Job Description

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.

• Ownership of Consumer Fixed P&L
• Monthly review of performance with explanation of variances and trends
• Review with commercial business units to understand performance issues
• Advice on corrective actions to ensure delivery
• Responsible for overseeing both financial and non-financial numbers and KPIs in relation to Fixed performance
• First point of contact for Consumer Segment Lead and Segment P&L Managers
• Proactively provide commercial insights to Consumer Director, Head of Consumer Marketing, Segment Lead and Consumer and CFO & Finance Leadership Teams for effective decision making
• Support & shape Consumer Fixed Strategy, and drive Strategy Execution across Consumer, Finance & the business as a whole
• Prepare, review and challenge business cases, financial appraisals and pricing reviews for new Fixed products, propositions and promotions and handset pricing,
  ensuring adherence to the governance process 
• Finance Owner for all Product & Service Pricing & promotions across Fixed, through working with the business to determine optimal Tariff & promotional pricing, plus go-to-market investments 
• Work with the Consumer Business Unit on commission structures for Fixed P&S across all channels, ensuring correct incentives are in place to drive the sale of
  higher value tariffs, and limit discounting 
• Drive post investment reviews for mobile products, including full profitability analysis and prepare lessons learnt
• Deputies for Consumer controller at sales and Consumer Leadership Team meetings and finance review meetings with CFO as required
• Best practice sharing between Consumer and Enterprise, and involvement with Group and other OpCos to seek out best practice examples
• Responsible for relevant Planning & Forecasting to drive business performance, mitigate risks, exploit opportunities & ensure we are on track to our medium & long term strategy.
• Monthly high-level Rolling Forecasts, Initiative, Risks & Opportunity monthly review
• Prepare revenue and direct cost Annual budgets, working with product managers for each product and segment, challenge assumptions and ambition level to drive revenue and margin performance
• Build Long-Range plan financials in line with our Strategy & linked to our Budget ambitions
• Full Exec engagement and support to segment, Consumer Director, Head of Consumer Marketing, CFO & Head of FP&A through review cycle
• Working cross functionally to ensure the customer investment costs included in financial plans and forecasts are aligned with the organization’s distribution strategy
• Ensuring robust & alignment Wholesale cost Reforecasts & Budgets across Finance, Consumer, Strategy & Technology teams
• Ensuring that there is sufficient granularity in planning and forecasting models to enable effective drill-down for further analysis by major product, channel and segment and handset
• Support & Drive the business in delivery of Fixed margin and EBITDA
• Own and drive Consumer Fixed revenue and margin initiatives
• Proactively drive & manage business on key pillars of profitability; such as Pricing, Credits & Discounts, Wholesale optimization etc. through relevant insights, driving action, working cross functionally, monthly business reviews & communication to senior leadership team (Consumer Director, CFO etc.)
• Adhoc deep dive & reforecasting on material cost or revenue lines as required to get insights & drive actions
• Rigorous & continuous assessment of Vodafone’s position vs. competitors, to ensure Optimum balance & alignment to strategy
• Transparent assessment of financial consequences of decisions & support trade off decisions
• Ensure Budget is linked to operational targets which are consistent across the business

You will receive along the way are:

• Competitive Salary
• Flexible working (times and location) is part of our culture where your hours can facilitate your personal work-life balance
• Generous Employer Pension contribution
• You will also receive mobile phone purchasing discounts
• Learning and Development – We provide extensive training to all of our employees so they can progress in their careers! There is also the Vodafone University where our employees can gain incredible skills!
• Exclusive Family and Friends Discounts – Receive additional discounts for you, your Family and Friends on Vodafone Products!
• 23 days annual leave and 3 charity days off – plus dedicated day off for your birthday
• Free Parking

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with 6+ years PQE
• Previous Business Partnering Experience essential (4+ 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
• Experience leading, driving & delivering cross functional projects
• Understanding of telecoms market and revenue drivers