This role may be based in Newbury or Paddington.
An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Group Commercial Finance department for a Senior Financial Analyst. The post holder will provide best in class Finance Business Partnering to the Vodafone Money Transfer business. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide commercial, strategic and financial expertise to enable the division to make the best decisions, maximising the return on resources and investment. Vodafone Money Transfer, or M-PESA as it is more commonly known, is the world's most successful money transfer service. It enables millions of people who have access to a mobile phone, but do not have or have only limited access to a bank account, to send and receive money, top-up airtime and make bill payments, making a huge difference to people's lives in the emerging markets.
With £260 million P&L, this area is growing at an exponential rate, as such, this is a high visibility role within the business, with regular contact and interface with the CFO of Group Commercial Finance. You must have a high level of acquired commercial knowledge and experience in a Financial Decision Support role (including an accounting background - governance/forecasting/budgeting, plus true business partnering experience, including the development of business cases for revenue generating business areas).
As a Financial Analyst your main responsibilities will involve:
- Driving effective financial control processes, insightful financial planning and value oriented support to the business.
- Providing commercial, strategic and financial expertise to make the best decisions, maximising the return on resources and investment.
- Creating strategic business cases and plans for group business by coordinating all aspects of financial inputs and outputs between Business functions.
- Contributing to the decision gate process ensuring constant evaluation of proposals and initiatives.
- Monitoring actual performance against business cases.
- Business modelling: running target-setting and business-scenario models supporting (projects in) business areas.
- Interpreting data from operating companies in an intelligent manner and producing summaries.
Qualifications
As a Senior Financial Analyst your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
- Graduate, ACA/CIMA/ACCA or MBA qualified or with considerable depth of experience gained considerable experience in finance.
- Sound commercial experience - blue chip experience is desirable.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Exposure to working with Senior Management teams. Proven ability to influence and build relationships at a senior level.
- Professional credibility, drive, intellect and personal stature.
- Highly commercial and analytical.
What we're looking for in you
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills developed within a commercial environment and will be confident in building strong relationships and influencing senior stakeholders. Attention to detail is paramount, as is a strong analytical background.
Vodafone Group Plc is the world's leading Mobile Telecommunications company, with a significant presence in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States through the company's subsidiary undertakings, joint ventures, associated undertakings and investments.
Closing date for all applications is 15th February 2012.
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