Interim Corporate Tax Business Partner

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE:  Six month Fixed-term Contract, Full-time 
DEPARTMENT: Tax, BBC Group Finance
LOCATION: Office base can be Birmingham, Cardiff, London or Salford – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £90,000 - £93,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We’re now seeking a Corporate Tax Business Partner to join the BBC. This role sits in Group Tax reporting to the Group Tax Director.   

Join the BBC Tax team and shape the financial integrity of one of the world’s most respected public service organisations.  You’ll work in a uniquely varied and intellectually stimulating environment, partnering with teams across the BBC to support innovative content, global operations and complex commercial activity.  With access to challenging work, collaborative experts and a culture that values growth, impact and professional development, this is a place to elevate your tax career while contributing to something that truly matters. 

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role sits in Group Tax reporting to the Group Tax Director.  Group Tax is made up of tax business partners, who manage corporate tax, VAT, employment taxes and expatriate taxes; accountants and business analysts who support the TBPs.  There are also tax mangers in the US and India, who support with taxes in those jurisdictions.  

The BBC offers a complex and dynamic environment that provides excellent technical development through exposure to a wide range of issues and interaction with a number of stakeholders, both internally and externally.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT: 

As a Corporate Tax Business Partner, you will: 

• Providing advice relating to the corporate tax issues, including updates and recommendations to the businesses on new legislation relevant to the management of corporate tax


• Supporting the Group with HMRC enquiries (the BBC is overseen by HMRC Large Business Service) as well as international tax audits in jurisdictions overseas


• Managing and advising on Group Transfer Pricing documentation, Country by Country reporting (CBCR), and Pillar II compliance


• Support and review quarter-end and year-end tax provisions and balances at Group level, including deferred tax


• Manage the full technical review and authorisation of corporate tax returns for the Public Service with oversight of global tax compliance


• Provision of direct tax input to wider initiatives including Senior Accounting Officer requirements 


• Provide proactive and pragmatic direct tax input on new initiatives, business line expansion and strategic plans (including ERP systems upgrades, transactions, setting up offices in new territories)  

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: 

• Professional accounting and/or tax qualification ACA, CTA or equivalent


• Keeping abreast of UK direct tax law and its application in the media sector, specifically the spirit and intention of the law


• In-house experience


• The ability to demonstrate strategic thinking


• Experience of tax controversy in either the UK or overseas.

DESIRABLE 

• Experience of working with cross-border organisations and managing global tax risks


• Experience of UK corporate tax compliance and group tax reporting under IFRS, FRS101 and FRS 102


• Understanding appropriate processes and controls required in a global organisation, for the management of direct taxes


• Experience of tax controversy in both the UK and overseas


• Ability to multi-task and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.  

Close date 11 June 2026.