Group Financial Strategy and Planning Director

Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer, this highly influential role sits at the heart of the BBC's strategic and financial decision making. As the senior leader responsible for financial strategy, planning and analysis, treasury, insurance and corporate development, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of the organisation.

Acting as a trusted adviser, you will provide the insight, challenge and commercial judgement required to support decisions at Board and Executive Committee level. Through robust analysis, effective capital allocation and a long-term strategic perspective, you will help ensure the BBC remains financially resilient, invests in the right priorities and delivers maximum value for audiences across the UK.

• Serve as a trusted adviser and deputy to the Group Chief Financial Officer, providing strategic financial leadership that shapes the BBC's long-term direction, investment priorities and decision-making at Executive Committee, Commercial Board and Board level.
• Lead the BBC Group's strategic finance, financial planning and analysis, treasury, corporate development and financial risk activities, ensuring resources are deployed effectively, sustainable value is delivered and the BBC remains financially resilient.
• Drive the Group-wide planning, budgeting and forecasting agenda, providing insight, challenge and independent judgement to support robust decision-making and alignment of financial and strategic priorities across the organisation.
• Oversee the evaluation of major investments, transformation programmes, partnerships and corporate finance opportunities, ensuring resources are allocated to maximise long-term value, risks are appropriately managed and strategic objectives are successfully delivered.
• Champion enterprise-wide performance management, driving delivery of financial, productivity and transformation outcomes, while identifying and responding to key risks, opportunities and emerging business challenges.
• Build and lead high-performing, inclusive teams across Strategic Finance, Treasury and Corporate Development, developing future leadership capability while fostering collaboration, continuous improvement and financial excellence across the wider Finance function.

JOB BAND: SL
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: Group Finance and Operations
LOCATION: Flexible (UK)

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.

We're looking for an accomplished finance leader with the strategic insight, commercial judgement and leadership capability to operate at the highest levels of a large, complex organisation. You will bring:

• Significant experience leading strategic finance, financial planning, performance management and resource allocation within a complex organisation, with a track record of shaping long-term financial strategy and organisational priorities.
• A proven ability to influence Board, Executive and senior stakeholder decision-making, providing clear, evidence-based insight on complex financial, strategic and operational issues.
• Deep experience evaluating major investments, transformation programmes, corporate finance opportunities and strategic transactions, with strong expertise in investment appraisal, value creation and capital allocation.
• Demonstrable success leading organisations and teams through periods of change, transformation, restructuring or operating model evolution, while building high-performing and inclusive leadership teams.
• Extensive knowledge of strategic finance, corporate finance, treasury, financial risk management and enterprise performance management, together with the ability to translate complex analysis into compelling recommendations and action.
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and the credibility, judgement and resilience to operate effectively in a highly visible leadership role.
• An appreciation of the BBC's unique public service mission, operating environment and responsibilities, together with an understanding of the financial, regulatory and market dynamics shaping the media sector.

Being a leader at the BBC means putting the organisation's interest, goals and values first, ahead of individual team or function needs. The characteristics of an enterprise leader are: Focuses on outcomes over activity, adapts quickly, and simplifies complexity. They balance short-term actions with long-term impact, take full accountability for actions and decision-making, and prioritise capability development to create teams fit for the future.

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.