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Virgin Media O2 • Reading

Accelerate Finance Manager

Employment type:  Full time

3–4 days/week at home

A little flex time

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Job Description


We have a new opportunity at Virgin Media O2 for a Finance Business Partner!

The purpose of the role is to provide best in class business partnering support to our CIO directorate, being a critical friend to stakeholders, adding value and insights to ensure that budgets are met and understood.

You will use your outstanding business partnering skills to manage budgets and produce reports and analysis related to impact of budgetary decisions, ensuring accurate, timely and detailed financial forecasts & budgets.

Who we are

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.

Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following:

  • A professional finance qualification
  • Previous experience in a business partnering role
  • Detailed knowledge of business case production and critique
  • Project accounting experience
  • Experience managing Capex, Opex and FTE budgets

The other stuff we are looking for We'd also love you to bring

  • Ability to interpret data and make appropriate recommendations for improvements
  • Knowledge and experience managing budgets; forecasting; analysing data; producing reports; and planning, coordinating and evaluating projects
  • Ability to challenge where appropriate while ensuring the best use of resources

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a competency based interview.

When you apply, you'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining the Virgin Media O2 family.

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Company benefits

Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at full pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 14 weeks at full pay
Adoption leave – 26 weeks at full pay
Shared parental leave
25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced sick pay
Pregnancy loss leave
Teambuilding days
Open to part time work for some roles
Mental health platform access
Birthday off
Carer’s leave
Meditation space
Faith rooms
In office catering
Volunteer days
Employee discounts

We asked employees of Virgin Media O2 how satisfied they were with flexible working, and this is what they told us

Location
84%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours
84%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
77%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
79%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
78%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
85%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done
Working at Virgin Media O2

Company employees

18,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

63:37

Office locations

Flexible; Primary Locations Hammersmith & Reading

Hiring Countries

United Kingdom