Senior Manager Balance Sheet Control

Job Description

At BT International, our purpose is to keep the world connected. As part of BT, we build on almost 180 years of innovation and expertise to deliver secure connectivity and digital services to some of the world’s leading multinational businesses and organisations. Our customers trust us to safeguard their data, drive their digital transformation and keep their businesses running.

With colleagues on the ground across the world and supporting customers wherever they need to operate, BT International offers a truly global experience. Whether it’s about providing cloud connectivity, helping organisations collaborate, or enabling innovation in cybersecurity and digital services, you’ll be part of a team that shapes how businesses succeed in a world that is being transformed by AI.

If you have the drive and ambition to make an impact on a global stage, BT International is where it happens.

Why this job matters

The Senior Manager, Balance Sheet Control oversees balance sheet accounting and financial control activities for BT International, designing and implementing financial controls, processes and systems in accordance with best practice corporate governance, and ensuring effective risk mitigation, whilst providing leadership and strategic direction.

You will provide and assure an effective balance sheet controls framework for BT International, driving compliance, standardisation and consistency of Finance practices, and assuring adherence to BT policies and processes.

What You’ll be doing – your accountabilities

The Senior Manager, Balance Sheet Control leads Balance Sheet Control activities for the BT International Unit, designing and implementing financial controls, processes and systems in accordance with best practice corporate governance, and ensuring effective risk mitigation, whilst providing leadership for the specialism, in alignment with Group business objectives.

Core accountabilities:

• Leading on all balance sheet control, review and assurance for BT International.
• Leads BT International month end balance sheet controls review.
• Leads for BT International on all aspects of Audit for Balance Sheet.
• Leads BT International Balance Sheet Reconciliation co-ordination.
• Balance Sheet leadership for BT International, with oversight and assurance complemented via a small but knowledgeable team.
• Ensuring standardisation and harmonised BT International Balance Sheet Controls, Systems and Processes.
• Leads and guides transformational changes to Balance Sheet financial control processes across BT International and in line with BT Group.
• Acts as senior finance partner to BT International Legal, providing financial leadership for Major Litigation activity.
• Dispensation review for BT International with BT Group and liaison where required.
• Holistic Filing Assurance Review for Balance Sheet
• Balance Sheet Analytics (Flux)
• Leading in the BT International close process, ensuring control adherence, exampled by:
  • Balance Sheet Review
  • Balance Sheet Quarterly deep dives
  • Quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  • Fixed Asset Review
  • Quarterly Major Litigation Review

Skills required for the job

• Accounting principles
• Finance Data, Processes and Systems
• Financial Controls, compliance and risk
• Risk and Assurance
• Statutory and external financial reporting
• Auditing
• Financial Accounting
• Financial & Data Analysis and insight
• Forecasting, planning and budgeting
• Management Reporting

Leadership Framework

• Leading inclusively: I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
• Owning outcomes: I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
• Delivering for the customer: I execute brilliantly on clear priori es that add value to our customers and the wider business.
• Commercially savvy: I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
• Growth mindset: I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both me and the organisation.
• Building for the future: I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be their best.

Experience you would be expected to have

• Financial Control Experience
• Experience working in a complex, matrix, commercial

and international organisation

• Setting and executing on financial control strategy

Additional Allowances & Benefits

• Attractive salary

• Cafeteria package - HUF 600,000/ year

• Performance-based bonus

• Company car or car allowance

• Comprehensive private health care package for all the employees, which can be extended to family members

• Nursery support for mothers returning from maternity

• Extended paternity leave: 10+10 day fully paid days

• Commuting allowance

• Home office allowance

• Employee discount opportunities

Flexibility:

• Family-friendly culture

• Smart working approach (hybrid working model, 3 together, 2 wherever)

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.

Please note that as part of our recruitment process, we conduct background checks, which include verification of the highest educational qualification. Additionally, for certain positions, a certificate of good conduct may be requested following a successful application.

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 in the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.