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Finance Business Partner London, England

Vodafone

Full Time London, England 58000 - 68944 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Function: Group Finance
Department: Regional Finance
Reports to: Senior Finance Manager
Location: Paddington

Role purpose:
The Partner Markets business owns the relationship between Vodafone and mobile operators in 50+ countries. These operators are in markets where Vodafone has no OpCo or affiliate presence. The objective of Partner Markets is drive a competitive advantage for the partner in their market utilising Vodafone’s size, scale and innovation.
The Partner Markets business generates c€200m annual revenues. Partners are supported by regional teams based in Hong Kong, Auckland, Singapore, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Oman and London.

Provide best in class Business Partnering to the decision making process for Partner Markets (PM) and its sub teams. (Regions: Europe, CISME, Asia, Americas & Africa. Functions: Consumer, Enterprise, Roaming, SCM & Technology & Commercial.)
Drive effective financial management, process, controls and planning for the business unit.
Provide commercial, strategic and financial expertise to drive the best decisions and maximise the return on resources and costs.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

Provide Financial Decision Support to PM
Challenge & provide financial advice to the team
Coordinate forecast/planning cycles
Review and improve current processes
Financial Management
Ensuring revenue recognition, cost management and working capital targets are achieved.
Manage budget (€200m revenue + €27m opex)
Invoicing and cash collection of €200m revenue
Drive Financial Excellence
Build relationships with other finance teams in Vodafone. (FP&A, Tax, treasury, Fin Ops, auditors (internal/external) etc.)
Provide expertise on all financial aspects
Earn the trust of senior management to give guidance and support

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

Proven finance business partner acting as a point of reference in an advisory capacity to the business
High level of commercial acumen and ability to identify and solve varied business problems
communication and presentation skills to ensure credibility with senior management
Ability to multi-task various projects and adhoc requests.
Experience in supporting a B2B unit is desired

Key performance indicators:

Business Partner feedback
Budget Compliance
Working capital management

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

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