BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
British American TobaccoUK has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Business Partner in London
The Global IDT Business Analyst specializing in Finance (CP&A – Commercial Planning & Analysis, Tax/Excise, and Treasury) plays a key role in aligning business needs with technology solutions across strategic planning, forecasting, performance reporting, and tax, excise, and treasury functions. This role involves gathering and interpreting global requirements, finding opportunities to improve and automate processes, and working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver IDT solutions that strengthen efficiency and effectiveness in CP&A, Treasury, and Tax/Excise.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Build strong partnerships with CP&A, Tax, Treasury partners, IDT teams, and vendors to align technology with business goals
- Find opportunities to leverage technology, acting as a trusted advisor on digital procedures and emerging solutions
- Define and drive a strategic digital roadmap, setting priorities, goals, and success metrics for transformation initiatives
- Design and deliver scalable, compliant IDT solutions in collaboration with architects and developers
- Enable cross-functional collaboration, ensuring alignment, partner engagement, and knowledge sharing across teams
- Lead end-to-end project management, including planning, execution, risk mitigation, and resource management
- Inspire change management, adoption, and continuous improvement, including innovation, performance monitoring, and AI integration
What are we looking for?
- Strong domain expertise in CP&A, Tax, and Treasury within multinational or consulting environments, with solid knowledge of global regulations and standards
- Proven experience in business analysis and IT consulting, including requirements gathering, process analysis, and solution design
- Extensive project management capability, delivering complex IDT initiatives end-to-end using established methodologies
- Effective partner management, establishing relationships across IT, business leaders, and external partners while handl challengingting priorities
- Demonstrated change management experience, driving adoption of new technologies through training, communication, and engagement strategies
- Hands-on involvement in finance digital transformation, including roadmap development, solution implementation, and return on investment tracking
- Strong leadership and professional skills, including critical thinking, communication, analytical capability, commercial approach, and a relevant degree/MBA qualification
What we offer you?
- We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives.
- Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
- You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills.
- We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes.
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
At BAT, we champion collaboration, inclusion, and partnership as the bedrock of our values. We wish to foster an environment where every individual can thrive, irrespective of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, as well as diverse perspectives and thinking styles. We recognise that our strength lies in embracing talent from all walks of life, empowering us to develop our culture of inclusivity and better achieve our business objectives.
We view career breaks not as obstacles but as opportunities and encourage everyone, without hesitation, to apply. Through our Global Returners program, we provide support to professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence, be it for family care, parental leave, national service, sabbatical, or starting their own venture.
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
We take pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process to support you performing at your best, please inform the recruitment partner who will be in touch should your profile be selected for the role you applied for. We are wholeheartedly committed to optimising your prospects of success by making suitable arrangements so that you may showcase your full potential.
