Director of Finance, Unscripted

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Finance, Unscripted Productions
LOCATION: London Television Centre – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £110,000 - £135,000 plus £5441 London Weighting and up to 25% bonus, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role leads financial strategy for a £300m+ Unscripted portfolio, aligning commercial and editorial goals. The Director of Finance, Unscripted provides governance, performance oversight, and drives transformation through a high-performing team. It involves partnering with senior leaders to shape the genre’s future.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is your chance to shape one of the BBC’s most high-profile genres. You’ll influence strategic direction, lead a talented team, and drive meaningful change in a fast-paced, creative environment.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Lead strategic financial planning across Unscripted, aligning commercial success with creative ambition.
• Act as the senior finance partner to the MD and EVP, influencing high-level decisions and content strategy.
• Drive long-term financial strategy and performance improvement across the genre.
• Provide expert insight and challenge to the Unscripted Leadership Team, identifying opportunities and industry trends.
• Oversee finance workstreams for acquisitions and integrations, ensuring seamless execution.
• Champion innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement in financial processes and reporting.
• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary finance team, fostering talent and aligning with BBC-wide transformation goals.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven track record of providing strategic financial leadership in a complex, multi-genre unscripted media environment, with experience managing budgets in excess of £300 million.
• Experience leading geographically diverse finance team supporting a broad Unscripted business with significant experience of the Factual and UK Entertainment genres.
• Experience delivering effective financial systems, controls, and reporting which includes a track record of delivering continuous improvement across a team of 10+ finance professionals
• Demonstrated ability to influence editorial and commercial decision-making at board or executive level. Proven experience in reviewing and challenging a development slate, with the ability to provide constructive, editorially informed feedback that aligns with strategic objectives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of the media sector, including the end-to-end production and distribution cycle.
• Experience managing significant budgets and understanding key financial drivers.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience leading M&A activity within the media sector, including strategic evaluation, financial modelling, and post-deal integration across creative and operational teams.
• Strong understanding of the BBC’s regulatory and contractual obligations (or equivalent experience).
• Knowledge of digital/social media content production, distribution, and brand extension.

NEXT STEPS

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 as soon as possible.

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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Disclaimer

This is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.