Financial Analysis Manager

BT Group; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company is seeking a Financial Analysis Manager. The role involves providing insights from financial data, supporting pricing compliance, and engaging with senior stakeholders. The candidate should be a qualified accountant with experience in financial modeling and a capacity for clear communication. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits, including bonus and extensive leave options.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme with 10% contribution

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private virtual GP appointments

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced in building and operating complex financial models.
• Excellent communicator of complex financial narratives.
• Experience in regulatory environments or central finance is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct financial analysis of operational data sets.
• Support pricing compliance and risk monitoring.
• Produce business cases for regulatory decisions.

Skills

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Financial analysis of a wide range of financial and operational data sets to provide data inputs and insights.

Business partner to Openreach Regulatory Affairs, Pricing and Group Competition Finance.

Financial lead on the pricing compliance; cost modelling; risk monitoring; and reporting.

Support the Group Competition Finance team in implementing the methodology changes in the regulatory financial statements.

Support the Commercial Pricing Team and the wider Openreach Finance Team in assessing the impacts of pricing decisions by providing accurate modelling of returns across various markets, products and services.

Support the Regulatory Affairs Team in strategic business cases and/or impact analysis of claims/disputes.

Produce business cases for regulatory decisions, potential regulation impacts, or points of potential or active debate and influence with the regulator.

Qualifications: Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).

Experience: Experience in building and operating complex financial models to analyse large financial and operational data sets.

Excellent communicator of complex messages, in to clear financial and operation narratives.

Experience of positively influencing business decisions by using data, narrative, and analysis to inform decision making.

Experience of working in a regulatory environment, or a central finance role at manager level or above is desired (but not essential if willing to learn fast!).

Location: This role can be based in Birmingham, Bristol or London.

Closing Date: Friday 22nd August 2025

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.

Why this role matters: The Financial Analysis Manager role sits within Central Finance in Openreach and reports directly to the Senior Manager, Finance - Regulatory and Statutory Reporting. In this role, you will become an expert in financial analysis and modelling, providing advice on financial impacts and analysis for key projects and decisions. The role involves significant senior stakeholder engagement, including interaction with the CFO, Managing Director of Regulation, and Group Regulatory Finance.

Benefits include:

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay, 26 weeks at statutory rate
• Enhanced women's health support, including menopause, cancer screenings, period care
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer's leave
• Training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes