Finance Planning - Birmingham, United Kingdom - BT Group

Description

What you'll be doing

Deliver complex FP&A activities (forecasting, planning, reporting, P&L management, Outlooks and MTP)

Contribute to the budgeting and outlook processes, including consolidation and analysis of information.

Identifies, understands and challenges risks, assumptions, drivers and interdependencies of the budget and outlooks.

Consolidate and challenge the weekly flash and month end processes.

Translates large amounts of information in to 'simple' stories, being able to pick out key themes and trends.

Presentation of financial information to key stakeholders

Implements continuous improvement opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy of the planning process, including resolution of data issues.

Coaches' talent and shares knowledge across the wider team

Act as DOA to the Senior FP&A Manager

Skills

Accounting: Understands and consistently applies an intermediate understanding of accounting principles in relation to business processes.

Financial Analysis: Provides insightful recommendations to improve business performance.

Validates, challenges and presents key assumptions, model outcomes, conclusions, risks and opportunities.

Forecasting, Planning and Budgeting: Identifies, understands the risks, assumptions, drivers and interdependencies.

Adheres to the budget timeline.

Understands trends in the business, market and macroeconomic factors.

Management Reporting: Produces concise and timely information on financial and operating performance for management

Mandatory · Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) · Commercial stakeholder management experience · Commercial Finance experience · Ability to interpret financials into meaningful insight, to inform decision making and present · Budgeting/Forecasting experience · Demonstrates a high level of analytical capability · Experience in managing risk and opportunity

Preferred · Advanced Excel · Proficient in SAP

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

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. 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.