Finance Business Analyst FTC Finance Business Analyst FTC

As part of the Commercial Planning & Analysis team, this role is key to supporting Global Markets, more specifically Global Channels in the EMEA Finance team with the project management of forecasting / budgeting cycles for Channels (revenues and costs) across the region, and to provide decision support and create value for BBC Studios by using your exceptional relationship management, financial modelling, analytical and business case development skills, so bring commercial insights and business partnering support to the EMEA markets.

• Along with the EMEA CP&A Lead, become a regional point of contact for various group finance teams regarding forecasting, planning, reporting of Global Channels, as well as financial system communications for dissemination across the EMEA region.


• Along with the EMEA CP&A Lead become a Global Channels expert that the Head of Commercial Finance, Senior Finance Business Partner and Commercial Analyst colleagues can rely on during forecasting and budgeting cycles, ensuring the team meets all deliverables for submissions and reporting.


• Become a SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) superuser for the region, contributing to group projects focussed on continually improving financial reporting systems globally.


• Work with Regional Sales Teams and SVPs in the consolidation of rolling forecasts and risks/opportunities as and when required; alongside the EMEA CP&A Lead. Lead in the preparation of review meeting packs with regional SVP's, the EMEA and Group Leadership Teams.


• Work with the heads of numerous lines of business and leverage your understanding of commercial drivers to support the development & submission of budgets and forecasts into finance systems


• Work closely with the Finance Business Partner to gain an understanding of the Global Channels revenues and cost drivers specific to the EMEA sub-regions, to provide maximum value via analytical modelling, insights, recommendations and commercial deal support, across a variety of lines of business


• Provide advice and guidance to the business on any ad hoc commercial and contractual matters, to ensure optimum long-term value for BBC Studios


• Produce & present financial and operational analytics & KPIs, providing forward thinking insights to enable strategic decision support


• Continually challenge current thinking and make recommendations on how to optimise business opportunities and minimise risk/cost to the business.


• Continually use your understanding of business systems and processes to develop models, systems and business processes to meet divisional business and CP&A team needs


• Accurately interpret commercial contracts so that financial models reflect underlying commercial terms


• Collaborate with external partners to gather data that will inform financial and operational analytics


• Provide support to the Actuals and Reporting team at Year End to ensure a smooth and accurate close


Who you'll be working closely with


• Daily: Heads of numerous lines of business and their operational teams across BBCS; Senior Finance Business Partner and Finance Business Partner; Commercial Analysts, Actuals and Reporting Team


• Weekly: EMEA Head of Commercial Finance, EMEA CP&A Lead, Finance Business Partner, EMEA Business & Legal Affairs


• Monthly/ As needed: Presenting to General Manager and the local Management Team, EMEA


• Quarterly / As needed: BBC Studios group functions (London) - FP&A, Group Reporting, Customer Management Group, Content Partnerships, Tax, functional business partners etc
  
  Accounting experience with ACCA or CPA qualification desirable


• Exceptional collaborative, interpersonal and relationship building skills


• Self-motivated, proactive and outcome focused


• Customer service focussed


• Drive, enthusiasm, and a desire to assist BBCS in achieving an ambitious growth strategy


• Budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning in fast paced commercial organisations


• Strong experience in building and maintaining complex forecasting models.


• Experience working closely with non-finance functions such as general managers, regional leadership teams, shared service function leaders


• Strong communication skills and can clearly communicate ideas and insights to non-finance


• Ability to balance project work with BAU requirements


• Experience working in multi market / regional FP&A focussed roles is preferred


• Ability to apply accounting knowledge to a commercial environment


• Ability to collaboratively design, build and review financial models for significant business initiatives.


• Experience using accounting software packages; SAP/S4 desirable.
  
  BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.


We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content.


• We offer a competitive salary package


• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance


• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days


• A defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more


• Excellent career progression - access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation