Finance Business Partner - Networks

BT Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company seeks a Finance Business Partner - Networks to provide financial insight and analysis. You'll support decision-making by preparing performance reports and developing financial forecasts while collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and experience in influencing key stakeholders. Benefits include a 10% bonus, comprehensive pension scheme, and 25 days annual leave. The role offers a hybrid working pattern based in the UK.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%

Equal family leave

Enhanced women's health support

25 days annual leave

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

2 weeks carer's leave

World-class training and development opportunities

Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes

Qualifications

• Two or more years' post-qualification experience
• Proven ability to influence and build effective relationships
• Technically strong accounting background with commercial awareness

Responsibilities

• Provide informed, insightful financial analysis for decision-making
• Prepare and explain financial performance reports
• Develop forecasts and budgets with recommendations
• Collaborate with teams for cost efficiency
• Maintain and improve financial models and datasets

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Strong financial analysis skills

Influencing and relationship-building skills

Experience in driving transformation initiatives

Strong accounting background

Clear communication skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Locations and working pattern

Locations: Bristol, Ipswich or London

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home

Why this role matters

As a Finance Business Partner - Networks, you will be responsible for providing high-quality financial insight and analysis to a key operational unit within the Networks division. You will work closely with the unit Director and Operational Managers to help them understand financial performance, make informed decisions, and meet their financial commitments.

What you\'ll be doing

• Support the Networks business in driving sustainable value by providing informed, insightful financial analysis that helps leaders make better decisions.
• Prepare, review and explain financial performance reports, ensuring clarity on drivers of performance and variance.
• Develop and support forecasts and budgets, contributing analysis and recommendations that improve overall performance and providing appropriate challenge where needed.
• Work collaboratively with operational and cross-functional teams to support cost efficiency, transformation initiatives and delivery of financial commitments.
• Maintain and improve high-quality financial models, datasets and analysis files, identifying risks, sensitivities and opportunities as they emerge.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with the unit director and operational managers, acting as a key finance partner in decision-making.
• Contribute to a data-led, insight-driven culture within the Networks finance team, sharing knowledge and supporting continuous improvement.

The skills you\'ll need

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with two or more years\' post-qualification experience.
• Strong financial analysis and performance management skills, with a track record of improving financial outcomes.
• Proven ability to influence, challenge and build effective relationships with senior stakeholders and operational teams.
• Experience of driving cross-functional change and supporting cost efficiency or transformation initiatives.
• Technically strong accounting background with solid commercial awareness and strategic thinking ability.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information to non-finance colleagues.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It\'s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women\'s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer\'s leave
• World-class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

About us

BT Group was the world\'s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK\'s most recognised and cherished brands - BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK\'s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project - connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other.

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK\'s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country\'s biggest infrastructure companies.

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

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.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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.