Finance Business Partner - Opex

Job Description

Why work for us:

Vodafone are revolutionising how customers use technology and connectivity, ensuring they are ready for today and the digital innovation of tomorrow. We are heavily embedded in providing world-class solutions and we strive to keep ourselves ahead of the game, which will give you the opportunity to lead the way in Telecommunications and work with the latest technologies

Role Purpose:

Reporting directly into the Technology Business Partner, the role is for a Finance Business Partner - Opex, who will be responsible for delivering Opex Strategy for Technology Business unit, by owing the End-to-End responsibility of the Opex budgets and spends. The Finance Business Partner will also be key enabler for the Strategic and Transformational Initiatives in the business.

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities:

Business Partnering

Be the trusted advisor to the CNO, CIO and Technology Business Partner for all aspects of Opex budgets and spends•
Ownership of more than €100m of Opex cost across spend in Support and Maintenance, Site Rentals, People cost, and other
Support business owners & Finance with business cases, cost deep dives & cost transformation initiatives
Manage the relationship with the Shared Service Centre for Site Rentals payments & Reconciliations and Month end actuals
Work closely with Cost Centre Owners on optimisation opportunities

Cost Transformation

Monthly analysis of costs with related drivers & KPI’s, whilst liaising with shared service centre & business, to understand the full year & future impact
Support, own & drive cost transformation in Technology through deep dives to identify, analyse, propose & support implementation of cost savings & efficiency initiatives
Bring drive and creativity to cost challenges, challenging and supporting the business to go above and beyond cost targets
Monthly/bi-monthly reviews with cost centre managers to ensure they are aware of their current performance and any corrective actions needed
Benchmark main KPIs vs other OpCos and other industry benchmarks to look for opportunities to optimise expenditure
Preparation of ad hoc reports, analysis and commentary as required, including total company performance updates to the Senior Leadership Team

Financial forecasting & Planning

Ownership and development of forecasting models and process for all Technology cost lines, including end deliverable; from driving bottoms up forecasting from business to CFO & Director sign-off
Prepare robust & challenging cost forecasts in conjunction with business owners
Build bottom up planning models to include cost driver drivers & trend analysis where appropriate

We Are Looking For You, If You Have:

A Qualified Accountant with 5+ years of experience in similar capacity
The ability to distinguish key insights from data to provide to management, which will in turn facilitate strategic decisions.
An effective communicator who can communicate effectively both cross-functionally and to senior management
An individual with a growth mind-set who is open for new challenges.

When choosing us………

When you join the Vodafone Team, you will have the chance to grow your career while also experiencing some serious benefits!

• Some of the benefits that you will receive along the way are:
• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working (times and location) is part of our culture where your hours can facilitate your personal work-life balance
• Generous Employer Pension contribution
• Free Phone Bill – When you join the team, your phone bill is on us! You will also receive mobile phone purchasing discounts
• Learning and Development – We provide extensive training to all of our employees so they can progress in their careers! There is also the Vodafone University where our employees can gain incredible skills!
• Exclusive Family and Friends Discounts – Receive additional discounts for you, your Family and Friends on Vodafone Products!
• 23 days annual leave and 3 charity days off – PLUS a dedicated day off for your birthday
• Access to our Wellness centre including free access to our Gym, health and wellness centre and external practitioners

We are passionate about our employees! Here at Vodafone we want you to bring your whole self to work and we enable this with our progressive workplace policies. We are proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and Vodafone is committed to support all of their employees at work. We are an equal opportunities employers where our people can be at their best.

When you combine Technology and the human spirit, anything is possible. And when you join Vodafone, we’ll help you shape a rewarding career that gives back in more ways than one. Its starts here. It starts with you.

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