Job Description

Job Requisition ID:

36213

Job Closing Date:

11 January 2026
Cardiff, GBR, CF10 1FT

| London, GBR, W1A 1AA

| Salford, GBR, M50 2BH

| Salford, GBR, M50 2QH

| Salford, GBR, M50 2HQ

| Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

Job Details

Job Band

: Band D

Contract Type

: Permanent - Full Time

Department

: BBC Finance

Location

: Cardiff, Salford or London - This role will involve travel between BBC bases

Salary Range

: 57,000-59,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Purpose of The Role

Join BBC Finance's FP&A team to help shape financial insight that drives strategic decisions across the organization. As a Senior FP&A Analyst, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality financial planning and analysis, supporting divisional performance, and enhancing management information for the PSB Group.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking finance community that values innovation and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, influence decision-making, and contribute to strategic initiatives that impact the BBC's future. Expect a culture that embraces technology, encourages professional growth, and rewards analytical excellence.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Partner with divisional budget holders to support performance and drive insightful decision-making. Communicate complex financial matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders. Prepare and aggregate PSB Group and divisional budgets, forecasts, and management reports. Deliver robust end-to-end budgeting and forecasting aligned with corporate requirements. Lead production of central finance reporting and ensure deadlines are met. Support strategic continuous improvement initiatives and elevate management information. Manage FP&A Analysts and contribute to team development. Collaborate with Finance Operations to ensure accuracy of reported results.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent). - Fully Qualified Significant experience delivering high-quality FP&A services. Advanced IT proficiency and willingness to adopt new technologies, including AI. Flexible and adaptive to changing business needs. Experience managing or developing a team. Experience in continuous improvement initiatives. Able to work collaboratively with the wider FP&A and Finance Partnering teams to identify process improvements, drive standardisation and automation opportunities. Demonstrate robust FP&A technical knowledge with excellent analytical skills, with the ability to analyse large and complex datasets Have highly developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and their decision making. 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.


Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.


For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk


Redeployment


The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.