Job Description

Job Requisition ID:

34310

Job Closing Date:

10 December 2025
London, GBR, W1A 1AA

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D



CONTRACT TYPE: Nine month, Fixed-term contract, Part-time (2 day/14 hours a week jobshare).



In-house title: Accountant



DEPARTMENT: Tax, BBC Group Finance.



LOCATION: UK wide.



PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 44,000 - 46,000pa (pro rata's to 17,600 - 18,400pa), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.





We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.


PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The

VAT Accountant

role is centred around the development and maintenance of compliance processes to ensure that the BBC Group meets its statutory obligations in respect of VAT and Indirect taxes in the UK, and a handful of overseas entities.

Please note this is a 2 day a week job share position.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As a

VAT Accountant

, you will provide professional financial support to a range of stakeholders, effective control of financial processes and delivering operational excellence. You will be part of the BBC Group Tax team, and report specifically to the VAT Finance Business Partner.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As a

VAT Accountant

you will undertake the following duties:


Management and preparation of the Monthly Group VAT Returns for the UK business
Preparation of Balance Sheet Reconciliations across BBC Group and ad hoc VAT projects when required.
Liaising with business stakeholders, the outsourced team in India, BBC Finance Teams and HMRC about routine VAT queries; Assisting the VAT Finance Business Partner with VAT Group Management; Delivering VAT training to different teams across the BBC Business; Continuous process improvement across all of the BBC's indirect tax compliance processes; Support the VAT Finance Business Partner to ensure that the BBC's VAT policies are up to date as regards changes in the business, SAP processes and VAT legislation; Help manage overseas VAT recovery process across the BBC Group.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Attention to detail and ability to maintain a high level of accuracy with financial information Experience working with SAP

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

It would also be helpful, but not necessary if you have had experience of the preparation of VAT returns and an understanding of indirect tax principles




If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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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.