Job Description

The role holder will be accountable and responsible for the integrity of the balance sheet including management of balance sheet accruals and provisions and owning and reporting on Centre Profit Centre. The role holder will be accountable and responsible for the integrity of the balance sheet including management of balance sheet accruals and provisions and owning and reporting on Centre Profit Centre.

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Coordinating company month-end Cash results reporting and analysis 
• Generating, understanding and explaining the end to end cash stories clearly and concisely.
• Representing Openreach at relevant reviews including WD9 cash, balance sheet and holistic filing reviews 
• External reporting commentary for cash
• Holding regular balance sheet deep dives with business unit finance teams and providing coaching and support on working capital reporting 
• Being a key player as we continue our migration to SAP, working with the project team
• Developing a deep understanding and interpreting balance sheet KPI’s 
• Operating and evidencing relevant key controls over financial reporting
• Complete ownership of Centre P&L and Balance Sheet 
• Working closely with company to ensure a smooth audit process
• Providing support for accounting policy matters relating to the balance sheet e.g. Bad Debt Provision, IFRS 16, VAT

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) 
• 10% on target bonus
• Pension scheme 
• Share save scheme
• 50% off mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Fully qualified accountant 
• A background in financial reporting, analysis, consolidations and systems
• An ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects, working to tight deadlines 
• An ability to matrix-manage cross-business teams to complex and multi-phase solutions (across technology, commercial, product and process design, network design and build)
• Experience of positively influencing business performance by using data, commentary and analysis to inform decision making 
• Leads, champions and manages conflicting priorities with ownership of successful delivery of key organization-wide finance programmes
• Sets agendas, identifies opportunities and promotes the highest standards of best practice and provides insight on finance work area(s) or specialism