Salary: £25,500 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: London
An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.
The Accountancy & Taxation Professional apprenticeship at the BBC should be your next step if you’re aspiring to advance your career and further your knowledge, skills and experience in finance. This apprenticeship is for new and aspiring finance professionals.
As well as studying for a recognised professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA) with our training provider partner, you’ll also get first-hand understanding of how the world’s largest and best-known public service broadcaster manages its finances, keeps on top of its taxes and ensures that the content we make gives best value to our audiences.
You’ve got to be interested now, right?
What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?
As an Accountancy or Taxation Apprentice, you'll join an exciting BBC team while developing your skills in areas like:
The BBC is committed to getting the best value out of the licence fee. Through your work, effective financial planning and focusing on innovative, forward-looking commercial and investment choices, you will help make that ambition a reality.
What will you be studying?
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job.
CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) focuses on management accounting and provides expertise in financial management and business strategy.
ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) offers a broader spectrum of accounting skills, covering areas like audit, taxation, and financial reporting, preparing professionals for various roles in finance and accounting.
For more information on this apprenticeship standard, you will be studying please visit here.
Where could the role take you?
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be a fully qualified accountant who will be able to apply for a broad range of roles in financial functions in the BBC and across the industry!
This scheme starts in September 2025, and you will be on a fixed term contract which means your contract is for the duration of the apprenticeship only. The duration of this scheme will be between 27 and 40 months (depending on your current academic record/exemptions) and is delivered virtually.
We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We look for positive people who live our values and ensure our culture remains inclusive and full of opportunities. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.
Throughout the selection process, we’ll be looking for evidence of how you demonstrate each of the BBC’s values and behaviours. Our values guide everything we do. They define what you can expect from the BBC and what the BBC expects from you.
Great Accountancy & Taxation Apprentices are those who can demonstrate:
This scheme is aimed at graduates.
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
To apply for this scheme, you must also:
During your Apprenticeship:
Towards the end of your apprenticeship:
Don’t leave yourself thinking ‘what if?’ — this is your chance to be part of something special. Think you’re the right candidate? Click on ‘Apply Now’!
