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Rhona Burns

Divisional Finance Director

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Roles and responsibilities

  • Rhona is the Finance Director for Financial Planning & Insight at the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ. She oversees management of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Group resources to ensure they are used effectively and efficiently

  • She is responsible for Group-wide mid-to-longer term strategic financial planning, corporate finance activities, and financial data and insights including data governance, data models and analytics.

Biography

Rhona has held a range of senior roles across the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, spanning operations, finance and large-scale transformation. She was previously Finance Director for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Nations, which delivers services across the UK from more than 50 locations, and Chief Operating Officer for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio & Education, where she managed finance, business, change and operations across multiple platforms.

Rhona is a Trustee of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Children in Need, chair of its Finance Audit and Risk Committee, and a member of its Investment Committee.

Before joining the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Rhona worked as an Assistant Director in Mergers & Acquisitions. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has represented the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ on several external bodies, including RAJAR and Radio Player.

Remuneration (as at July 2026)

  • £235,000 - £239,999

Expenses and central bookings

Expenses are costs incurred by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ staff on behalf of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and claimed through the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's expenses system.

Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and booked through the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's central bookings system.

Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.

Gifts and Hospitality Register

Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ policy. 

Information about gifts and hospitality for the 2024/25 financial year onwards is available to view here.

  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2023-24
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
  • Rhona Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22

Declaration of personal interests

Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.

A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.

This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.

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