Accountant - Capital and Leasing

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: Finance

LOCATION: Hybrid (Cardiff)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £47,000 - £53,000 per annum, 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. The role will sit in the Capital and Leasing team with a focus on Capital accounting.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The 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.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

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

Maintenance of the Fixed asset register - including changes to locations, asset owners, disposals and write offs, impairments

Aged AUC reviews and depreciation reviews - confirming the charges have been allocated correctly and value is correct

Performing asset verification, either via physical site visits or via Teams meetings, to confirm the assets are still in use

Undertake impairment reviews of assets

Attend Project Review Meetings, provide SME advice on accounting treatment

Contribute to reporting processes to ensure the financial position and performance of different sections of the BBC Group is understood and key issues are rectified, ensuring appropriate process is observed with control over sub ledgers and integration with the general ledger

Manage the accurate recording of transactions in the ERP general ledger, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal controls and improving efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments where possible

Support the efficient delivery of internal and external audits (including preparation of annual reports and other external reporting requirements)

Collaborate with key partners and stakeholders including our outsourced partner, other finance teams, divisional and group stakeholders where appropriate

Document and implement accounting judgements in accordance with BBC policy and accounting standards

Compile and 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.’

Provide professional financial support to a range of stakeholders, effective control of financial processes and delivering operational excellence.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

To be successful in this role you will need to:

Hold a professional accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent

Have significant experience of delivering a high-quality accounting service.

Experience of accounting for capital projects / working within in a capital accounting team would be highly beneficial

Possess highly developed communication skills with the ability to influence.

Be able to take complex data/principles and to communicate these in an understandable way to wider BBC team, both finance and non-finance

Have knowledge of the theory and practical application of accounting principles and controls.

Possess advanced excel and modelling skills, in relation to key finance information

Be able to demonstrate strong planning and organisation skills with the ability to prioritise workload effectively.

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