Workplace: ITV London White City + Manchester Media City + Hybrid - expectation is 2-3 days in the office, often travelling between both locations.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Proven track record of building and leading large finance teams within dynamic, global organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in change management, including reviewing, designing, and documenting new finance processes.
• Strong experience working effectively within a matrix organisational structure.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

The Head of Studios UK Finance Hub is a new critical senior leadership role within ITV Studios UK finance, reporting into the Finance Director - ITV Studios UK. This position leads the development and delivery of a high-performing finance function that drives operational excellence through standardised, optimised, and insightful financial processes. The role oversees a diverse team of finance professionals and acts as a strategic partner to Finance Business Partners, Finance Directors, FP&A and Group Finance teams, ensuring the finance function supports the evolving needs of the business with agility, accuracy, and innovation.

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

• Recruit, lead, and develop a skilled finance team that is agile and aligned with business priorities.
• Foster a collaborative finance community focused on innovation, learning, and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with senior finance stakeholders across ITV Studios UK, Divisional FP&A and Group Finance.
• Drive process standardisation, documentation, and optimisation in partnership with Continuous Improvement and GFO RTR teams.
• Lead digital transformation initiatives, enhancing automation and streamlining legacy finance processes.
• Strengthen financial controls and compliance in collaboration with the Financial Controller.
• Oversee the design and execution of a standardised, efficient, and insightful reporting strategy.
• Manage monthly and periodic accounting and reporting cycles, ensuring timely and accurate deliverables.
• Serve as the primary contact for auditors, facilitating a smooth audit process with accessible documentation.
• Administer management and employee incentive schemes with robust governance.
• Ensure HETV accounting processes are clearly documented, compliant, and effectively managed.
• Partner with Group Finance on statutory account reviews and filings, including HETV accounts.
• Support integration of acquired companies into ITV’s finance and control frameworks.
• Collaborate across the broader finance community to leverage technical expertise and best practices.
• Act as a key member of the ITV Studios UK finance leadership team, championing collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Proven track record of building and leading large finance teams within dynamic, global organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in change management, including reviewing, designing, and documenting new finance processes.
• Strong experience working effectively within a matrix organisational structure.
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across the business and finance teams.
• Effective project management skills with a track record of delivering results.
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives within finance or related functions.
• Practical working knowledge of Oracle Fusion suite, including EPBCS planning tools
• Familiarity with systemised planning and reporting using modern analytics tools such as Tableau.
• Previous experience in the television production industry is a distinct advantage.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing and collaborating at all levels.

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested