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Job Introduction

We are seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join the BBC Children in Need Operational Finance team, for this permanent role based in Salford.

BBC Children in Need believes that every child should have the chance to thrive and be the best they can be.

We are committed to being there for children across the UK when they need us the most. Together with the BBC and our partners, we inspire the nation to support this work.

What do we fund?

BBC Children in Need is here to make sure that every child has the childhood they deserve – and the support they need to thrive.

We are committed to funding the grassroots organisations and project workers across the UK that provide the vital positive relationships children need to help them navigate the challenges in their lives. Our project workers support, inspire and champion them to ensure they have opportunities and can reach their goals. And that will always be our approach.

We fund thousands of charities and projects in every corner of the UK, that support children and young people to feel and be safer, have improved mental health and wellbeing, form better, more positive relationships and be given more equal opportunities to flourish.

Main Responsibilities

As Financial Controller you will take a key role leading on operational finance in a charity context. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the accounting processes, delivering robust, relevant and insightful commentary on financial performance reporting and preparing the Trustee Report and Accounts. You will maintain strong and effective financial controls and ensure the finance team is delivering these outputs as an effective service into the organisation.

You will provide strong organisational and leadership skills, building effective working relationships across the charity and the line management of a team to gather and assimilate information, challenge numbers and support financial management of the organisation.

Are you the right candidate?

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Professional accounting qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of effective financial systems and controls.
• Experience of working with financial accounting systems and the ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex financial data to a range of audiences.
• Experience of managing a team
• A good understanding of financial controls and complex accounting theory and practice

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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.

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Package Description

Band: E Salary £54,400 to £71,000
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Salford based role with some flexibility ie hybrid working

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 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.