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There are two things that we want to share with anyone considering joining us.

Firstly, we’ve got big ambitions for our colleagues and the future of the organisation. These include our vision that inclusion and accessibility drive every conversation we have and every decision we make. We want our workforce to fully represent the communities and customers we serve, because a diverse business is a better business. We value every colleague, their diversity and the contribution that they make. When we say you’re welcome at Openreach, we really mean it.

Secondly, the one thing the pandemic has taught us is that a lot of current and future colleagues, where and when possible, want to embrace hybrid working. Therefore, we are introducing smart working at Openreach. Smart working means having the flexibility to choose, as a team, how and where you work depending on your team’s deliverables and needs; when you are at your shared core location to connect with others and when not. It may not be for every role, and, as part of the recruitment process, you’ll have the chance to discuss smart working and how it might work for the job you are applying for.

About this role

We have an excellent new opportunity for a Business Partnering and Commercial Finance Manager to join any of our following smart working locations, London, Birmingham, Bristol or Leeds. This is a critical financial business partnering and control role, reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, within our Fibre Build unit. You will business partner to the delivery teams on fibre build and lead on fibre build projects and programmes as required.

You'll have the following responsibilities

Driving and assessing the success of the fibre build programmes across Openreach

• Helping the operational teams succeed on financial, and operational, targets (more than £1bn capex, and on a trajectory to get to 4m homes passed each year for the national programme)

• Driving ever improving efficiency and cost points in our network build

• Supporting and championing new ideas, projects, and opportunities to improve bottom line delivery

• Driving insight and analysis to ensure we use resources efficiently and are on top of our delivery performance

• Supporting the rest of the team as they do the same – we’re in it together

You'll have the following skills & experience

• Experience of positively influencing business performance by using data, commentary and analysis to inform decision making.

• Pragmatic team player, adept at holding others to account through a challenging and supportive style, whilst consistently delivering on their own commitments

• 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).

• An ability to create simplicity out of complexity – and keep control/organised

• Leads, champions and manages conflicting priorities with ownership of successful delivery of key organisation-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

• Fully qualified accountant / Further qualification to support specialism with significant PQE (.e.g. CIMA, ACCA, IIA, CISA, ACT, CTA, MCT, IR Society Certificate or equivalent), or exceptionally equivalent experience

Benefits

As well as offering a competitive base salary, you'll also have a rewarding bonus scheme, access to equity schemes and an attractive pension offer. 

We value different perspectives, skills and experiences. Diversity makes sense for us, our customers and our ambitions. We're creating an inclusive working culture where people from all backgrounds can succeed.

About Openreach

Openreach Limited runs the nation’s digital network. We play a key role in British society, helping homes, schools, hospitals, broadcasters, government, businesses and more connect to the world.

We're a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group, and our customers are the 640+ communications providers who sell phone, broadband and Ethernet services to homes and businesses. And we’re on a mission - to make the country’s digital network services faster, better and more affordable.

Our people are experienced, resourceful and innovative, working on vital projects that help support the nation at work, in learning, on the move, at rest, at play, in emergencies and much more.

So if you’d like to be a part of an exciting organisation that’s making a real difference, why not join us today? You can read more here about working at Openreach.

How to Apply

It's easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don't worry if you need to make changes - you'll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!