Senior Finance Manager - Controls Assurance and Transformation (12 month fixed term contract)

• Do you possess experience in accounting, risk management, or auditing?

• Are you skilled in project management with a background in systems?

• Are you proficient in stakeholder management, capable of influencing within a matrix organisation?

If so, you could be our new Senior Finance Manager - Controls Assurance and Transformation.

Transforming BT’s financial control framework is a key aim of the BT board and Executive Committee. Significant investment has been made in recent years to establish a solid COSO-based ICOFR framework, and BT-wide transformation programs are ongoing to simplify and standardise BT’s business processes and IT systems.

As part of this initiative, you will drive transformation efforts and manage the delivery of our annual financial controls assurance plan.

This role is based in Bristol or London on a hybrid basis, but we welcome discussions regarding flexible working arrangements such as job sharing or condensed hours.

If you are interested in this great opportunity, we encourage you to apply today or reach out for a confidential discussion. We look forward to hearing from you!

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Supervising the development and implementation of a multi-year financial controls transformation plan.
• Defining policies, standards, methodologies, and metrics to ensure consistent delivery of controls transformation across all business units.
• Collaborating with Pan-BT transformation programs to integrate financial control requirements into their delivery plans.
• Defining and managing the annual financial controls assurance plan to support board sign off of the accounts and completion of disclosures in relation to the effectiveness of financial controls.
• Managing the Financial Control Group Risk Category (GRC) and contributing to BT's broader risk management and control framework.
• Compiling monthly CFO dashboards, biannual risk category reports, and board papers to provide updates on the financial control framework's status.
• Providing guidance and assistance to unit financial control leads.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial control framework.

You'll have the following skills & experience

• Delivery: lead multiple virtual teams to drive successful delivery of business outcomes, as well as coaching others.
• Business & Financial Acumen: Possess in-depth knowledge of factors driving organisational performance improvement, including both the human aspects of performance and financial literacy. Demonstrate the ability to influence business performance effectively.
• Matrix Working: Feel at ease working within the context of a large organisation utilising a matrix structure. Capable of fostering collaboration and efficiently managing team time to meet project deliverables.
• Communication: Proficient in translating technical and business challenges into understandable terms for senior leaders and key stakeholders, both verbally and in writing. Skilled in tailoring messages to suit the audience, distilling key points without sacrificing important details.
• Technical Mindset: Exhibit proficiency in understanding, simplifying, and explaining complex controls, encompassing both business and IT controls. Additionally, provide coaching to team members when necessary.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 15% on target bonus
• Pension scheme, if you contribute 5%, BT contribute 10%
• Flexible benefits: cycle to work, healthcare, etc.
• Discounted BT products, retail vouchers and other great benefits

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.  

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

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