Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

BT Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

BT Group is seeking to enhance its Group Financial Planning and Analysis team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in financial reporting and support executive-level decision-making by deriving insights from financial performance. This opportunity offers extensive training and development as BT navigates significant digital infrastructure transformations.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme

Family leave benefits

Enhanced women's health support

25 days annual leave

24/7 private virtual GP appointments

Carer's leave

World-class training opportunities

Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes

Qualifications

• Candidates must be a qualified accountant.
• Strong analytical and communication skills required.
• Experience in financial analysis and stakeholder engagement is critical.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate monthly Unit financial results versus forecasts.
• Produce Group management reporting to aid decision-making.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across the Group.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Closing Date: Friday 13th June 2025

Why this role matters

Group Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) sits at the heart of the BT Group. We manage planning, reporting, cash management, commercial finance and finance systems, supporting our colleagues across the Group to be successful.

Operating right at the centre of corporate-decision making, you will have the opportunity to rapidly build knowledge of our whole business whilst developing skills in communication, stakeholder management, and leadership as well as applying best in class analytical techniques to facilitate Executive-level decision making.

This is a vital role in supporting delivery of BT Group financial goals. You will build a comprehensive understanding of monthly financial performance across the Group, translating that understanding into clear actionable insight for the Group CFO, Executive Committee and Board.

What you'll be doing

• Understand, evaluate and challenge monthly Unit financial results versus our Medium-Term Plan (MTP), latest forecasts and prior year
• Synthesize key performance drivers and insights for consumption by the Group CFO, Executive Committee and Board
• Coordination and production of accurate and insightful Group management reporting
• Partner with and matrix-manage a wide array of Group and unit stakeholders
• Contribute to evaluation of Unit MTP (Medium Term Plan) submissions as part of the annual MTP process
• Support the systemised reporting process and our roadmap to transform reporting at BT Group
• Support other key analysis projects on an ad-hoc basis

The skills you'll need

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to communicate performance insights in a simple way
• Able to identify issues, get to root causes through the use of financial analysis and insight to diagnose and solve problems
• Ability to build trusting relationships with stakeholders, guiding, collaborating and sharing knowledge to achieve the best outcomes
• Demonstrable ability to drive change and support the finance transformation agenda
• Decision making in ambiguous situations, using incomplete information or managing differing opinions

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, 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.

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