Manager - Group Financial Controls

Job Req ID: 64149

Posting Date:2 November 2026

Function: Finance

Location: Gurugram

About the role

As an Financial Controls Manager, you will play a critical role in safeguarding BT Group by supporting detailed process reviews, implementation of Internal Financial Controls across processes and enhancing effectiveness of Assurance activities over controls. You'll work with stakeholders globally across all functions, ensuring we meet our Governance objectives.

What you will be doing (Role Accountabilities)

• Support with driving the multi-year financial controls transformation plan including assistance with detailed process reviews, assessment of current financial control environment and development and implementation of future state financial controls.

• Collaborate with BT transformation programs to assess impact on financial controls and embed control requirements in line with future processes/ systems.

• Support with overseeing the Financial Control Group Risk Category (GRC) and contribute to BT’s broader risk management and control framework.

• Provide guidance and support with impact assessments for control deficiencies and control remediations.

• Collaborate with control owners on control design and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to monthly CFO dashboards, biannual risk category reports, and board papers to update on the health of the financial control framework.

• Identify and drive opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial control framework.

• Support with performing finance process reviews to ascertain accuracy of process documentation and assess effectiveness of control environment.

What you’ll need to succeed (Skills & Experience)

• Professionally qualified auditor, risk and control manager or Chartered Accountant

• Demonstrable knowledge and expertise of ICOFR/SOX/COSO frameworks and controls best practices.

• Proven experience in internal controls implementation and management, ideally in a corporate environment spanning multiple geographies.

• Intermediate knowledge of different financial processes (procure to pay, order to cash, record to report, hire to retire etc).

• Experience working in or with an audit/assurance function.

• Experience writing reports and presentations for senior leadership teams.

• Curiosity, integrity, and a drive for continuous improvement.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to help interact with a diverse stakeholder group.

• 6-12 years of corporate experience with at least 5 years in Risk, Compliance, Controls, Assurance and/ or Governance Functions.

• Previous experience in the telco sector/ Risk consulting and knowledge of IT controls/ systems will be an advantage.

• Ability to work effectively in a virtual environment.

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.