strong judgement from a business perspective to attain positive outcomes
  • A professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CPA)
  • Hands-on experience in managing content investment or distribution within the media industry, and exposure to Content Studio operations, including production cycles, content development and knowledge of the way in which programmes are commissioned, financed and produced
  • Adept at managing numerous, diverse senior and executive level stakeholders, able to undertake significant change and project management activities with wide-ranging BBC impact, often operating under tight timescales and managing numerous competing priorities
  • Exposure to a large-scale studio environment with significant financial volume and complex operations is highly desirable
  • Familiarity with IP rights, licensing, and content ownership and asset management
  • Exposure to various Content Funding routes/methods and processes
What We Offer:
  • Competitive salary package
  • 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
  • A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more
  • Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation

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

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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