Location
London, with hybrid working arrangements combining office and home-based work. The balance of time spent in the office will be agreed with your manager based on role requirements and team collaboration needs.

Hours
Full Time, Fixed Term Contract for 7 months starting mid-September.

About the Role
The Finance team at UKTV manages all financial aspects of UKTV and BBC Studios UK Region, including management accounting, financial reporting, transactional processing, business partnering, financial planning, and analysis. The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team is central to strategic and commercial decision-making, providing insight, challenge, and analysis that supports business performance, investment decisions, and future growth across UKTV and the wider BBC Studios business.

As a Financial Planning and Accounting Analyst, you will play a key role in UKTV's planning and forecasting processes. You will support the development of budgets, forecasts, and long-range plans while delivering insightful financial analysis to drive business performance. This role involves close collaboration with stakeholders across Finance, Commercial, Strategy, and the wider BBC Studios Group, translating complex financial information into actionable insights.

The role also offers exposure to international operations through consolidation and reporting of financial planning activities across Global Channels & Streaming, including EMEA and APAC markets.

Key responsibilities include supporting the Senior FP&A Manager and business stakeholders in delivering the annual Budget, Long Range Plan (LRP), and quarterly forecasts; partnering with Management Accounting to reconcile actual performance against budgets and forecasts; acting as the primary UKTV contact for the BPC planning system; contributing to business cases and investment appraisals; developing tools and models to enhance analytical capabilities; preparing financial reporting and presentations for UKTV and BBC Studios leadership; consolidating financial information across regions; and identifying opportunities to improve financial planning processes and automation.

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 is desirable.

About you
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Comfortable working with large datasets and translating data into insight.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and engagingly.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with confidence to challenge constructively.
- Excellent presentation and storytelling abilities.
- Organised and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Curious, proactive, and eager to understand how the business operates.
- A continuous improvement mindset, always seeking smarter and more efficient ways of working.
- Collaborative, positive, and team-oriented.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated as mandatory; however, relevant experience and skills in financial planning and analysis are essential.