SVP Finance

SVP, Finance for LA Productions

BBC Studios, a global content company with bold British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group, creatively and financially supporting the BBC, its partners, and the wider industry. We combine the strengths of the UK's most awarded producer with a world-class distributor. Taking ideas from thought to screen and beyond, our activities range from content financing, development, production, through to global program sales, branded services, consumer products, live events and ancillaries.

Together with our independent production labels and content sales partners, we deliver thousands of hours of content annually to the BBC and other broadcasters and services, including Amazon, Apple TV, Channel 4, Channel Five, Discovery, Disney, National Geographic, Netflix, Migu, PBS, Sky and You Tube. BBC Studios Productions creates high quality, award-winning content across an extraordinary range of genres and specialisms.

Recent credits, made by BBC Studios Productions and its indie labels, include Happy Valley 3, Frozen Planet II, Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Killing Eve, Am I Being Unreasonable, Grenfell:
The Untold Story, Prehistoric Planet, JoJo and Gran Gran, Top Gear, The One Show and Royal and ceremonial events.

The SVP, Finance for LA Productions is the senior financial leader for BBC Studios' Los Angeles operation, supporting both the unscripted and scripted businesses that deliver some of the biggest entertainment brands in the U.S. — from global juggernauts like Dancing With the Stars and The 1% Club to high‑profile reality series such as Outlast, alongside a diverse slate of returning franchises and new formats.

The purpose of this role is to provide financial leadership, ensuring rigorous commercial finance practices and delivering the strategic and operational insight needed to drive the sustainable growth of the LA slate. The role leads financial planning, business partnering, commercial evaluation, and the financial control environment across all productions and central operations.

Strategic Finance & Business Partnering

• Act as the primary finance partner to LA Production leadership, advising on strategy, operational decisions, and financial trade-offs.
• Provide financial leadership on production economics and deal evaluation, partnering with Production Management and Business & Legal Affairs to assess implications, support deal structuring, and ensure commercially sound, compliant decisions.
• Partner with production and creative teams to maintain cost discipline, driving best practices in budgeting, cost tracking, cashflow management, and forecasting across each show's lifecycle.
• Support new business initiatives through commercial analysis, financial modelling, and strategic guidance on revenue streams and partnership opportunities.
• In partnership with the VP of Production Finance, oversee tax incentive and production services frameworks across jurisdictions, ensuring optimal incentive utilisation, compliant structuring, and strong financial controls.
• Embed a cash-first mindset through robust cashflow forecasting, disciplined working capital management, and proactive identification of risks and opportunities.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead all financial planning cycles, including budgets, forecasts, cashflow planning, and long-range modelling.
• Monitor performance against targets, identifying risks and opportunities in real time.
• Oversee and challenge production P&Ls to ensure margin delivery and early identification of profitability opportunities.
• Support greenlight decisions through scenario modelling, cost-to-complete analysis, sensitivity testing, and risk assessment.

Controls & Compliance

• Maintain a strong financial control environment across all production activities.
• Oversee production accounting, ensuring accurate reporting, timely reviews, and adherence to policies and governance.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations and reporting requirements.
• Support internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and fully documented, approved production budgets.
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