BT Group
Finance Business Partner - Private Sector
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Job Title: Finance Business Partner - Private Sector
Req ID: 61677
Job Function: Finance
Posting Start Date: 12/08/2026
Posting End Date: 26/08/2026
Division: UK Business
Job Location: GBR Bristol - Assembly, GBR-Birmingham-Three Snowhill, GBR-London-BTHQ One Braham, GBR-Manchester-New Bailey
Advertised Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
This role can be based in Birmingham, Bristol or London.
Closing Date: Wednesday 26th August 2026
Why this role matters
As Finance Business Partner for a major customer within the Private Sector portfolio, you will play a critical role in ensuring robust financial control, accurate commercial reporting, and profitable growth across a complex contract environment. Working closely with senior stakeholders across finance, commercial and operational teams, you will provide insight-driven analysis, forecasting and decision support that helps maximise value for both BT and the customer. The role requires strong financial stewardship, commercial acumen and the ability to influence decision-making in a highly matrixed environment. Due to security requirements, this position must be based in the UK and aligned to one of our UK Finance Hubs.
What You’ll Be Doing
As the Finance Business Partner, you will act as the financial lead for a large manufacturing organisation account, providing strategic support and ensuring strong financial governance across the contract.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading financial control, governance and performance management of the contract.
- Owning P&L and balance sheet performance, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards.
- Delivering insightful forecasting, budgeting and financial planning to support business objectives.
- Providing commercial analysis on customer profitability, ROI, pricing, offers and discounts.
- Partnering with commercial and operational teams to develop business cases and drive profitable growth.
- Supporting cost transformation initiatives and ensuring benefits are realised within financial performance.
- Managing financial risk and making informed judgements on revenue and cost recognition.
- Protecting and improving BT's commercial and contractual financial position through complex commercial negotiations and decision-making.
- Building strong relationships with senior customer and internal stakeholders, including finance leadership teams.
- Supporting debt management, cash flow performance and resolution of customer billing issues.
- Delivering clear, actionable financial insight and commentary on business performance and market dynamics.
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Essential Skills / Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Significant experience partnering with senior stakeholders within a complex, matrixed organisation.
- Proven experience working closely with commercial teams to deliver strong financial outcomes.
Desirable Skills / Experience
- Experience evaluating, structuring and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Ability to translate complex financial information into meaningful business insight.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with a keen attention to detail.
- Confidence to challenge constructively and drive innovative thinking.
- Advanced knowledge of financial statements, accounting principles and performance management.
- Experience leading financial transformation or cost optimisation initiatives.
- Understanding of the telecommunications industry and associated products and services.
- Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and balancing internal strategic priorities with customer requirements.
Our Package
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You can design the package to suit you and your lifestyle. Your core benefits include:
- 10% on target annual bonus
- Access to an online private GP 24/7 for you and your immediate family
- Market-leading paid carers leave with up to 2 weeks off
- Equalized maternity, paternity, and adoption leave – 18 weeks’ full pay and 8 weeks’ half pay
- Discounted EE and BT products, including mobile and broadband
- Market leading Pension scheme – 5% from you and 10% from us
- Holiday purchase scheme
You can select additional benefits, including healthcare, dental, gym memberships and more when you’re ready.
With over 180 years of heritage, BT Business has brought together our best people and capabilities into a B2B powerhouse serving 1.2 million business customers in the UK
We’re a leader for secure connectivity and collaboration platforms for businesses of all shapes and sizes, from big household names and government departments, right through to sole traders and new start-ups. But it’s not just the technology that matters, it’s what it can do to help them build stronger, smarter, more secure businesses.
We are Customer-First Challengers, who are Committed, Clear and Connected. We value diversity and inclusion and believe in making a positive impact. We connect for good by championing digital inclusion and equipping people, businesses, and communities with digital skills to thrive.
As a member of our team, you will be part of an organisation that celebrates difference, fosters innovation and provides you with opportunities to be your best. With millions of businesses relying on us daily, joining BT means you can be part of a diverse and multi-skilled team that makes a significant impact to society.
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