Accountant, Financial Reporting in Cardiff

Job Introduction The BBC Finance team in Cardiff delivers an integrated, sustainable and high quality accounting and reporting service to our business and Finance customers across the whole of the BBC. We are seeking an Accountant to join our Financial Reporting team with a focus on month end and budget analysis and reporting. This is a twelve month fixed term contract opportunity based in Cardiff with some flexibility, ie hybrid working. Main Responsibilities As an Accountant in the Financial Reporting team you will:

• Undertake monthly reporting of financial performance with a divisional and pan-BBC perspective, in addition to other reporting to stakeholders.
• Devise and manage appropriate month end and budget models and templates that provide insightful and relevant analysis, suitable for decision making.
• Take responsibility for month end, budget and annual accounting processes, managing this from start to end and working with a range of stakeholders.
• Assist in the preparation of the BBC Annual Report and Accounts and other external reporting requirements.
• Provide professional financial support to a range of stakeholders, effective control of financial processes and delivering operational excellence.

Are you the right candidate? You will have strong analytical skills and be fully qualified with a professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA). Financial Reporting and/or management accounting knowledge and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, both within Finance and with the other divisions is especially important in this role. You will be required to operate independently but effective team playing is also important due to the nature and size of the Finance team.

• Qualified professional accounting e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence.
• Advanced excel and modelling skills, in relation to key finance information including budgets and forecasts.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders including explaining complex data / principles to non-finance professionals.
• Strong planning and organisation skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Knowledge of the theory and practical application of accounting principles and controls, with experience of consolidation adjustments desirable.

About the BBC The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click Package Description Band: DContract type: twelve month fixed term contractLocation: Cardiff based role with some hybrid workingSalary: £44,000 to £48,000pa, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. For this role / Ar gyfer y swydd yma: Welsh language skills are not necessary / Nid yw sgiliau yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn angenrheidiol Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. / Mae modd cyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg. We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

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• Cyfle rhagorol i ddatblygu gyrfa - mae'r BBC yn cynnig cyfleoedd gwych i weithwyr chwilio am heriau newydd a gweithio mewn gwahanol rannau o'r sefydliad.
• Cyfleoedd di-ail i hyfforddi a datblygu - mae'r Academi fewnol yn cynnig amrywiaeth eang o gyrsiau ac ardystiadau mewnol ac allanol.
• Buddion - Rydym yn cynnig pecyn cyflog cystadleuol, wythnos waith hyblyg 35 awr er lles cydbwysedd rhwng bywyd a gwaith, a 25 diwrnod o wyliau gyda'r opsiwn i brynu 5 diwrnod ychwanegol, cynllun pensiwn wedi'i ddiffinio, a gostyngiadau ar ddeintyddiaeth, gofal iechyd, campfa a llawer mwy.