VodafoneThree - Senior Finance Analyst – Cost Efficiency in Newbury

We’re creating something special. We are joining forces to create the biggest mobile network provider in the UK. Through our collective strengths and talents, we will transform customers’ experience and create a best-in-class network for coverage, connectivity, and reliability, delivering greater value and more choice for the nation than ever before. There are very few moments in our careers where we can feel the ground shifting beneath us, where we can sense that something bigger than we’ve known before is taking shape. We’re not just building a company. We’re going to build a culture, a legacy and a future to be proud of. This will require remarkable leadership and together we can set the standard in the industry and beyond for both customer and employee experience, in what it is a career-defining opportunity.

The Senior Finance Analyst is a key role in the FP&A team that is part of the cost efficiency vertical. You will have ownership of the intercompany month end and forecast process and also work to support your line manager, help develop and support other members of your team as well as collaborate with key stakeholders in the wider business.

Your core responsibilities include:

• Financial Reporting
  • Ensure that internal and external reporting deadlines (month end, forecasts and other regular reporting requirements) are met with minimal errors.
  • Leads on improving processes and efficiencies of outputs using the latest tools.
  • Lead on the co-ordination of relevant submissions and inputs into financial systems.
• Financial Analysis
  • Validate the monthly results and produce variance analysis to budgets / forecasts, pulling out key drivers.
  • Report and distribute key trends to senior leaders, identifying risks & opportunities.
  • Be responsible for the tracking and co-ordination of performance and key initiatives across intercompany.
• Forecasting and budgeting
  • Support your business partners with the completion of forecasts and budgets and act as a key analyst of spend, being able to challenge the cost control for intercompany.
  • Coordinate the production of the presentations for key forecasts through the consolidation of your areas into the wider cost picture.
  • Holistically, identify risks and opportunities and efficiencies across your area and work with business to understand and mitigate.
• Business partnering
  • Excellent stakeholder management including within finance and the business, ability to manage expectations and solve issues, whilst providing solutions and recommendations.
  • Strong integration and understanding of the business area that you support as well as wider finance.
  • Ability to relay finance information to non-finance leaders in a clear, concise and relatable way.
  • Pull out key trends to affect change and improve business performance.
• Adhoc Analysis
  • Conduct ad-hoc analysis for your area, exploring data and trends, to provide insights to the business and other relevant areas as needed.

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• 1 -2 years PQE.
• Strong MS Excel skills (including filters, pivot tables, lookups and charts).
• Ability to identify work requirements independently, seeking guidance part of the time.
• Able to prioritise and deliver high quality/accurate/timely reporting.
• Strong accounting and reporting skills with great attention to detail.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Experienced in dealing with senior management and wider business.

Deliverables

• Accuracy and timeliness of financial forecasts, reporting and analysis.
• Stakeholder Management & Business Partnering Effectiveness.
• Adaptability in fast-paced environments.

We know that everyone is unique, with multiple aspects to their identity and different experiences behind them. 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.

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 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, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please contact your recruiter directly or email for guidance.

We use AI in different parts of our business to boost innovation, improve efficiency, and create new opportunities. We know many candidates use AI to fine-tune their CVs or prepare for interviews, but what we really care about is your unique experiences and achievements. During the interview, we want you to rely on your own knowledge and skills to show us who you really are—your personality, creativity, and abilities. Above all, we’re looking for authenticity and can’t wait to get to know the real you.