Senior Finance Business Partner, TalkTalk
Costs, 12 Month FTC
+ Performance related bonus opportunities
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
Broadband, mobile & TV provider
Job no longer available
Broadband, mobile & TV provider
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Performance related bonus opportunities
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To bring simple, affordable, reliable and fair connectivity to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent experience
- Significant experience in a finance business partnering role or equivalent senior finance position
- Solid understanding of cost management principles, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting
- Knowledge of financial governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks
- Understanding of organisational operations and cost drivers within a complex business environment
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, with the ability to translate data into actionable insight
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to engage senior stakeholders with clarity and confidence
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; comfortable managing complex datasets
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise effectively, and manage multiple deadlines
- High attention to detail combined with strategic thinking
- Proven track record of supporting and influencing senior stakeholders
What the job involves
- As Senior Finance Business Partner - Costs, you'll play a critical role in driving cost transparency, financial performance, and strategic decision‑making across the organisation
- Providing high‑quality financial insight, challenge, and guidance to senior stakeholders, you'll ensure cost efficiency and optimisation are embedded in business planning, forecasting, and operational activity
- You'll act as a trusted advisor to leadership, helping shape long‑term financial strategy while safeguarding financial integrity through robust analysis and governance
- Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders, providing expert financial insight to support cost control, investment decisions, and operational performance
- Build strong relationships across functions to influence decision‑making and promote financial accountability
- Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting:
- Lead the cost planning cycle, including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long‑term plans
- Develop cost models and scenarios to support strategic planning and resource allocation
- Ensure variances are understood and corrective actions are identified and tracked
- Cost Analysis & Performance Management:
- Provide in‑depth cost analysis, trend insights, and financial commentary to identify risks, opportunities, and efficiency improvements
- Drive cost optimisation initiatives, challenging assumptions and supporting continuous improvement
- Monitor and report cost KPIs, ensuring timely and accurate performance information
- Financial Governance & Controls:
- Ensure compliance with financial policies, accounting standards, and internal controls
- Support audit processes and governance reviews related to cost areas
- Strategic Projects & Improvement:
- Lead or contribute to cross‑functional projects, including transformation initiatives, business cases, and process improvements
- Embed strong financial discipline across project workstreams, ensuring cost impacts are robustly assessed
Our take
TalkTalk is a connectivity provider serving 4 million customers. Originally founded as a subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse, it was demerged as a standalone company in 2010. TalkTalk boasts a number of firsts in the industry; including launching free calls between its customers, providing a whole-home filtering service, and bringing WiFi 6 router technology to the UK.
In hopes of optimising the experience of its broadband customers, TalkTalk has partnered with DZS, which is a leader in access and optical edge infrastructure and cloud software solutions. TalkTalk will leverage the market-leading technologies of DZS, including DZS CloudCheck and Expresse Cloud EDGE, towards reducing call escalations, minimising equipment replacements and shortening call handling times.
In 2022, TalkTalk acquired rival SSE from Ovo Energy, in order to bolster its customer portfolio. Rumours of its own acquisition by Virgin Media O2 followed that same year, though the deal did not come to fruition. The company also agreed a partnership with Telecom Acquisitions, the manager of a number of broadband ISP brands and products, which includes TalkTalk securing the controlling stake in the company.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection and life assurance
- We all lead different lives and like to work differently, so whether it's working from home or starting and finishing your day later, we’ll give you the flexibility you need to do your best work
- We offer all of our people free TalkTalk Fibre, TV and Phone (you’ll be helping us make them what they are, so it’s only fair that you get to enjoy them)
- We run lots of wellbeing initiatives throughout the year to support your financial, physical, mental and lifestyle wellbeing
- We offer 18 weeks’ fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks’ fully paid paternity leave when the big day arrives. The same applies for adoptive leave too. And, if you’re a grandparent, we’ll also give you a day off to spend time with your new grandchild
- You’ll get the chance to join one of our employee networks, such as Talk Pride, Women in Tech, Wellbeing or Neurodiversity communities. From arranging events like monthly coffee mornings to providing support, our communities are there for you
- We want to recognise the people that go above and beyond, and display our company values — we do that in a number of ways, from a simple thank you, to experience days
- Plus, you’ll have your birthday off, fully paid, every single year!
Company HQ
Salford, UK
Leadership
James Smith
(CEO)Previously CEO at PXC, CFO at Capricorn Energy, Director at Rothschild & Co and was the Vice President of Merrill Lynch International.
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