Risk Manager

Job Description

Why this job matters

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’ll be doing

• 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

The skills you will need

• 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.

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.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.