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Finance Business Partner
🏢 Vodafone
Work Model
📍 London, England
Employment
💼 Full-Time Direct
Recruitment Type
🛡️ Direct to HR Pipeline
Role Overview & Responsibilities
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.
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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