Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant (Finance, Information & Gov)

Location: 60% in office, Hybrid, Soho London

Contract: Full Time

Salary: £55,000 per annum gross

Benefits: 29 days holiday + bank holidays, Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Group Income Protection, 8% Pension contribution from employer, Discounted food and drink from members' club, Access to members' screening.

We are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Management Accountant (SMA) with a flair for process improvement and systems development to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller (FC) this position provides an excellent opportunity for a current Senior Management Accountant or recently qualified Management Accountant looking to step into a pivotal role that makes significant and high impact contributions across a range of areas not solely limited to traditional management accounting.

Working closely with the FC and wider Finance team, plus a number of other key stakeholders across the group, this role will support delivery of traditional management reporting, external financial reporting and the annual financial audit, and crucial project work focused on modernising, streamlining and future proofing financial systems and processes across the BAFTA group.

This role provides the opportunity to bring your questioning mind-set, technical accounting abilities, project management and problem solving skills together in a high impact role that will help shape the future financial control environment of the BAFTA group.

• A salary of circa £55,000 per year Holiday
• 29 days a year plus bank holidays
• Pension - 8% contributory pension
• Employee health cash-back plan
• Long-term sickness insurance
• Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme & season ticket loan
• Access to cinemas throughout the UK and to BAFTA events

• Someone with a full accounting qualification; ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent with PQE 1+ year
• Someone with expertise with accounting systems and finance databases
• Proven experience working on and managing projects, specifically to deliver improvements to financial processes, systems, and internal controls
• Proven experience working effectively within small Finance teams to deliver high quality annual financial audits

Please apply via the link below and include a CV with cover letter which in no more than 500 words explains why you think you are suitable for this position.

The closing date for this role will be Monday 2 March 2026

BAFTA
isa leading arts charity focused on championing creativity, opportunity and social change for all through the transformative power of film, games and television.

Enrich the cultural landscape. Level the playing field. Be progressive. Inspire and celebrate.

We champion practitioners in film, games and television, regardless of background and life experience. We provide community for our members and strive for progressive industry and cultural practices. We recognise exceptional storytelling through our awards.

People from all backgrounds will have opportunity to thrive in the screen industries, bringing rich, more diverse stories for us to celebrate.

Our aim is for our staff to be a diverse mix of talented people who want to come and do their best work. BAFTA is committed to increasing diversity, and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who want to join BAFTA and do their best work. Our culture at work is inclusive and we celebrate diversity in all its forms.