Finance Business Partner – SIM and Connected Devices

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Location

United Kingdom

Job Family

Corporate Functions

Job Type

Full Time

Posted Date

12-Apr-2025

Ref #

66402

Finance Business Partner role working in Consumer Finance supporting the Trading and Revenue commercial teams on SIM and Connected Devices to support the delivery and understanding of the financial performance against required business targets through strong business partnering to explain and forecast business performance including understanding and challenging commercial initiatives and changing business dynamics to maximise value.

This includes:

• Business casing pricing/promo plans, providing financial concurrence and PIR.
• Supporting the vendor funding process.
• Being fully across and driving related trading forecast inputs in partnership with the commercial team.
• Ability to understand and explain monthly performance clearly and succinctly to the commercial team, as well as high level view of any other analysis and support required by the commercial team and to reach across other areas within the acquisition and wider revenue finance team as required.
• Ensuring month-end and forecasting processes run smoothly, and complete all reporting and commentary required for month end, monthly rolls, budget and 3YP.
• Provide effective decision support including performance analysis, optimisation, contract/negotiation support, financial modelling of initiatives and risks.

The must haves

• Finance qualification preferred (CIMA, CA, ACCA), or equivalent, or relevant experience will be considered.
• Strong modelling skills supported by strong commercial analysis to pro-actively draw out business themes, challenge assumptions, understand core problems and bring clarity to complex issues.
• Ability to engage and lead with senior professionals across Finance and Consumer to achieve optimal commercial outcomes quickly and effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate, influence and drive decisions.

The other stuff we are looking for

• Ability to articulate complex and detailed information in a simple form to both financial and non-financial teams around the business across all levels.
• Ability to quickly build strong working relationships within both Consumer and Finance teams.
• Champion change within the division to enable continuous improvements and improve existing reporting with a focus on improving insights.
• Identify tactical and strategic opportunities and risks, and clearly articulate options to maximise opportunities and mitigate risks.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, will include an online psychometric assessment and a two stage competency based interview.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing a curiosity about joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

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