External Reporting Manager

Closing Date: Thursday 12th June 2025

Why this role matters

This role sits within our External Reporting team in group finance which produces our external quarterly results releases and the Annual Report. The team work closely with our technical accounting, consolidation and statutory reporting teams and has good exposure to very senior stakeholders and visibility over interesting matters within the business. Our output is viewed by shareholders, investors, analysts and other stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

• Manage elements of the annual and quarterly external reporting process as required.
• Ownership of discrete processes and disclosures associated with group financial publications.
• Liaise with external auditors on their audit of our consolidated group financial statements and internal controls.
• Contribute to quarterly Audit Committee and Board papers on financial performance and reporting matters.
• Continuous process improvement, ensuring process documentation and flows are in place and maintained.
• Lead on production of ancillary financial reports and pro forma publications.

The skills you'll need

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience
• External reporting experience including annual reports and financial statements within a listed company or audit firm.
• Process improvement and transformation experience
• Experience producing or reviewing IFRS financial statements.
• Experience of audit planning and procedures
• Strong communication skills with the ability to summarise technical matters for different audiences
• Experience of SAP consolidation and financial reporting systems – preferred.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus​
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%​
• 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.​
• Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.​
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service​
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues​
• 2 weeks carer’s leave ​
• World-class training and development opportunities​
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.​

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled.  As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. 

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband.  Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. 

While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come.  This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.  

Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented.  BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

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.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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.