Finance Analyst

Job Description

Workplace: London + Hybrid (3 days in the office per week)

The team..

The ITV Studios UK division operates a partnering-led finance structure, reporting into the Finance Director - ITV Studios UK. This structure is supported by the Studios UK Finance Hub - a centralised finance function providing analytical support, accounting, and reporting - and the Production Finance Hub, which provides production finance support across Scripted and Unscripted productions. We work collaboratively to deliver insightful analytics and robust financial controls that empower commercial decision-making across all ITV Studios UK labels.

The role..

We're looking for a Finance Analyst to join our team on a permanent basis. Reporting directly to the Senior Finance Analyst, this role is embedded within the Studios UK Finance Hub.

Working in close collaboration with the Senior Finance Analyst and FP&A Business Leads, you will deliver accurate reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of overheads across ITV Studios UK labels utilising Oracle Fusion. You will serve as a key engine for management information, managing month-end journal entries alongside Global Finance Operations (GFO), preparing staff cost recharges, and analysing production recoveries.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Delivering high-quality management information that is timely, accurate, relevant, and aligned with business needs to support leadership decision-making.
• Supporting financial planning cycles alongside FP&A Business Leads, preparing actuals, budgets, and forecast data for Divisional FP&A and Business Review submissions.
• Partnering with GFO at month-end close to create overhead journals, maintaining clear, audit-ready documentation and organised records.
• Collating and reporting staff costs in collaboration with HR and Finance teams, optimising Oracle HCM usage to produce user-friendly, insightful reporting.
• Preparing and loading allocations and recharges, ensuring accuracy and reconciling calculations against Oracle EPBCS planning system entries.
• Preparing recoveries reporting alongside the Senior Finance Analyst, working closely with Label FP&A Business Leads and production teams for full visibility of staff utilisation.
• Maintaining financial models following best practice-ensuring transparent data sources, clear calculation logic, and auditable structures.
• Driving continuous improvement to enhance process quality and efficiency, resolving data issues within a controlled change management framework.

Skills You’ll Need (minimum criteria)

• Qualified, Part-Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), or Qualified by Experience (QBE).
• Previous experience in a Finance Analyst or equivalent role, with proven ability to analyse, compile, and evaluate large volumes of financial data from multiple sources.
• Solid practical understanding of accounting fundamentals, including accruals, prepayments, budget preparation, rolling forecasts, variance bridging, and driver analysis.
• High standard of computer literacy with strong Excel and Google Suite skills.
• Well-organised, proactive, and detail-oriented with a results-driven approach and the ability to work independently to meet tight deadlines.
• A confident, curious team player who displays critical thinking when interrogating data and builds strong relationships across varying levels of seniority.

Other Things We’re Looking For (key criteria)

• Working knowledge of the Oracle Fusion suite (including Oracle EPBCS and Oracle HCM).
• Prior experience working within the television production or media entertainment industry.

Potential Challenges

• Travel between ITV office locations and business/label locations may be required on an ad-hoc basis.

About Us

Your work matters to millions.

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you will find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.

About the Team

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above).

We’re happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.

ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:

• Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
• Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
• Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life

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