Senior Financial Controller

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom BBC Group and Public Services Full time

Role Summary

  • We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Accountant to join our team at the BBC Group and Public Services.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the financial control of a slate of productions and/or providing financial support on a more dedicated basis on a more complex production.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide effective financial control and management of budgets on productions, providing regular cost reports and timely advice on budgetary control to the production management team.
  • Ensure that the accurate provision of accruals and commitments are made throughout the production lifecycle.
  • Prepare final accounts and ensure all outstanding claims are settled and close the production accounts in line with agreed procedures.
  • Contribute to the preparation of accurate and achievable month-end forecasts, balancing creative aspirations with financial and resource constraints.

Accounting and Reporting

  • Complete statutory and corporate financial returns for location spend items on behalf of the production.
  • Establish and maintain an audit trail for all work undertaken and liaise with auditors as necessary.
  • Manage location bank accounts and local cash facilities in accordance with relevant policies.
  • Be responsible for reflecting the budget accurately and correctly in the BBC's main accounting package.

General Activities

  • Contribute to ensuring new ideas and best practices are brought into BBC Finance and are adopted on a continuous improvement basis to improve quality and efficiency.
  • Manage Assistant Production Accountants for the duration of a production, identifying skill gaps and working with the Production Accounting Manager to set objectives and development plans.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements as well as internal control mechanisms, thus promoting an efficiency-driven culture within BBC.
  • Facilitate self-development by identifying and meeting own skill development needs and future career opportunities with the support of the Production Accounting team.

Requirements

  • Knowledge and experience of working in production finance within a media organisation.
  • Understanding of the financial conventions in production, ability to identify cost drivers and understanding of the reasons for accurate cost control and forecasting.
  • Ability to maintain overall control of the production budget through regular and detailed monitoring and information recording.
  • Understanding of the financial impact of editorial decisions and the implications of different options.
  • Ability to balance the needs and deadlines of a production with the need for financial control.

Working for the BBC

  • We don't focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. 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.
  • BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets.
  • 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.

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