12 months contract - Business Partnering & Commercial Finance Manager - Commercial Opex

Job Req ID: 32415

Posting Date: 22 Apr 2024

Function: Finance

Unit: Consumer

Location:

1 Braham Street, London, United Kingdom

Salary: competitive

Closing Date: 1st May

London, Birmingham, Bristol

12 Months contract

Hybrid (3 days office, 2 days remote)

About EE

We’re EE. We are the biggest mobile and broadband operator in the UK and we have a relationship in every second household in the country. But we’re for everyone, on any network – serving up new tech, new services, and heaps of inspiration for every aspect of your connected life.

We’ve been awarded the UK’s best network for the last 10 years. It’s central to our vision – to be the most personal customer-focused technology company in the UK.

That means earning a place on customers’ home screens by offering them more than ever before, whether that’s helping their home run smarter with EE Home, levelling up their play with EE Game, helping them work on their terms with EE Work, or even unleashing their kids’ learning with EE Learn.

We’re also part of BT Group, which we’re even bigger than you might think. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We think we’ve got something special here. We want everyone to feel proud about working at EE – and feel excited about where we’re going and what we’re going to do. Want to join in?

Why this job matters

The role will primarily be responsible for (1) forecasting, tracking, analysing and budgeting for the Commissions spend including actively making recommendations to optimise the return of spend (2) update and provide into Commercial teams the latest Omni KPIs with understanding of the key movements vs YoY vs target and to provide recommendation on the back of analysis (3) input into the MBR process providing analysis and updating of monthly output slides.

What you’ll be doing

• Business partner Commissions team and associated finance teams, analysing, reporting and recommendations and presenting back on performance vs spend.

• Be the key Finance lead for Commissions Board, attended by Commercial channels. Provide the Finance slides to showcase performance vs spend, vs targets with suitable recommendations.

• Provide monthly forecasting and budgeting support, playing a key role in the MTP inputs pertaining to Commission spend.

• Provide the monthly outputs for Omni KPIs that are shared at Exec level. Collate and analyse outputs with the aim of meaningful observations / recommendations to improve Commercial performance.

• Play a role in the production of the MBR deck used for monthly Commercial MD + team Finance playback

• Strong links with Central Finance and Trading Finance alongside the Commercial teams

• Adhoc analysis / deep drives into Commercial areas of focus

Skills

• Strong understanding of Finance. An understanding of commercial dynamics, channel costs would be a nice to have

• Strong excel skills with the ability to analyse data to conclude on next steps / recommendations

• Comfortable in producing PowerPoint presentations and strong communication skills with the ability to articulate clear key messages, often to senior management

• Ability to identify the root causes through financial analysis. Logical thought process to decipher information.

• Proven ability to create strong links with business partners and other areas of Finance. Ability to quickly gain respect and credibility amongst peers and stakeholders

• Hands on attitude

• Part / Fully qualified accountant

• Strong interpersonal skills and good influencer

• A willingness to learn

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

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.

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