What you'll be doing
1. Act as Finance Business Partner to Consumer CFO, People & Culture Director, General Counsel Director and Strategy Director, providing strategic financial guidance and support.
2. Manage budgeting, forecasting and monthly/quarterly management reporting of OPEX across Finance & Supply Chain, People & Culture, General Counsel and Strategy functions.
3. Consolidate reporting, forecasting and budgeting for Consumer SG&A (£1.5bn Opex, £0.8bn TLC and c17,000 TLR), ensuring accuracy and alignment across all areas.
4. Deliver clear and concise P&L updates to directors, highlighting key financial drivers, risks and recommended actions with appropriate context and insight.
5. Support operational teams in managing spend in line with MTP and assist with purchase order processes and procurement activities.
6. Lead and drive key TLC and TLR programmes across Consumer, ensuring effective implementation and value delivery.
7. Review and sign-off on TLR roles for recruitment, ensuring business justification, appropriate business case and alignment with financial plans.
8. Ensure all business activities are carried out in accordance with local legislative requirements and BT governance standards, safeguarding the organisation's integrity.
9. Collaborate with offshore teams to ensure accuracy of month-end financial reporting and consolidated figures.
The skills you'll need
10. Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
11. Proven experience in finance business partnering to senior leaders.
12. Demonstrated expertise in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting across complex organisations.
13. Strong business evaluation and financial analysis skills with ability to identify root causes and solve problems.
14. Excellent communication skills—translating complex financial information into clear, concise messaging for both financial and non-financial audiences.
15. Advanced systems knowledge of consolidated planning, reporting systems, and financial information models.
16. Ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced, matrixed business environment managing multiple priorities.
Benefits
17. 10% on target bonus
18. BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
19. From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
20. Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
21. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
22. 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
23. 2 weeks carer’s leave
24. World-class training and development opportunities
25. Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
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