Job Description
Financial Planning and Accounting Analyst
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: London
THIS IS A 7 MONTH FTC (FIXED TERM CONTRACT) STARTING MID SEPTEMBER
The Finance team is responsible for all aspects of UKTV's and BBC Studios UK Region's finances, including management accounting, financial reporting, transactional processing, business partnering, financial planning and analysis. The FP&A team sits at the centre of strategic and commercial decision-making. We provide insight, challenge and analysis that supports business performance, investment decisions and future growth across UKTV and the wider BBC Studios business. This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially-minded analyst to gain exposure to senior stakeholders, contribute to key business decisions and help shape the financial future of one of the UK's leading media businesses.
Purpose of the role
As FP&A Analyst, you will play a key role in UKTV's planning and forecasting processes, supporting the development of budgets, forecasts and long-range plans while providing insightful financial analysis to support business performance.
You'll work closely with stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, Strategy and the wider BBC Studios Group, helping to translate complex financial information into actionable insight.
The role also provides exposure to international operations through the consolidation and reporting of financial planning activities across Global Channels & Streaming, including EMEA and APAC markets.
What we would like you to bring to the role….key experience, knowledge, skills & personal qualities
Experience
- Experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Commercial Finance, Management Accounting or a similar analytical finance role.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
- Experience building and maintaining financial models.
- Experience analysing business performance and presenting findings to stakeholders.
- Experience working with financial planning and reporting systems (SAP and BPC experience desirable).
Knowledge
- Understanding of financial planning, forecasting and performance management principles.
- Knowledge of media, entertainment, broadcasting or subscription-based businesses would be advantageous but is not essential. Skills & Personal Qualities Technical SkillStrong Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Comfortable working with large datasets and translating data into insight.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Communication & Influencing
- Ability to communicate complex financial information in a simple and engaging way.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge constructively.
- Strong presentation and storytelling abilities.
Ways of Working
- Organised and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Curious and proactive, with a genuine desire to understand how the business operates.
- A continuous improvement mindset, always looking for smarter and more efficient ways of working.
- Collaborative, positive and team-oriented.
What you will get to work on….key outputs and responsibilities of the role
- Support the Senior FP&A Manager and business stakeholders in delivering all aspects of the annual Budget, LRP and quarterly forecasts across the UK Region's commercial areas.
- Partner with the Management Accounting team to ensure robust financial reporting, reconcile actual performance against Budget and forecasts and provide analysis to support decision-making.
- Act as the primary UKTV point of contact for the BPC planning system, coordinating Budget and forecasts uploads, and liaising with the BBC Studios Finance Systems team to ensure the effective operation of planning processes.
- Contribute to the preparation of business cases and investment appraisals, providing relevant analysis and insight using benchmarking & other methods to assess financial impact.
- Develop tools, models and processes that improve the analytical capabilities of the finance team and support commercial decision-making.
- Prepare accurate financial reporting, presentations and planning submissions for the wid.er BBC Studios Group, ensuring high-quality outputs and adherence to reporting deadlines.
- Consolidate financial information across EMEA and APAC to produce Global Channels & Streaming divisional reporting, supporting leadership with consistent and insightful analysis.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial planning processes, reporting and modelling, helping to drive greater automation, standardisation and efficiency across the FP&A function.
Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Support the delivery of UKTV's annual Budget, Long Range Plan (LRP), quarterly forecasts and rolling forecasts.
- Assist in developing robust financial models and planning assumptions to support business decision-making.
- Analyse trends, risks and opportunities, providing insight and recommendations to stakeholders.
Performance Reporting & Analysis
- Produce high-quality financial reporting, analysis and presentations for senior leadership.
- Support monthly and quarterly performance reviews, explaining variances against Budget, Forecast and Prior Year.
- Develop meaningful KPIs and dashboards to improve business performance visibility.
Business Partnering
- Work closely with Finance and operational stakeholders to provide financial insight and challenge.
- Support the development of business cases, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives.
- Help stakeholders understand financial performance and the commercial implications of decisions.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Act as a key contact for planning systems and forecasting processes, including BPC.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting, forecasting and planning methodologies.
- Support automation, standardisation and continuous improvement initiatives across FP&A.
Group Reporting & Consolidation
- Support Global Channels & Streaming planning activities across EMEA and APAC.
- Consolidate budgets, forecasts and planning submissions across multiple business units.
- Prepare reporting and presentations for UKTV leadership and the wider BBC Studios Group.
Hybrid-Working
At UKTV, we are working in a hybrid environment with a mixture of home and office working. Getting together in the office as a team and a company gives colleagues an opportunity to build and maintain great relationships, encourages our culture of collaboration and creativity while recognising that colleagues need to have a healthy and happy work-life balance. You’ll agree with your manager the split of time you spend in the office or at home based on the role that you do, how often you come together as a team and your personal preference.
Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
At UKTV, our inclusion vision is to truly represent society in our workforce and on-screen, and create a culture of fairness and respect where we champion difference so that every person feels included and empowered to do their best work. We are committed to ensuring a level playing field at UKTV where all employees and job applicants are given equal opportunity, and that we have diverse voices at the table in everything we do. We welcome applications from everyone and we want UKTV to be a place where you can be your authentic self, give your best and develop your career free from discrimination of any kind.
