Group Financial Controls Manager - Transformation

Why this job matters

The transformation of BTs financial control framework is a key objective of the BT board and Executive Committee.

This role is critical in ensuring that transformation programs deliver improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness our financial controls and maintain the integrity of BTs financial reporting.

• Actively horizon scanning to identify transformation programs that may impact BTs financial control framework and ensuring appropriate risk / impact assessments are completed
• Pro-actively identifying relevant stakeholders and raising their awareness of financial control through training, policies and guidance
• Working with transformation teams, unit compliance teams and other key stakeholders to ensure clear accountability for financial control within transformation programs
• Providing transformation teams with expert guidance on best practice for financial control design and implementation and ensuring compliance with relevant internal and external policies and regulation
• Reporting on the status of financial control delivery within major transformation programs

The skills youll need to succeed

• Matrix working: Comfortable working in a large organisation where activities are managed according to a matrix structure. Able to work collaboratively and influence others to achieve goals
• Communication: translating technical and business challenges to senior leaders and key stakeholders through both oral and written communication
• Technical Mindset: ability to understand, dedupe and explain complex process, systems and controls
• Ability to Challenge: bias towards
• Pragmatism: able to deal with ambiguity, identify resources to implement and determine pragmatic solutions
• Prioritisation: able to prioritise work and work independently on core deliverables

Leadership accountabilities

• Leading inclusively and safely:

  Interacting respectfully and effectively across diverse teams

• Owning outcomes:

  Collaborating effectively across teams, functions and business units to deliver effective financial controls for BT

• Growth mindset:

  Being open to explore and learn new technology and ways of working and taking responsibility for own development

• Building for the Future

  : Proactively monitoring and driving adoption of developments in technology and best practice from internal and external sources

Experience youd be expected to have

• Mandatory

  - Professionally qualified accountant, risk manager, auditor or equivalent experience

• Preferred

  Experience of Telco Sector

• Preferred

  Experience working in large complex organisations

Key decisions

• Recommends

  policies and standards for financial control

• Recommends

  whether transformation programmes have met the required standards for financial control.