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BT Hiring for Finance Planning and Analysis Manager Mobile Job at Birmingham, England Full Time
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Our mission is to break down the barriers of today to release the potential of tomorrow. Join us today and release yours.
There are two things that we want to share with anyone considering joining us.
Firstly, we’ve got big ambitions for our colleagues and the future of the organisation. These include our vision that inclusion and accessibility drive every conversation we have and every decision we make. We want our workforce to fully represent the communities and customers we serve, because a diverse business is a better business. We value every colleague, their diversity and the contribution that they make. When we say you’re welcome at BT, we really mean it.
Secondly, the one thing the pandemic has taught us is that a lot of current and future colleagues, where and when possible, want to embrace hybrid working. Therefore, we are introducing smart working at BT. Smart working means having the flexibility to choose, as a team, how and where you work depending on your team’s deliverables and needs; when you are at your shared core location to connect with others and when not. It may not be for every role, and, as part of the recruitment process, you’ll have the chance to discuss smart working and how it might work for the job you are applying for.
About this role
This role is key to providing commercial insight for Mobile stakeholders in trading and marketing, it should be an early warning system for Mobile on key KPIs, trends and lead indicators to the health of the business. This role should also be the key interface working on important ad hoc projects such as IFRS 15, split contracts, Handset customer investment, predictive analytics and other initiatives, coordinating them across the entire Commercial finance team.
You’ll have the following responsibilities
- Produce weekly forecasting that support the business/ trading teams in understanding weekly performance and its impact on monthly & quarterly outcomes, which in turn will support decision making.
- At month end, interpret financial performance vs. target and produce detailed variance analysis and explanations that support the business in understanding the drivers affecting performance.
- Deliver analysis on specific “hot topics” including key proposition and device launches
- Develop & implement detailed planning models that enable the business to project/forecast its revenue and costs by their different drivers.
- Work with Finance colleagues to ensure accurate and consistent messaging of Mobile financial position
- Work closely with Finance colleagues to ensure that systems, databases & processes are effective and efficient specifically focusing on relationship with Financial Management & Control team.
- Ad hoc commercial analysis
- Accountable for partnering with the business, ensuring all business activities are carried out in accordance with local legislative requirements, which enhance and protect BT and EE for now and the future.
You’ll have the following skills & experience
- Advanced financial modelling (excel) skills – ability to build/manipulate detailed models to arrive at appropriate outputs/metrics to support decision making
- Proven ability to influence and build key relationships with appropriate business partners
- Communication skills – translating complex financial outcomes to senior financial and non-financial stakeholders through both oral and written communication. Ability to tailor message to the relevant audience, distilling key messages without losing the appropriate level of detail
- Ability to quickly establish credibility and respect and build strong working relationships.
- Demonstrable professionalism with a proven ability to operate in a complex, fast paced matrixed business environment.
- Able to identify issues, get to root causes through the use of financial analysis and insight to diagnose and solve problems
- Bold and confident thinking, challenging the status quo where appropriate
- Able to deal with ambiguity, identify resources to implement and determine pragmatic solutions
Experience it is expected to have;
- Qualified Accountant
- Experience required of budget management, planning & forecasting and financial business partnering
- Working knowledge of Mobile market preferable
- Understanding of key accounting standards such as IFRS15
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 10% on target bonus
- Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan
- Pension scheme
- Shares Plan
- Flexible benefits: cycle to work, childcare vouchers, healthcare, etc.
- Discounted BT products
About BT
BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do – and in the people who work here.
We’re now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we’re on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.
So, if you’re interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it’s like to work at BT
How to Apply
It’s easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don’t worry if you need to make changes – you’ll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!