Cash & Reporting Manager

Vodafone Group; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone Group seeks a Finance Manager in Newbury to optimize financial processes and ensure accurate reporting. The role focuses on cash flow management, working capital, and providing comprehensive financial insights to senior management. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career growth and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Hybrid working - twice a week in the office

Private medical and dental

Charity days: 5 days/year

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance operations, particularly in cash flow management.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize financial processes including cash flow and financial reporting.
• Lead cash flow review meetings and drive working capital initiatives.
• Oversee the FX process and prepare necessary adjustments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Excel skills

Education

Fully Qualified (CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Location: Newbury

Finance Operations delivers services to the Finance organisation and business for all VB Group entities. It is accountable for delivery of all financial processes, Accounting/Management reporting. As a Finance Manager responsible for Cash and Reporting, you will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing the company's financial processes. This role involves overseeing various MEC activities, ensuring accurate and timely reporting, and supporting the Finance Operations Manager in broader R2R matters. Your primary focus will be on cash flow management, working capital initiatives, FX analysis, and comprehensive financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cash Flow Management: Perform detailed analytical reviews on monthly cash flow actuals. Lead the cash flow review Flash and WD8 meetings with FP&A and senior management, drive action completions, and report on the status of working capital initiatives and actions.
• Working Capital Initiatives: Act as the FinOps lead on working capital initiatives and support WC budget forecasting processes. You will be responsible for driving initiatives to optimize working capital and improve cash flow.
• FX Process Management: Oversee the VOIS-led FX process outcome, ensuring that the FX outcome is fully understood and correctly executed. Act as the FinOps SPOC for FX, supporting FX-related queries and reporting on FX analysis on a monthly basis.
• FX Adjustments: Prepare centrally managed FX adjustment entries, including Realised FX, Console entity FX, and manual translation FX.
• MEC Activities: Support the Finance Operations Manager in WD+3 P&L Flash, book closure processes, HFM submissions, and the compilation of the P&L review pack for senior management approvals.
• Financial Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, including the preparation of management reports and analysis. Support ad-hoc analysis and quarterly/half-yearly submission processes, including S16, S15, ESG, LEA302, and Provisions.
• Ad-Hoc Tasks and Analysis: Support various ad-hoc tasks and analysis as required, providing insights and recommendations to senior management.

Who you are

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in finance operations, particularly in cash flow management, working capital optimization, and financial reporting.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Detail conscious but able to take bigger picture view
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in financial reporting and accounting software (Preferably SAP, Hyperion).
• Fully Qualified (CIMA or equivalent) + 5 years PQE
• Advanced Excel skills
• Understanding of IFRS an advantage

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people 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 still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks, the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
Hybrid working - twice a week in the office

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.