What you’ll be doing
Contract Accounting Finance Specialist for PS&J contracts – driving profitable change for the short, medium and long term
1. Ensure financial control of the contract
2. Contract is suitably accounted through the contract accountant
3. Provide support and insight on customer profitability, ROI / Offers / Discounts
4. Provide P&L and BS control, bad debt / CF billing
5. Influence Strategic direction and support execution
6. Drive Cost Transformation agenda following through to P&L
7. Lead interface for 3rd party costs/ RA where it is customer specific
8. Debt collection and resolve customer specific billing issues (value channel specifically)
9. Provide financial planning and analysis to the business
10. Manage financial risk as a result of the utilisation of a number of billing platforms and ledgers e.g. GS product, B&PS Product and managed contracts which would be one of the most complex ledger and billing structures in the group
11. Own any judgement calls made on a contract in terms of recognition of cost or revenue in line with the appropriate accounting standards
12. Deal with complex commercial situations day in day out to either protect BTs contractual financial position or improve BTs financial position
13. Financial Analysis: Oversee and reviews the financial and operational analysis for the business. Develops complex business cases that may impact numerous parts of the business.
14. Provides in-depth commentary that reflects understanding of wider operating environment
15. Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting: Oversees and reviews forecast/budget at detailed level, demonstrating an understanding of their inter-relationship.
16. Provide detailed feedback and insight to the business on its financial performance.
17. Anticipate BT’s risk across the business and plans for appropriate insurance
You'll have the following skills and experience
18. Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
19. Significant senior stakeholder and business partnering experience – working within highly matrixed environments
20. Understand the way to evaluate and negotiate the commercial aspects of contracts
21. Ability to interpret financials into meaningful insight, to inform decision making
22. Be willing to voice an opinion and look at the “art of the possible”. Must be able to create a clear vision, delivering against key metrics
23. Demonstrates an extremely high level of analytical capability
24. Leverages knowledge from multiple functional areas and anticipates impact of future requirements
25. Understands and consistently applies an advanced knowledge and understanding of company financial statements and accounting principles
26. Oversees and reviews the forecast/budget at detailed level, demonstrating an understanding of their inter-relationship
27. Provides detailed feedback and insight to the business on its financial performance
Benefits
28. Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
29. BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
30. Life Assurance
31. Direct share scheme
32. Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
33. 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
34. My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
35. Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
36. Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
37. Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
38. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
39. Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
40. Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV