Financial Planning & Analysis Finance Specialist

Vodafone Group; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic graduates to join their finance team. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop financial expertise while supporting capex and cashflow reporting. You will play a crucial role in analyzing financial data, providing insights on variances, and developing modeling tools for budget planning. The organization prides itself on fostering a supportive environment where your contributions are valued, and you can grow your career. If you're ready to embark on a rewarding journey in finance, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Discretionary yearly bonus: 5%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Charity days: 5 days/year

Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks

Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid

Private pension with matching

Access to private medical and dental

Additional discounts on retail and services

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in financial reporting and analysis is essential.
• Ability to build strong relationships across various functions.

Responsibilities

• Support capex reporting and assist with cashflow reporting.
• Analyze monthly results and provide insights on variances.

Skills

Relationship Building

Financial Reporting and Analysis

MS Office Proficiency

Effective Communication

Resilient and Delivery-Focused

Education

CIMA, ACA, ACMA, ACCA or equivalent

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

In this exciting role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with Vodafone Business Finance Business Partners, playing a crucial part in supporting capex reporting and assisting with cashflow reporting and transformation. This position offers a unique chance to develop your financial expertise and make a significant impact within the organization.

You will be responsible for reporting and analyzing the monthly capex results, providing valuable insights on variances to forecasts and the drivers behind these variances. As the owner of the VB capital allocation and target process, you will develop efficient and accurate modeling tools to deliver the required forecasts for in-year and budget planning.

Additionally, you will take charge of reporting and analyzing monthly depreciation, offering insights on variances to forecasts and their underlying causes. As the capex controller for Total VB, you will assist with Year End steering, including updating a weekly rolling forecast and ensuring that actions are followed up to achieve the desired results.

Your role will also involve assisting with month-end cashflow reporting, preparing and presenting the monthly results, and analyzing variances to forecasts. You will identify risks and opportunities and have the ability to run project initiatives aimed at improving cashflows.

This role is perfect for graduates looking to kickstart their careers in finance, offering a dynamic and supportive environment where you can grow and develop your skills. Join us and be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

Who you are

• Relationship Building: Develop your aptitude for building strong relationships and influencing individuals at all levels of seniority across various functions. This skill is essential for effective collaboration and leadership.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Gain hands-on experience in reporting and analyzing cash flows, income statements, balance sheets, and capital expenditures for actuals, budgets, and forecasts. This will enhance your financial acumen and analytical capabilities.
• MS Office Proficiency: Utilize your good working knowledge of the MS Office suite to efficiently manage and present financial data.
• Qualification Advantage: While fully or part-qualified candidates (CIMA, ACA, ACMA, ACCA, or equivalent) are preferred, we value your commitment to professional development and continuous learning.
• Effective Communication: Hone your professional presentation and communication skills, enabling you to interpret and explain complex information clearly and credibly to senior management and stakeholders.
• Resilient and Delivery-Focused: Demonstrate your resilience and focus on delivering results, even when prioritizing multiple stakeholder demands. This competence is crucial for thriving in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 5%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• 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

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.

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.

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