Finance Analyst - Wholesale and Corporate Development

Why work for us:

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future A more connected, more inclusive, and more sustainable world. We believe technology is only as powerful as the people using it to create a better tomorrow:

Role Purpose:

As a member of the Wholesale and Corporate Development team, you will act as a key player in developing and planning key aspects of Vodafone’s long term strategic and financial objectives. You will be joining a team which is responsible for the end to end management of one of the growth engines of the future – MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators). MVNOs are brands which operate using the Vodafone network on a wholesale access basis. In addition the team has a wide remit to review and lead the financial aspects of all strategic / corporate development projects including M&A, Joint Ventures and partnerships. 

The role will incorporate areas requiring structured monthly analysis for the wholesale business with the more unstructured analysis required in Corporate Development (e.g. target company analyses, business case reviews) and project work in wholesale (e.g. wholesale MVNO pricing analyses). This makes this an ideal role to build and develop a wide range of financial, commercial and strategic skill sets while also developing an understanding of the end to end operation of a telecoms business.  The role will require building a deep understanding of the MVNO P&L, reviewing monthly trends, producing regular analysis to be provided to the CFO and other senior stakeholders, planning forecasts, and also ad hoc financial analysis for the wider Wholesale and Corporate development team.

Reporting to the Corporate Development manager, the role will be supported by an experienced and high functioning team of experts in their areas – strategic, commercial, and technical. 

Essence of Role – Key Accountabilities:

Wholesale MVNO
Monthly P&L analysis including key trends for the Vodafone MVNO business providing breakdowns of each MVNO / profitability 
Develop and enhance reporting to allow for more data driven decision making (e.g. wholesale pricing decisions) 
Billing assurance for the MVNO business – ensuring rates charges to wholesale customers are in line with contractual parameters. Working with our wholesale billing platform provider to ensure correct rates being applied etc.
Understanding data sources for MVNO business, building knowledge of key systems (MVNE platforms, billing platforms) and also building relationships with key stakeholders (e.g. Business Intelligence and Analytics team) who can help deliver better and more accurate reporting
Wholesale cost tracking – ensuring costs of the MVNO business are managed and tracked appropriately to optimise margin and ensure that capital project costs are tracked and managed in this MVNO area of the business 
Understanding of current contracts with MVNO customers and suppliers and ensuring they are correctly applied to monthly billing, including working with MVNO service manager to ensure correct application of service credits for missed SLAs 

 

Business Cases
Support the Corporate Development Manager to build and conduct financial evaluation and modelling of business cases including sensitivity analysis and scenarios 
Use experience and in-depth knowledge of business requirements to challenge business case assumptions
Build relationships and a network of stakeholders across the wider business who will be invaluable informal sources of information and data to drive business case development

Management of JVs and Partnerships
Includes developing an understanding of the financial model and performance plans of Vodafone JV Siro 
Providing analyses of such models alongside actual performance to assist the Corporate Development team in managing our shareholder functions in relation to the SIRO JV

 

Customers, Communication & Influence
Communicates across levels and multitude of disciplines e.g. commercial teams, networks, local CFO and the senior management teams, and contributes positively to the finance and commercial agenda
Provide and present clear, concise and persuasive communication supporting the understanding and interpretation of relevant financial information

 

We Are Looking For You, If You Have:

Essential:
Ability to balance complex detail with wider commercial and technical matters
Knowledge and experience of domestic and international commercial organisations
Strong Microsoft Excel kno