Enterprise Finance Business Partner(FTC)

Vodafone Group Plc; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

€1050 flexible benefits allowance

Wellness centre & gym on-site

Health & wellbeing support

Discounts for you and family

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Vodafone Ireland is seeking a Finance Business Partner for the SOHO & SME mobile business, partnering with Enterprise leaders to drive commercial performance and strategic decision making. You will own the Enterprise Mobile P&L end to end, oversee planning, forecasting and budgeting, and deliver financial insights to the Enterprise Director, Head of Commercial and CFO.

The role offers hybrid working, a competitive package with salary, bonus, pension, and extensive health and wellbeing benefits,

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with 5+ years PQE
• Experience as a Business Partnering professional (3+ years) including Commercial Partnering
• Planning, forecasting and budgeting experience
• Financial modelling experience
• Excellent Excel skills and data literacy
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Clear communication and presentation abilities

Responsibilities

• End-to-end responsibility for SOHO & SME Mobile Financials
• Ownership of Enterprise Mobile P&L
• Monthly performance reviews with variance analysis
• Coordinate with commercial units to understand performance issues
• Oversee both financial and non-financial KPIs for Fixed performance
• Provide commercial insights to senior leadership for decision making
• Support Enterprise Mobile strategy and execution across the business
• Plan and forecast revenue and margins; prepare budgets and long-range plans

Skills

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modelling

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Strategic thinking

Influencing

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified

Tools

Excel front ends

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 right balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunity to help you belong and make a real impact

What you'll do:

In this role you will be a partner to the Vodafone SOHO & SME business divisions in relation to the Enterprise SME & SOHO Mobile Business, covering Mobile Voice, Mobile broadband, B2B & B2C Wholesale services. 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.

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities:

• End to end responsibility for SOHO & SME Mobile Financials
• Ownership of Enterprise Mobile P&L
• Monthly review of performance with explanation of variances and trends
• Review with commercial business units to understand performance issues
• Responsible for overseeing both financial and non-financial numbers and KPIs in relation to Fixed performance
• Business Partnering
• First point of contact for Enterprise Head of Commercial Lead & Head of SMB Sales, Mobile Commercial Lead and individual SOHO & SME P&L Managers
• Proactively provide commercial insights to Enterprise Director, Head of Commercial, Segment & product Leads, CFO & Finance Leadership Teams for effective decision making
• Support & shape Enterprise Mobile Strategy, and drive Strategy Execution across Enterprise, Finance & the business as a whole.
• Finance Owner for all Product & Service (P&S) pricing & promotions across Mobile
• Planning and Forecasting
• 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
• 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
• Drive Mobile Profitability
• Support & Drive the business in delivery of Mobile margin
• Co-ordinate and drive Enterprise Commercial Committee & governance
• Embed Customer profitability tools such as IBRO ensure steer optimal customer growth
• Proactively drive & manage business on key pillars of profitability; such as Pricing, Credits & Discounts, Acquisition & Retention investment etc through relevant insights, driving action, working cross functionally, monthly business reviews & communication to senior leadership team (Enterprise Director, CFO etc)
• Adhoc deep dive & reforecasting on direct cost or revenue lines as required to get insights & drive actions
• Transparent assessment of financial consequences of decisions & support trade off decisions
• Ensure Budget is linked to operational targets which are consistent across the business
• Developing Data and Insights to drive Financial Integrity and Business Performance
• Ensure all business/commercial decision making and forecasting is data driven.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring relevant, accurate, complete and timely data & insights for monthly revenue/margin assurance, performance and forecasting.
• Review and understand existing monthly standard insights with the Commercial Analysis &Planning team

Who you are:

• 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

Desirable

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

What's in it for you?

The flexibility to work how you perform best, with hybrid ways of working and real focus on work-life balance

A competitive package including salary, bonus and a strong pension to support you now and long-term

€1050 flexible benefits allowance, plus access to comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Access to our on-site wellness centre and gym, alongside a wider wellbeing programme

Free mobile plan, device offers and exclusive discounts for you, your family and friends

Market-leading family policies and flexibility to support you at every stage of life

Real opportunities for career growth through learning, development and internal progression

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 increasing diversity, ensuring equal representation, and making Vodafone a place where everyone feels safe, valued and included.

Vodafone is committed to supporting candidates with disabilities during the recruitment process. If you require any adjustments, please let us know.

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