Finance Business Partner Job at Vodafone (Dublin)

Job Description

In this role you will be a partner to the Vodafone Enterprise business divisions in relation to the Enterprise Fixed Business, covering Fixed Voice and broadband, Network managed services, Unified Communications, Cloud services and Security. You will be responsible for supporting & driving Commercial Performance & Strategic decision making, including the target setting process, while supporting them with Financial insights and advice. You will work as part of the Enterprise Finance Business Partner team reporting directly to the Enterprise Business Controller. You will work closely with the Enterprise Leadership Team, Commercial Team and across the Enterprise Business. You will also work closely with teams across Finance, including Financial Reporting, Business Insights and Analytics Team and the Commercial Analysis and Planning team for the purpose of defining data, governance and insights.

Job Responsibility

End to end responsibility for Fixed Financials
Ownership of Enterprise Fixed P&L
Responsible for overseeing both financial and non-financial numbers and KPIs in relation to Fixed performance
First point of contact for Enterprise Segment Lead and Segment P&L Managers
Proactively provide commercial insights to Enterprise Director, Head of Commercial and Marketing, Segment Leads and CFO & Finance Leadership Teams for effective decision making
Support & shape Enterprise Fixed Strategy, and drive Strategy Execution across Enterprise, Finance & the business as a whole
Finance Owner for all Product & Service (P&S) pricing & promotions across Fixed, through working with the business to determine optimal tariff & promotional pricing, plus go-to-market investments
Responsible for coordinating relevant Planning & Forecasting activities to drive business performance, mitigate risks, exploit opportunities & ensure we are on track to our medium & long term strategy
Prepare revenue and margin Annual budgets, working with product managers and commercial segment leads for each product and segment, challenge assumptions and ambition level to drive revenue and margin performance
Build Long-Range plan financials in line with our Strategy & linked to our Budget ambitions
Full Exec engagement and support to segment, Enterprise Director, Head of Enterprise Marketing, CFO & Head of FP&A through review cycle
Support & Drive the business in delivery of Fixed margin
Coordinate and drive Enterprise Fixed revenue and margin initiatives
Proactively drive & manage business on key pillars of profitability
such as Pricing, Credits & Discounts, Wholesale optimisation etc through relevant insights, driving action, working cross functionally, monthly business reviews & communication to senior leadership team (Enterprise Director, CFO etc)
Continuous assessment of Vodafone’s position vs competitors, to ensure optimum balance & alignment to strategy
Overall responsibility for ensuring relevant, accurate, complete and timely data & insights for monthly revenue/margin assurance, performance and forecasting
Review and define improved data, analytics and governance of sales and revenue forecasting
Use Enterprise Profitability Tool (EPP) as a strategic lever to identify opportunities for margin improvement initiatives and ensure these are driven and delivered across the organization

Requirements

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with 5+ years PQE
Previous Business Partnering Experience essential (3+ years) including Commercial Business Partnering experience (2+ Years)
Planning, forecasting and budgeting experience
Previous financial modelling experience
Excellent PC skills with proficiency in Excel front ends
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
Excellent communications and presentation skills
Ability to understand issues at both operational and strategic levels and to influence stakeholders to action

Nice to have

Understanding of telecoms market and revenue drivers
Data savvy, experience in defining financial dashboards and data visualization insights

What we offer

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

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