Accounting and financial control manager - register your interest

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Accounting & Financial Control Manager (Register your interest)Register Your Interest We're looking for talented Accounting & Financial Control Managers across many of our offices including London, Bristol, Birmingham and Belfast with each role offering the chance to work flexibly, as well as inviting conversations about job sharing. We have multiple live and upcoming vacancies across a range of business units but what matters most is that you're positive, open-minded and naturally collaborative. Still interested? Here's what you can expect from a Accounting & Financial Control Manager role at BT. You would undertakes complex accounting and financial control activities , applying financial controls, processes, and systems in accordance with best practice corporate governance, and to mitigate risksResponsibilities:• Ensures the financial integrity of the business by implementing discrete, complex process and policy changes • Owns and is responsible for the preparation of key reports, analysing and summarising financial data, to comply with standards and procedures and contribute to full unit / Group reporting • Undertakes finance transformation activities and regulatory changes for the unit, ensuring new control procedures operate successfully, and in compliance with local legislative and regulatory requirements • Identifies and manages risk through regular assessment and diligent execution of controls and mitigations, proactively raising any concerns • Applies accounting principles (and where relevant financial statements), procedures and systems in complex and unique scenarios and demonstrates expertise in one or more functional areas, reviewing a team's work (where appropriate) to make sure it is complete and accurate • Partners with related teams to provide audit and control testing for the business, assessing results and recommending adjustments to strengthen the compliance against standards and minimise risks • Coaches talent, and may manage others, to develop capabilities and ensure performance • Implements continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of accounting, reporting and financial control processes and to resolve data issues impacting productivity and compliance • Continuously develops and shares with team knowledge on emerging trends and changes in accounting, reporting and financial control principles and practices • Considers risk, regulation and uncertainty in short-term decisions and ensures that risks are identified and managed, by establishing clear accountabilities and supporting an appropriate risk culture and control environment

Required skills/experience :• Accounting principles • Finance Data, Processes and Systems • Financial & Data Analysis and insight • Financial Controls, compliance and risk • Forecasting, planning and budgeting • Management Reporting • Risk and Assurance • Statutory and external financial reporting • Auditing • Financial AccountingBenefits • 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) • 10% on target bonus • Pension scheme • Shares Plan • Flexible benefits: cycle to work, healthcare, etc. • Discounted BT products