Director of Finance, Scripted

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Finance Scripted Productions
LOCATION: London Television Centre Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 110000 - 140000 plus 5441 London Weighting depending on relevant skills knowledge and experience and an on-target bonus of 25% depending on company performance. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the worlds 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

This role leads the finance team and creates the financial strategy for a 300m Scripted portfolio aligning commercial and editorial goals. The Director of Finance Scripted provides governance performance oversight and drives transformation through a high-performing team. It involves partnering and supporting the Scripted MD to lead and transform the division.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is your chance to shape one of the BBCs most high-profile genres. Youll influence strategic direction lead a talented team and drive meaningful change in a fast-paced creative environment.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Lead strategic financial planning across Scripted aligning commercial success with creative ambition.
• Act as the senior finance partner to the MD influencing high-level decisions and content strategy.
• Drive long-term financial strategy and performance improvement across the genre.
• Provide expert insight and challenge to the Scripted Leadership Team identifying opportunities and industry trends.
• Oversee finance workstreams for acquisitions and integrations ensuring seamless execution.
• Champion innovation collaboration and continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting.
• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary finance team fostering talent and aligning with BBC-wide transformation goals.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven track record of strategic financial leadership within a complex Scripted media environment.
• Experience leading a geographically diverse finance team supporting a broad Scripted business of both in-house and indie labels.
• Ability to drive a finance function to be nimble and responsive to demanding entrepreneurial pressures.
• Experience delivering effective financial systems controls and reporting which includes a track record of delivering continuous improvement across a team of 10 finance professionals
• Demonstrated ability to influence editorial and commercial decision-making at board or executive level.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of the media sector including the end-to-end production and distribution cycle AVEC Soft Money and regional incentives.
• Experience managing significant budgets and understanding key financial drivers.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent).

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience leading M&A activity within the media sector including strategic evaluation financial modelling and post-deal integration across creative and operational teams.
• Strong understanding of the BBCs regulatory and contractual obligations (or equivalent experience).

If you can bring some of these skills and experience along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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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