Finance analyst

Job Description

TITLE: Finance Analyst

Location: São Paulo

Flexible Working / Hybrid - Office and Remote combination

Why BT Business

With over 175 years of heritage, BT is now the flagship business brand of BT Group. We’ve brought together our best people and capabilities into a B2B powerhouse serving 1.2 million business customers internationally.

We’re a global leader for secure connectivity and collaboration platforms for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from big household names and government departments, right through to sole traders and new start-ups. But it’s not just the technology that matters, it’s what it can do to help them build stronger, smarter, more secure businesses.

We value diversity and inclusion and believe in making a positive impact. We connect for good by championing digital inclusion and equipping people, businesses, and communities with digital skills to thrive.

As a member of our team, you will be part of an organisation that celebrates difference, fosters innovation and provides you with opportunities to be your best. With millions of businesses relying on us daily, joining BT means you can be part of a diverse and multi-skilled team that makes a significant impact to society.

Key Purpose of the Role:

Financial/Statutory Accounting Analyst will be an integral part of finance team, this role will involve a variety of functions in accounting, reporting and analysis, as well as ensuring adherence to internal controls and statutory compliance

Finance Analyst is responsible to review the codification of accounting transactions, support and maintaining internal control trough accounts reconciliations, prepare financial reporting for group and local purposes. She will collaborate with individual contributors of different teams to (AP, AR, Billing, Tax, Treasury, External auditors)

You’ll have the following responsibilities

• Financial/Statutory Accounting Analyst is responsible to lead the accounting and financial reporting and analyse all transactions impacting the General Ledger.
• Financial Statutory Accounting Analyst accountabilities & responsibilities.
• Statutory reporting
• Coordinate the local statutory audits with KPMG
• Prepare the financial statements for approval of auditors
• Prepare and ensure submit the statutory and regulatory reports to the telco authorities.
• Accounting
• Analyse the proper codification of transactions in P&L by C1
• Analyse the impact of foreign exchange exposure
• Have frequently meetings with internal local business partners (tax, sales, billing, collections) to ensure that accounting are according IFRS and Local GAAPSs
• Prepare explanations about the variances of actuals vs budget variations in a monthly, quarter and annually basis
• Identify changes in local requirements to avoid any risk to the company.
• Analysis of Revenue by customer, by country, identifying MRC and One Offs
• Analysis of Telco and Non-Telco Cost
• Monitoring CAPEX and Working capital and prepare explanations of variances vs Budget
• Internal control/ compliance
• Support the delivery of SOX reporting
• Monthly/Quarterly balance sheet reviews.
• Ensure the integrity of balance sheet accounts through analysis of reconciliations and aging of items in the balance
• Support in internal audits requirements
• Performed Fix Assets Verifications
• Work with other financial hubs to identify in our billing / revenue process the risks, controls and opportunities.

You’ll have the following skills and experience

Essential skills & Experience:

• IFRS and Local GAAPs technical accounting skills
• Prove experience in managing relationships with external and internal stakeholders, including external auditors.
• Understanding of company financial statements
• A strong knowledge of suitable financial processes to assist in implementing the objectives of the pan-BT specialist function.

Soft Skills

• Flexible, multi-task and pro-active team player.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet required external and internal deadlines.
• May review work of more junior roles

Software & Languages

• Good skills in Excel and accounting software - Oracle/SAP.
• Good verbal and written communications skills in English.

Benefits

BT offers a superior global and diverse culture that fosters health and wellness for their employees.

• Competitive salary and on-target bonus plan
• Training and development opportunities
• Career progression in BT Security and across BT with our internal development programme
• Annual leave as per the local country leave agreement

BT values and supports diversity in all its manifestations. We want our workforce to fully represent the communities and customers we serve, because a diverse business is a better business. We value every colleague, their diversity, and the contribution they make. We do not allow any form of discrimination on the basis of race, age, gender, skin color, nationality, religion, sexual preference, physical or mental disability, and/or any other group protected by law. When we say you’re welcome at BT, we really mean it.

Who is BT Group

We're the leading communications provider with customers in 180 countries. Across the world we enable customer's digital transformations so they can thrive. Our focus is simple: be the global provider-of-choice for managed network and IT infrastructure services.

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Why this job matters

The Financial Control Analyst executes accounting and financial control activities for the Group/Business Unit, including financial reporting, fiscal controls, accounts payable/receivable, and preparing financial records for management and shareholders.

What you’ll be doing

1. Supports the implementation of discrete process and policy changes and prepares reports specific to a unit to help ensure the financial integrity of the business
2. Delivers a range of unit / Group accounting and financial control activities, including coordinating the preparation of key reports, within prescribed guidelines
3. Analyses financial data, including past results, create financial models for decision support, identify trends and make recommendations for improvements
4. Supports the identification and management of risk through regular assessment and diligent execution of controls and mitigations, raising any concerns as appropriate
5. Assists in providing audit and control testing for the business
6. Accesses and compiles multiple data sets from various data sources into reports and dashboards to be made available to key leaders throughout the organisation
7. Supports the identification and management of risk through regular assessment and diligent execution of controls and mitigations, raising any concerns as appropriate
8. Supports in the implementation of ways to improve working processes within area of responsibility and communicate issues and areas for improvement to business unit/area managers such as through supporting resolution of any data issues impacting productivity or compliance
9. Keeps knowledge up to date on emerging trends and changes in accounting, reporting and financial control principles and practices, sharing with team members

The skills you’ll need

AuditingManagement ReportingTaxAccounting PrinciplesFinancial AccountingFinancial Controls, Compliance & RiskStatutory & External Financial ReportingRisk & AssuranceFinancial & Data Analysis & InsightDecision MakingGrowth MindsetInclusive Leadership

Our leadership standards

Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.