IoT Finance Business Partner

Vodafone Group; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Newbury is seeking a Finance Business Partner to drive financial success in its IoT division. The role involves working closely with sales teams to influence revenue growth and ensure accurate financial performance reviews. Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants with strong analytical skills and experience in business finance. The company offers a dynamic work environment, hybrid working options, and a comprehensive benefits package, including a discretionary bonus and generous parental leave.

Benefits

Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Maternity leave: 52 weeks

Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid

Private pension with matching contributions

Private medical and dental insurance plans

Additional discounts on various services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Shape the financial success of IoT business.
• Drive revenue growth and margin improvement.
• Manage month-end close processes and business reviews.

Skills

Strong ability to build and challenge relationships with senior stakeholders

Proven track record in driving profitability and performance improvements

Excellent analytical and numeracy skills

Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

Inquisitive mindset and passion for innovation

Education

Qualified accountant

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.

Joining Vodafone IoT’s team means being part of a growing, purpose-driven organisation at the forefront of innovation. Our teams are made up of curious minds, problem-solvers, and forward-thinkers across the world who thrive in a collaborative, high-performing, inclusive environment.

What you’ll do

As a Finance Business Partner for Vodafone IoT, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the financial success of our IoT business.

You’ll work closely with regional Heads of Sales and their leadership teams, acting as a trusted advisor and challenger to drive revenue growth and margin improvement. Your work will involve leading planning and target-setting activities, providing insightful analysis to influence decision-making, and ensuring accurate performance reviews for key customers.

You’ll prepare monthly business reviews with clear, actionable insights, manage month-end close processes, and spearhead process simplification projects across IoT Finance.

This is a dynamic role where your expertise will help transform data into strategy and deliver measurable impact.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who brings a mix of experience, curiosity, and drive to make a real impact:

• A qualified accountant with 5+ years of business experience
• Strong ability to build and challenge relationships with senior stakeholders
• Proven track record in driving profitability and performance improvements
• An agent for change with an inquisitive mindset and a passion for innovation
• Excellent analytical and numeracy skills, with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can simplify complex processes

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

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: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays
• Enjoy working up to 20 days a year from abroad
• Charity days
• Wellbeing: Quarterly Spirit Days to focus on wellbeing and personal development
• Maternity 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%.
• Voluntary Private Medical and Dental insurance plans.
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

With more than 200 million device connections around the world, Vodafone IoT is a global leader in managed IoT connectivity – connecting people, places and devices. We help create a smarter, more sustainable, and more connected world - from enabling smart cities and autonomous vehicles to transforming healthcare, agriculture, and logistics. Our work shapes the digital future of businesses – allowing them to effectively manage and monitor their operations using IoT. As a global leader in IoT connectivity – operating in more than 180 countries across the globe - we empower individuals, businesses, and entire industries to unlock their potential through technology that’s secure, scalable, and future-ready. Vodafone IoT is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group.

Vodafone Group is 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 the Application adjustments section of our careers website for guidance.

Together we can.