Finance Manager: Finance Systems and Transformation in London, United Kingdom

Finance Manager: Finance Systems and Transformation

Job Req ID: 33073

Posting Date: 5 Jun 2024

Function: Finance

Unit: Openreach

Location:

Gracechurch St (4964), London, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive plus great benefits

Finance Manager: Finance Systems and Transformation

• Are you a qualified accountant, or have equivalent experience?

• Do you possess comprehensive knowledge of finance systems?

• Are you familiar with the chart of accounts and financial reporting structures, not only within Openreach but also within the broader BT group?

If so, we have a great opportunity to become our Finance Manager: Finance Systems and Transformation, based in either London, Birmingham or Bristol.

This is an important financial systems and transformation role, reporting directly to the Senior Finance Manager of Financial Reporting for the Openreach central function.

You will be accountable for all aspects of systems related governance and change, building on the MFB deliverables and our investment in the SAP platform.

You’ll also get a fantastic overview across Openreach and support the wider finance community in delivering a solid and stable finance system platform to assure robust governance and drive the continuous improvement agenda of the Openreach finance community.

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

• Finance lead on all systems related activity ensuring that all chart of accounts and processes are fit for purpose and fulfil the changing needs of the business.

• Manages prioritisation of system and reporting changes and ensures requirements are delivered to time and quality.

• Interface into FFSS team on finance data requirements ensuring quality requirements documentation is provided to ensure quality solutions are provided.

• Lead continuous improvement of finance systems and reporting across Openreach finance ensuring reporting is consistent and completed in a common way across all finance business units.

• Lead escalation process for any system issues and propose solutions. Ensure that solutions are delivered in a timely manner.

• Provision of ad-hoc reporting as required.

You’ll have the following skills & experience

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent experience.

• Pragmatic team player, adept at holding others to account through a challenging and supportive leadership style, whilst consistently delivering on their own commitments.

• An expert in their field – with experience of and credibility in engaging across the business.

• An ability to matrix-manage cross-business teams to complex and multi-phase solutions.

• Leader and coach to others both within own team and elsewhere, formulates their operational guidelines or in-depth knowledge and advises on specialist area.

• Leads, champions and manages conflicting priorities with ownership of successful delivery of key organisation-wide finance programmes.

• Sets agendas, identifies opportunities and promotes the highest standards of best practice and provides insight on finance work area(s) or specialism.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• 10% 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 Openreach

Openreach Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group. We look after the copper wires and fibre cables that connect homes and businesses to phone and broadband. Our customers are the 650+ communications providers who sell phone and broadband services to these households and businesses.

About Openreach

We employ more than 35,091 people who install, support and maintain the wiring, fibres and connections which link tens of millions of homes and businesses in the UK to our customers’ networks.

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?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.