FP&A Reporting Manager

Location: Newbury + Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

*Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are
We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

What you'll do
An exciting opportunity to join the UK Financial Planning & Analysis reporting team. The team is the hub of all reporting across UK finance, owners of key strategic finance systems supporting month end performance management and forecasting and Responsible for collating the one source of the truth.

You will be responsible for Management reporting for all areas of the Vodafone UK. This will include ownership, maintenance, and delivery of Month end and Forecast reporting. You will also be supporting the Budget and Monthly Rolling Forecast delivery of +£6bn Revenue, £1bn EBITDA by collecting inputs from the wider FP&A team and being responsible for submission into Local and Group systems.

The successful candidate will have an eye for detail and be comfortable working with large data sets, have a strong technical mind set, be a logical thinker and be able to understand commercial drivers underpinning financials, whilst operating in a structured manner in a fast-paced environment.

Wider responsibilities include:
• Reporting development: You will be responsible for the ownership, maintenance, and delivery of a large volume of reporting across month end and forecasting cycles. This will require an understanding of how Chart of Account changes, commercial trends and stakeholder requirements impact our evolving reporting requirements.
• Support system delivery: Support final month end submission, and reconciliations to ensure systems alignment. Support Monthly Rolling Forecast and Annual Budget system submissions into planning systems.
• Technical Liaison: Be the point of contact with our IT delivery teams to maintain & improve reporting and forecasting whilst becoming an excel and finance reporting systems expert.

• Group BI Lead: Ensure that the group CoA changes are aligned to local requirements, be the reporting expert for any accounting standard changes and restatement activity.
• Adhoc Reporting: Support in various ad-hoc requests and queries, which could include bespoke one off reporting, investigation into actuals.

Who You Are

• Essential:
- Strong analytical & problem-solving capability
- High attention to detail
- Comfortable at operating in speed with short deadlines
- Able to build relationships & influence people
- Advanced Excel: Handling large data sets and complex formulae

• Desirable:
- CIMA/ACCA qualified accountant
- Telco Experience
- Good understanding of Finance Systems (e.g. Hyperion Financial Management or similar)
- Experience of delivering Financial/Management reporting
- Excel VBA coding Experience

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All 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 apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer
We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

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, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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