Finance Business Analyst

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JOB DETAILS   JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Studios Finance, EMEA Channels & Streaming

LOCATION:

London - Television Centre
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE:
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WE ARE BBC STUDIOS    A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world's most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.
Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.
PURPOSE OF

THE ROLE
Join the Commercial Planning & Analysis team to play a pivotal role in shaping financial performance across Global Channels & Streaming. As a key partner to the Global Channels & Streaming business within EMEA Finance, you'll support the project management of forecasting and budgeting cycles, model revenues and costs, and deliver sharp commercial insights. Your expertise will help drive smarter decisions, unlock value, and strengthen BBC Studios' impact across the region.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Be part of a collaborative, high‑performing Commercial Planning & Analysis team at the heart of BBC Studios' Global Channels & Streaming strategy. You'll work closely with senior leaders across EMEA, shaping decisions that influence growth, performance and long‑term value. This is a place where your analytical strengths, commercial curiosity and relationship‑building skills will thrive, with opportunities to develop expertise, lead meaningful projects and make a visible impact across the region.
YOUR

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
Act as a key regional contact for forecasting, planning and reporting across Global Channels & Streaming, ensuring clear, timely communication with group finance teams and EMEA markets.
Act as a Global Channels & Streaming subject‑matter expert, supporting Finance Business Partners and commercial teams to deliver accurate forecasting and budgeting submissions.
Act as a superuser of SAP BPC and SAP S4 Hana, contributing to global system‑improvement projects that enhance financial reporting and data quality.
Partner with Regional Sales Teams, SVPs and line‑of‑business lead to consolidate rolling forecasts, assess risks and opportunities, and prepare high‑quality review materials for senior leadership.
Build strong relationships across the region to support the development and submission of budgets and forecasts, applying commercial understanding to challenge assumptions and strengthen outcomes.
Provide analytical modelling, commercial insights and business case support that inform strategic decisions, optimise value and improve performance across EMEA Channels & Streaming.
Produce and present financial and operational analytics and KPIs, offering forward‑looking insights that help identify opportunities, mitigate risks and drive continuous improvement.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE    ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
Strong collaborative and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to partner effectively across finance and non‑finance teams.
Proactive, self‑motivated and outcome‑focused, with a customer‑service mindset and the drive to support BBC Studios' growth ambitions.
Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting and long‑term financial planning within fast‑paced commercial environments.
Advanced financial modelling skills, including building and maintaining complex forecasting models.
Clear and confident communication skills, able to translate financial insights for non‑finance audiences and balance project work with BAU demands.
DESIRED BUT NOT

REQUIRED:

Experience in multi‑market or regional FP&A roles, ideally within broadcasting, media, content distribution or telecommunications.
Ability to apply accounting knowledge in a commercial context and collaboratively design, build and review financial models for major initiatives.
Familiarity with SAP/S4, BPC, Power BI, Power Query or emerging AI/BI tools such as Copilot or ChatGPT.
Strong commercial awareness and the ability to connect financial insights to business drivers.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest, we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.
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