Vodafone Hiring for Commercial Finance Analyst Job at Newbury, England Full Time

Commercial Finance Analyst

Location: Newbury/Home Based (Hybrid working)
COVID-19 Notice: We are continuing recruitment and have implemented new processes that promote candidate and employee safety. As part of this we have moved to a virtual hiring and onboarding process until further notice.

What will you be doing?

UK Networks manages a significant budget across Opex and Capital investments, supported by a small Finance Decision Support (FDS) team. Strong business partnering is needed to drive effective decision making, with control of the detail, and clear insight on the main dynamics to land budgets, plans, investments and initiatives successfully. This role provides business partnering support to key Network ‘verticals’, supporting the Opex and Capex planning, forecasting and month-end processes, financial reporting, business case governance and benefits tracking and F2A savings programs. You will work closely with a wide range of Network stakeholders to help them co-ordinate and land their financial numbers and carefully articulate the plan and changes and variances to plan along the way. You will provide value add analysis, reporting and tracking to support effective financial management and decision making.

Key accountabilities include:

• Support operational teams to understand the cost base, explain variances to plan, and track key programmes and initiatives – be part of their team, presenting to stakeholders, owning and driving their plan and optimising the financial implications and decisions
• Drive the consolidated financial planning activities for the area, challenge the business on their assumptions and their articulation of the network dynamics to ensure a clear financial plan in the short + long term
• Support the month-end processes and reporting, working closely with the Business Planners and Shared Services to land a clear and accurate month-end and variance analysis
• Work closely with the Networks governance teams, FP&A, FinOps/SS and your FDS colleagues to ensure clear governance frameworks are managed for Capex funds, Opex budgets, headcount, accounting treatment reviews, and business case management
• Support the achievement of business plans and forecasts with clear financial data, analysis, reporting and metrics. Consistently track and forecast performance, monitor risks and opportunities and ensure we can articulate a clear story for the areas you support
• The Networks organisation is adapting to being part of a Group vertical. The Finance FDS team play a key role in helping shape the structure, processes and relationships in the verticalized organisation to ensure Financial control and success, as well as adapting themselves as a team to support the business effectively in this environment. Where we see opportunity to improve things, we have the ability and remit to drive change.

Who are we looking for?

• Collaborative approach to all colleagues, working together to improve ways of working both in finance and networks
• Build relationships, be part of virtual teams – while maintaining the ability to effectively challenge to drive results
• ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified or part qualified, with demonstrable experience/aptitude in commercial finance and business partnering
• Financial planning and analysis
• Strong analytical skills – able to work with the detailed/complex, but tell the simple story at a high level

What’s in it for you?

An excellent basic salary and bonus with 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive and flexible benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family. We’re proud to provide a Reconnect programme with flexibility for individuals returning to work after a career break. From our market-leading parental leave policies through to employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes we are committed to supporting you throughout your career with Vodafone.