Finance Manager, Cash

Location - Bristol - 3 days in the office, 2 working from home

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

Cash is a fundamental metric in the performance of the business, so is key to both internal and external stakeholders. It plays a big role in determining the reaction of external analysts to our published results which in turn impacts the share price. Predictable cash growth allows investment across both our mobile and fixed networks as well as maintaining a strong dividend to our shareholders. 

What you’ll be doing

• Delivering key cash targets by managing cash performance and driving finance initiatives that improve short‑ and long‑term outcomes.
• Owning the end‑to‑end process for BoE and Securitisation, including performance reporting to senior management and ensuring governance and accuracy across all activities.
• Identifying new cash initiatives to support sustainable and predictable cash growth, proactively challenging current processes and highlighting opportunities.
• Supporting month‑end processes including journal preparation and MTP submissions for BoE and Securitisation, ensuring all entries are accurate, timely, and compliant.
• Providing support to the wider cash team by responding to additional requests and contributing to cross‑team priorities as needed.
• Championing continuous improvement, enhancing processes within your own remit and promoting best practice across the broader Consumer Finance team.
• Managing key stakeholders including external banks, third‑party providers, and Group Treasury, ensuring effective collaboration and clear communication.

The skills you'll need

• Professional accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with evidence of ongoing development. (Essential)
• Proven ability to influence and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a trusted partner across finance and the wider business. (Essential)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex information clearly—both verbally and in writing—and tailor messages to different audiences while maintaining the right level of detail. (Essential)
• Bold, confident thinking with the willingness to challenge the status quo and bring forward new ideas that improve ways of working.
• Strong change‑delivery skills, with the ability to drive, embed, and sustain improvements across processes and teams.
• Broad finance knowledge and experience, ideally gained across a range of activities such as reporting, planning, controls, or commercial finance.
• High level of professionalism, demonstrating resilience and the ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, complex, and matrixed organisation.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft tools

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. 

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.

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.