Employment Tax Business Partner

BBC Finance & Operations | Group Tax

Join the BBC in a pivotal tax leadership role where your expertise will help support one of the world’s most respected public service organisations. As an Employment Tax Business Partner, you will play a key role in ensuring robust compliance, enabling strategic decision-making, and supporting the BBC’s diverse UK and international operations.

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Job Overview

• Job Band: E

• Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time

• Department: Group Tax, BBC Finance & Operations

• Location: Birmingham, Cardiff, London, or Salford (Hybrid working)

• Salary: **£90,000

• £93,000 per annum**, depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience

The salary range for this role is informed by both internal benchmarking and external market insight.

The BBC is open to discussing flexible working arrangements. If this is something you would like to explore, you are welcome to indicate your preference during the application process, although there is no obligation to do so at this stage. Flexible working options will also form part of any offer-stage discussion.

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About the Role

This opportunity sits within Group Tax and reports directly to the Group Tax Director. The successful candidate will provide employment tax leadership across the BBC, offering both strategic oversight and practical guidance in a highly varied and intellectually engaging environment.

You will partner with teams across the organisation, supporting innovative broadcasting, international operations, and complex commercial activity. This role offers the chance to work on challenging and meaningful projects while contributing to the BBC’s financial integrity and public mission.

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Why Join the BBC Tax Team?

The BBC offers a uniquely complex operating environment, giving you exposure to a broad range of tax issues and the opportunity to work with stakeholders across multiple disciplines and geographies.

The Group Tax function includes:

• Tax business partners covering:

• Corporate Tax

• VAT

• Employment Taxes

• Expatriate Taxes

• Accountants and business analysts who support tax business partners

• Tax managers based in the US and India, supporting local tax matters in those jurisdictions

This structure provides both depth and breadth, making it an excellent environment for technical growth, strategic influence, and professional development.

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What You’ll Be Responsible For

As the Employment Tax Business Partner, you will take ownership of a wide-ranging portfolio of responsibilities, including:

• Leading strategic oversight and technical review of tax returns and statutory filings to ensure compliance with UK tax regulations

• Providing expert employment tax advice to the BBC’s UK and overseas businesses

• Improving and automating tax processes, supporting stronger compliance, controls, and efficiency

• Supporting regulatory and financial reporting requirements, including:

• Senior Accounting Officer obligations

• Internal financial reporting controls

• Representing the BBC Group externally in employment tax matters with:

• HMRC

• Overseas tax authorities

• External and internal auditors

• Professional advisers and lawyers

• Freelancers and suppliers

• Delivering proactive and commercially pragmatic tax input on:

• New initiatives

• Business expansion

• Strategic plans

• ERP system upgrades

• Transactions

• Establishing offices in new territories

• Partnering with and influencing senior management, providing objective advice, challenge, and insight that drives business performance

• Managing and supporting a team member, promoting:

• Accountability

• Engagement

• Motivation

• Wellbeing

• Alignment with team and organisational objectives

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What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a tax professional with substantial in-house employment tax expertise and the ability to operate effectively in a large, complex organisation.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Significant employment tax experience

• Proven experience providing employment tax advice within a complex organisation

• In-house experience is essential

• A professional accounting and/or tax qualification, such as:

• ACA

• ATT

• CTA

• or equivalent

• Strong experience managing tax compliance, reporting, and planning for multinational businesses

• Excellent analytical capability, with the ability to interpret complex tax regulations and apply them in line with both the letter and the spirit of UK tax law

• Demonstrated expertise in tax technology systems and supporting enhancement or transformation projects

• Strong understanding of the processes and controls required to manage tax effectively in a global organisation

• Experience in:

• Tax controversy

• Tax compliance software

• Financial reporting systems

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

If you bring many of these capabilities, along with strong transferable strengths, the BBC would be pleased to hear from you.

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What Makes This Opportunity Stand Out

This is more than a technical tax role. It is a chance to shape and influence a high-profile organisation with global reach, varied operations, and a strong sense of purpose.

At the BBC, you will find:

• A highly respected and mission-driven organisation

• Exposure to challenging and diverse tax issues

• Opportunities to work across UK and international operations

• A collaborative and expert-led environment

• A culture that values development, impact, and continuous growth

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Important Additional Information

Application Closing Date

• 17 April 2026

Pre-Employment Screening

If you are offered this role, the BBC will carry out employment screening checks, which may include:

• Reference checks

• Eligibility to work checks

• Safeguarding checks, where applicable

• Adverse media and/or social media checks, where applicable

Any offer of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of these checks.

Disclosure Requirements

Before your start date, you may be required to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with BBC policy. This enables the BBC to assess any potential risk and discuss any support you may need. Failure to disclose relevant information may result in the withdrawal of an offer.

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Redeployment Commitment

The BBC is committed to supporting employees seeking suitable alternative employment through its redeployment process. Employees at risk of redundancy and seeking redeployment will receive priority consideration ahead of applicants who are not at risk.

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Need Help?

For general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

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Important Note

This job description outlines the essential nature and main responsibilities of the role, including the core skills, knowledge, and experience required for effective performance. It is not intended to provide a full and exhaustive list of duties.