VodafoneThree - Financial PMO Analyst - Networks in Reading

Join our UK Networks team, where we’re continually building and enhancing our network, connecting millions of people and businesses across the country. Be part of the team that makes it all happen – simplifying, automating, and bringing better connectivity than ever before, with giga‑fast speed, to our customers.

You’ll join the Networks Budget Governance team, a central function responsible for the end‑to‑end financial governance of a multi‑billion‑pound budget across Capex, Opex and operational processes. This is a high‑impact role where your work directly supports how we plan, invest and deliver our network infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

• Lead end‑to‑end financial performance reporting across Networks, including forecasting, budget tracking, variance analysis and reforecasting.
• Deliver Capex and Opex reporting, providing clear insight into performance, risks and opportunities.
• Identify and track financial risks, ensuring alignment to budget and proactively flagging emerging issues.
• Support planning cycles including annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and financial reviews.
• Drive insight and value through performance analysis, JBP tracking and synergy monitoring.
• Improve reporting processes through automation and standardisation to reduce manual effort and increase speed of insight.
• Build strong relationships with Finance, PMO and operational teams to provide trusted financial support.
• Contribute to AI‑driven and self‑serve reporting capabilities to enhance data accessibility and decision‑making.

Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, automation).
• Experience working with financial reporting, forecasting or performance analysis in a complex environment.
• Ability to build and maintain reporting tools (Power BI experience is beneficial).
• Confident communicator who can challenge constructively and influence stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
• Experience working within governance, PMO or structured delivery environments.
• Understanding of financial processes, systems (e.g. SAP or Oracle) or data‑driven decision‑making.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and process optimisation.

Benefits:

We care about our people’s success by offering great pay, bonuses, up to 28 days off plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work. You can personalise our benefits for you and your family, like discounts, vouchers, a pension plan and more. We help with your career through our learning and development tools.

Need to know:

We 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. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to interview for a role that matches their skills. In collaboration with our Talent, Diversity & Inclusion teams and our employee‑led DEI Networks, we have identified a range of reasonable adjustments to help you feel comfortable and perform at your best self during the interview process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, please contact your recruiter directly or email jobs@three.co.uk for guidance.