Financial Analyst
1. Do you have experience with SQL or SAS?
2. Can you tell a great story with data?
3. Do you have great financial forecasting skills?
If so, you could be perfect as our new Finance Analyst, based in Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, London, Gosforth or Darlington. You’ll work three days a week from a flagship office and two from home.
The Recoveries team is responsible for generating £30m in income for BT Group from multiple channels and debt types.
Accurate forecasting and performance analysis against various KPIs is vital to ensure we remain on track to continually add maximum value to BT Group.
Revenue generated from debt sales contributes over £10m towards the target. The data analysis element of the debt sale process is key to delivering our outcomes.
If you are interested in this great opportunity, we encourage you to apply today or reach out for a confidential discussion. We look forward to hearing from you!
You'll have the following responsibilities
4. Monthly analysis of financial performance by brand, channel, supplier, and product, considering recovery rates, costs, and debt sale income.
5. Forecasting future income generated from debt recovery pre- and post-sale by brand, channel, supplier, and product.
6. Responsible for building highly accurate, detailed debt sale files to comply with Debt Purchaser requirements.
7. Responsible for identifying and delivering improvements to Debt Sale data files to improve accuracy and include new customer data to enhance debt sale pricing.
8. Complete ad hoc analysis to identify performance issues or areas of improvement impacting debt sale processes.
9. Produce team KPI dashboard to ensure an accurate story of Recoveries performance is communicated to stakeholders up to the director level.
10. Maintain effective relationships with external Debt Collections Agencies and Debt Purchasers.
You'll have the following skills & experience
11. Storytelling with data: strong skills in building the case for change, drawing on data and analytical techniques where appropriate, and communicating this to business audiences.
12. SAS/SQL/Excel: Proficiency in the use of SAS and SQL programming languages to manipulate large volumes of data to complete detailed analysis. Proficient use of Excel also required.
13. Business acumen: Knowledgeable in business strategy and the drivers of organisational performance, including people drivers of performance and financial literacy (e.g. business KPIs, business cases)
14. Collaborative working: Work with the wider recoveries strategy team to understand drivers of Recoveries volumes and deliver solutions to improve performance.
15. Analysis: Experience in analysis & interpretation of large volumes of financial performance data, as well as working for the TELCO sector. You will also have experience working with external Debt Collections Agents and Debt Purchasers.
Benefits
16. 10% on target bonus
17. BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
18. From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
19. Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
20. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
21. 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
22. Two weeks carer’s leave
23. World-class training and development opportunities
24. Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.