Accountant job at Cardiff Full Time

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Twelve month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time (Maternity cover)
DEPARTMENT: Finance Operations
LOCATION: Cardiff – Hybrid, with two days in the office.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £47,000 – £55,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are looking to recruit a high calibre Accountant to join our Finance Operations team based in Cardiff with some flexibility i.e. hybrid working.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Our team is at the heart of BBC Finance, delivering an integrated, sustainable and high-quality process accounting and reporting service to our business and finance customers across the BBC Group.

Financial Operations provides professional financial support to a range of BBC stakeholders as part of the BBC’s Finance function. The pan-PSB function ensures effective control and integrity of the Balance sheet position across Public Service Broadcasting, and implementation of ICFR governance framework.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As an Accountant your key duties will involve some or all of the following:

• Manage end to end intercompany accounting processes, including reconciliations, variance analysis, and resolution of discrepancies to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies.
• Oversee intercompany cash settlement activities, ensuring timely execution of payments, receipts, netting cycles, and alignment with treasury requirements.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations supported by appropriate testing, ensuring full compliance with internal controls and our minimum expected requirements, with fully evidenced and substantiated balances.
• Prioritise and manage workload effectively, balancing recurring deadlines with ad hoc requests to deliver high quality outputs within agreed timelines.
• Collaborate with key partners and stakeholders including our outsourced partner, other finance teams, divisional and group stakeholders where appropriate.
• Support the efficient delivery of internal and external audits.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting expertise
• Proven experience in Balance Sheet reconciliations, with the ability to identify issues, investigate variances, and ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, manage, and deliver a varied workload within tight deadlines while maintaining high quality outputs.
• Effective communicator able to collaborate confidently with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and wider business teams.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and commitment to robust financial controls and governance.

DESIRABLE:

• Experience working within a Finance Operations or Shared Services environment, ideally in a medium to large organisation.
• Advanced Excel capability
• Familiarity with SAP system and Blackline reconciliation tool.
• Strong understanding of financial controls frameworks and experience supporting audit processes.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Close date 5 June 2026.