Sales and Commercial FP&A Controller

About BT

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.

About the role

As the Sales and Commercial Senior FP&A Controller, you will be part of a significant business managing c. £2bn of revenue / c. £0.3bn of EBITDA and responsible for successfully managing the complexity of 215 legal entities with financial responsibility for both geographies and verticals. The role will form part of the S&C Leadership Team contributing to the strategic direction of the unit.

Owns all financial, budgetary and financial control processes and policies for the vertical and geographies for S&C business unit including financial forecasting, reporting, planning, budget setting, emerging standards, P&L management, balance sheet, cash-flow, tax, VAT, currency and FX management, working with the central teams where required.

You will have an important role in helping define and deliver the strategy for S&C, the B2B segment responsible for all international accounts at BT Group.

You will provide a centre of excellence for specialist finance services and advice, support the business in developing and delivering business plans and targets, and maxmise opportunities for efficiency. Driving compliance, standardisation and consistency of Finance practices, and assuring adherence to BT policies and processes will be a key consideration.

What You’ll be doing – your accountabilities

The Accounting, Reporting and Financial Control Senior Manager oversees all accounting and financial control activities for the business unit, designing and implementing financial controls, processes and systems in accordance with best practice corporate governance, and ensuring effective risk mitigation, whilst providing leadership and strategic direction for the specialism, in alignment with Group business objectives.

• Defines the FP&A strategy for the vertical and geographies for Global to ensure consistency of accountability and execution and set the financial strategic direction for the vertical and geographies.
• Ensures the vertical and geographic activities adhere to the Group financial control framework
• Responsible for the control elements for the vertical and geographic responsibility for a region
• Sets the standards for the Region and ensures accurate accounting and reporting.
• Improves the impact and understanding of financial reporting on performance of the vertical and region
• Responsible for financial consolidation across the vertical/region, reporting entities results and oversight responsibility for all statutory accounts compliance
• Owns the vertical and geography capex Management, including prioritisation processes
• Responsible for the regional Legal/fiduciary accountability and accountable for all accounting, control and governance matters and issues
• Regional governance committee participation Contributes to country forums
• Works with Financial Control teams on polices, tax and accounting
• Works across vertical when ensuring appropriate in country accounting and adherence to financial standards
• Inputs into and executes the group accounting, reporting & financial control strategy through partnering with business leaders and other key stakeholders, ensuring the financial integrity of the business, and that all accounting and control activities are carried out in compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements
• Applies senior expert knowledge of complex financial statements and accounting principles to make sure that information is treated accurately and consistently

Essential Skills/Experience

• Accounting principles
• Finance Data, Processes and Systems
• Financial & Data Analysis and insight
• Management Reporting
• Financial Controls, compliance and risk
• Forecasting, planning and budgeting
• Risk and Assurance
• Financial Accounting
• Financial, Management and Labour resource reporting & planning experience
• Experience working in a complex, matrix, commercial and international organisation
• Setting and executing on financial strategy
• Experience of delivering transformation projects
• Multi currency / FX knowledge

Additional Allowances & Benefits

• Attractive salary

• Cafeteria package - HUF 600,000/ year

• Performance-based bonus

• Company car or car allowance

• Comprehensive private health care package for all the employees, which can be extended to family members

• Nursery support for mothers returning from maternity

• Extended paternity leave: 10+10 day fully paid days

• Commuting allowance

• Home office allowance

• Employee discount opportunities

Flexibility:

• Family-friendly culture

• Smart working approach (hybrid working model, 3 together, 2 wherever)

About the role

The Senior Planning & Analysis Financial Manager leads Financial Planning and Analysis activities for a part of the Group/Business Unit, maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of accounting and reporting in accordance with best practice corporate governance, and ensuring effective risk mitigation, whilst providing leadership for the specialism in alignment with Group business objectives.

What you’ll be doing

1. Delivers specific, highly complex Financial Planning & Analysis processes, providing financial insight and guidance to support effective business strategy development, decision making and performance management and ensures that activities are carried out in accordance with internal and external regulatory requirements
2. Leads a team to execute specific elements of the group Finance Planning & Reporting strategy and ensures delivery of central finance planning and analysis activities (financial forecasting, planning, reporting (design & delivery), P&L management, balance sheet, investments, management accounts and analysis)
3. Oversees and reviews forecast and budget details and provides detailed feedback and insight to the business on financial performance and anticipated risks
4. Develops relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and uses them to understand new and upcoming trends in financial reporting that will impact the business and identify ways to develop standards and procedures in order to remain compliant
5. Links business strategy to financial reporting, KPIs, and goal setting for the unit
6. Mentors, coaches, and/or manages experienced professionals to develop current and future team capabilities and ensure performance
7. Considers risk, regulation and uncertainty in all short and mid-term decisions and ensures that key risks are identified and managed in line with Group Risk Policy, establishing clear accountabilities and an appropriate risk culture
8. Leads the implementation of continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial planning processes and to resolve data issues impacting productivity and compliance
9. Operates as an SME within own field of expertise, continuously developing expert knowledge of emerging trends and changes in financial planning principles and practices and the applicability to BT, sharing this knowledge with team members as relevant

Essential Skills / Experience

Desirable Skills / Experience

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