Finance Business Analyst at BBC Media Action

Job Introduction

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity, which uses media and communications to tackle poverty and contribute to long-term change in some of the world’s poorest places.  We do this through partnering with civil society, media and others to produce creative programmes and other outputs which inform and engage audiences on key governance, health and resilience development issues. We also strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure.

Role Responsibility

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner who can be based in any of Media Action's offices worldwide.  The role has two primary objectives:

• To support the Regional Director, Country Directors and Finance Managers in ensuring effective financial management of BBC Media Action’s Asia and Europe work.
• Provide business management support to the Regional Director, Asia and Europe, providing regular financial analysis, including the developing of new financial monitoring/management tools.

Working to the Regional Director, Asia and Europe, you'll develop and use existing interactive tools for management to monitor, analyse, plan and forecast effectively.  You'll monitor and provide analysis on regional income and expenditure, and cash inflows and outflows, against forecasts and targets; report material variances and suggest proposed actions to the Regional Director.  You'll provide monthly financial information to enable effective planning and management.

Under leadership from the Head of Business Partnering and Analysis and Regional Director, you'll also contribute to strategic projects, in line with key workstreams defined by senior business leaders.

Are you the right candidate?

• Qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience of providing financial information and analysis to management.
• Microsoft Excel advanced level, experience of using business intelligence software and how data is structured, stored and retrieved from data warehouses.
• Good interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships with senior financial and non-financial managers and staff both internally and across the BBC. Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation.
• Experience of working in an international NGO, preferably in the context of the regions BBC Media Action works in (Asia, Africa, Middle East & Europe).
• An eye for detail and a concern for accuracy, together with the ability to keep sight of the broad picture. The ability to present detailed and complex financial information in a clear, concise and readily understandable way.