Job description for BT Senior Financial Analyst

Overall role description

To drive BT efficiency as a RPA Reporting Partner to the Business Insights team, by ensuring the
management team understands the dynamics of its profitability and to work in partnership with
Business Insight teams to deliver upper quartile service in terms of both cost and performance to the
operational communities within BT.

By:-

Acting as the Business Partner for the Business Units, by managing the provision of the reporting,
planning and analysis requirements of Business Insights (BI) Finance team and taking responsibility
for the control, processing and consolidation of monthly results, forecasts and undertaking key
project activities and liaising with Consolidation team for your respective BU’s.

Aim of role

To provide financial management covering the following responsibilities:-

 Management of results. This includes managing and preparing month end flash reports, first
line variance analysis and preparing management adjustment journals.
 Prepare and present the financial / management reports to the senior finance team
 Perform deep dive analysis
 Work as the Business Partner to the Operations team and provide insight to the financial
performance for the unit
 Develop the subject matter expertise on the business / functional areas and guide the
finance team in developing & maintaining good financial hygiene
 Work closely with colleagues in the team in Delhi and team in BT UK.
 Role requires strong communication skills as it involves regular interaction with the Senior
Finance Team in the onshore.
 Forecasting for the business and product area, including gaining market knowledge,
identifying trends in the business, identifying price changes/product launches that will allow
forecasting of future results.
 Complying with Sarbox standard results.
 Maintaining adequate backup and ensure data integrity
 Ad-hoc work during the month for specific issues that are identified by the BT team. For
example, further detailed and deeper analysis of results, problem identification and
resolution. This is a significant part of the role.
 Identifying opportunities to add value to BT’s operation. This will include driving efficiencies
in the work area to speed up and improve the quality of output, identifying and introducing
new quality reports that add benefit to BT, working with other teams in the area to share
knowledge and best practice.
 Manage the monthly accounting results of the Business Unit through:-
 Ensuring the integrity of the Business Unit’s monthly results.
 Ensuring accurate and timely charging of both internal and external charges in order to meet
the accounting deadlines and track performance.
 Ensure all trading processes are executed accurately and in a timely manner to facilitate
detailed analysis.
 To assist in the validation and processing of journals as required, in an accurate and
timely manner to achieve month end close.
 Manage the provision of a meaningful and timely first level analysis of daily results to help
explain Business Unit financial performance and assist in subsequent identification of root
cause and recommend solutions.
 Manage the provision of accurate, timely, fit for purpose information on all aspects of
Business Unit financial performance through production of regular monthly customer
specified reports.
 Role will involve taking part in the wider management team to train sand coach other
individuals and ensure that the overall quality of work and output levels for the team
improve over time.

Skills needed

 Post Graduate in Commerce or Professional Qualification (CA/CS/CWA/ MBA)

 Preferably 7+ year’s relevant experience with a MNC, captive units, in dealing with financial
results, preparing month end flash, management reporting, contract accounting
 Prior experience in managing and owning the unit Financial Statements (P&L and B/S)
 Prior experience in managing senior stakeholders (Finance Controllers / Directors)
 Interpersonal skills to be able to work within a larger team.
 Strong Communication / Articulation skills
 Straightforward, trustworthy.
 Able to work independently to resolve issues.
 Ability to work accurately to tight timeframes.
 Able to identify improvement opportunities and introduce these into the immediate work
area and also across the wider team.
 Flexibility to work in Shifts