Senior Finance Operations Manager

Vodafone Group; Milano; In loco; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading telecommunications company in Italy seeks an experienced finance operations professional to oversee financial accounting processes, ensuring compliance with IFRS. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience, strong communication skills, and leadership capabilities in remote teams. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

Competenze

• 8+ years of working experience in FinOps, FP&A and statutory audit.
• Fluency in English; Italian is a plus.
• Knowledge of IFRS.

Mansioni

• Responsible for financial accounting processes and procedures.
• Prepare annual statutory financial statements and manage audit obligations.
• Ensure analysis of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

Conoscenze

Excellent communication skills

Technical financial skill

Leadership skills

Analytical-minded

Team player

Formazione

University post graduate from Finance and Accounting

Strumenti

SAP FI

HFM

OneSource

Descrizione del lavoro

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

Working in a global environment, the candidate will be responsible for finance operations & margin assurance processes including financial control, compliance, transformation, quality targets for all accountabilities and the delivery of related operational efficiencies. This results in an effective and efficient accounting and compliance management, including the fulfilment of all governance and statutory reporting requirements, the preparation of internal reporting and application of detailed policies and operating procedures to ensure compliance with Group standards and tax/legal/statutory requirements of the legal entities assigned.

In addition, the role will have accountabilities over the end to end tax treasury and supply chain management processes by way of direct involvement as well as coordination with external consultants. The role will work in close cooperation with the finance colleagues from the Shared Service Center organisation as well as other Group Finance & SCM functions.

Key accountabilities:

• Fully accountable for the financial accounting processes and procedures
• Responsible for the integrity of all P&L and Balance Sheet accounts under IFRS
• Ensure analysis of details Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, commenting main facts and variances vs Budget/Forecast/Previous periods.
• Supervise preparation of ad-hoc monthly reports including analytical reviews and variance analysis addressed to the management (CEO, Head of Finance Operations, Group Technology Finance Director, etc.)
• Takes responsibility for preparing the annual statutory financial statements and managing the statutory audit obligations
• Creates periodic reports for the purpose of the statutory board of external auditors including attendance as key representative of the entity
• Review periodic intragroup recharges in line with transfer pricing policy in place
• Has oversight over direct and indirect tax matters, particularly day to day VAT management, corporate tax returns submission, intrastat reporting, etc.
• Contributes to treasury related matters, including oversight of bank reconciliations, bank mandates and local payment obligations
• Holds accountability for Supply Chain Management processes ensuring adherence to Group standards and practices
• Acts as main point of contacts for external advisors mainly in the fields of accounting, tax and payroll related matters
• Has responsibility for compliance with Finance SOX controls
• Liaises with commercial finance colleagues to monitor OPEX and CAPEX spend
• Participates to the forecast process in coordination with business stakeholders, Group Reporting and Group Planning teams
• Manages transformational projects by coordinating the various stakeholders involved, e.g. implementation of billing cycle
• Direct effective partner relation and performance management with Shared Services Center teams, as well as business partnering on new business requirements
• Create a culture of proactive continuous improvement of processes, systems and people and provide a platform for the people to develop their career and employability

Who you are

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Excellent communication skills to ensure a transparent representation of the results, processes and procedures and to influence multiple stakeholders
• Leadership skills and experience in managing remote and virtual teams in a complex and changing/dynamic operating environment
• Technical financial skill (e.g. financial accounting, direct/indirect tax, etc – reference Finance Operating Model) by long-term practical experience
• ‘Can Do’ mindset with focus on customer satisfaction beyond expectations

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• University post graduate from Finance and Accounting, Business Administration, Economics + Certified Accountants (Dottore Commercialista)
• 8+ years of working experience, in FinOps, FP&A and statutory audit, either by practical delivery or through oversight
• Knowledge of IFRS
• Fluency in English ( Italian is a plus)
• Experience with SAP FI, HFM and OneSource
• Experiences in international organisations and in telecommunications industry would be an advantage
• Very strong cooperation, coordination, communication and presentation skills
• Analytical-minded, hardworking, innovative, adaptable, team player and leader with broad experience and understanding of performance management

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

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.