Job Title: Senior Finance Coordinator
Date Posted: 24/06/2026
Job Type: Contract
Employer: BBC
Industry: Finance
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 30/06/2026
Purpose of the Role
The Senior Finance Coordinator will provide specialist financial expertise and operational support to BBC News activities in East Africa, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, effective treasury management, regulatory compliance, and efficient financial operations.
The role will support business planning and decision-making through high-quality financial information while ensuring compliance with BBC policies, local statutory requirements, and governance standards.
Why Join the Team
Join
BBC News and support one of the world’s most respected news organisations. This
is an excellent opportunity to provide financial guidance and support to
operational, editorial, and project teams, helping to improve financial
awareness, planning, and compliance across the business, while working closely
with key stakeholders. You will also identify opportunities to improve
financial processes, systems, controls, and reporting to enhance efficiency and
reduce risk, while supporting financial planning, budgeting, project reporting,
and resource allocation activities.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day financial operations, including supplier
payments, invoicing, expense management, banking activities, and cash
management.
- Prepare and review monthly financial reports, reconciliations,
forecasts, and management information to support operational and business
decision-making.
- Lead month-end reporting processes and ensure the accuracy and
integrity of financial records and data.
- Perform and review bank reconciliations and investigate and resolve
discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with BBC
financial policies, treasury requirements, delegated authorities, and
internal control frameworks. Administer access controls for finance
systems, ensuring appropriate user permissions and compliance with BBC
policies and data protection requirements.
- Support compliance with local statutory, tax, and regulatory
requirements and assist in ensuring that all required filings and
reporting obligations are completed accurately and on time.
- Support internal and external audit processes, including preparation
of documentation, liaison with auditors and service providers, and
implementation of audit recommendations where required. Monitor the
performance of outsourced finance service providers and banking partners
to ensure services meet BBC operational requirements and agreed standards.
Qualifications
- A recognised professional accounting qualification (CPA(K), ACCA,
CIMA or equivalent) and relevant experience in a finance role.
- Experience of financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and
month-end processes within a complex organisation.
- Good knowledge of accounting principles, financial controls,
compliance requirements and audit processes.
- Experience using SAP and other financial management systems, with
strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to
manage competing priorities, identify issues and deliver accurate,
high-quality work to deadlines.
Desirable
- Experience working within an international organisation or
multinational environment.
- Knowledge of Kenyan tax and regulatory requirements.
- Experience supporting finance operations across multiple countries
or jurisdictions.
How to Apply
