Risk, Compliance & Control Monitoring Lead in Newbury

Who We Are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation. As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next‑generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth.

About This Role

Location: Preferrably Newbury, also open to London. We are seeking a senior assurance professional to lead risk, compliance and control monitoring activities across Vodafone Business and relevant legal entities operating in multiple countries and jurisdictions. This role sits at the centre of assurance execution, issue remediation and financial impact oversight, providing independent challenge while partnering closely with senior stakeholders and process owners. The individual will strengthen the financial and operational control environment, ensure alignment with Group control frameworks and SOX requirements, and enable transparent, data‑driven decision‑making across a complex, multi‑market landscape.

What You’ll Do

• Promote, maintain and continuously enhance an effective financial and operational control environment across Vodafone Business and relevant legal entities.
• Act as a trusted Business Assurance partner to senior stakeholders and process owners across multiple geographies.
• Perform end‑to‑end risk assessments, audits and process assurance reviews, evaluating control design and operating effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with Group control frameworks, SOX requirements and internal policies.
• Identify, document and challenge control gaps, weaknesses and efficiency opportunities.
• Support management in defining remediation actions and monitor timely, sustainable closure of issues, including audit findings and exceptions.
• Follow up on management action plans to ensure effective implementation of agreed improvements.
• Investigate and transparently report Balance Sheet and P&L impacts arising from control weaknesses, supporting improvements in accounting clarity and financial reporting accuracy.
• Prepare, update and enhance SOX and controls documentation and testing approaches, leveraging data analytics where appropriate.
• Keep abreast of updates to Group Accounting Policies, Group Policies, and organisation changes, projects/programmes, and assess impact on controls and the compliance level.
• Provide training and guidance to control owners and contribute to capability uplift across the business.
• Deliver clear, consistent reporting on assurance outcomes and remediation progress to senior management.

Who You Are

• An experienced assurance professional with at least four years’ experience in internal or external audit, SOX or internal control assessment, and risk management, including fraud risk.
• Comfortable working with both manual and automated financial and operational controls.
• Analytically minded, able to understand complex end‑to‑end business processes and translate risk insights into practical solutions.
• Confident engaging, influencing and constructively challenging stakeholders at all levels.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver to agreed timelines in a changing environment.
• Experienced in multinational and multicultural settings.
• Fluent in English with strong report‑writing and presentation skills; Italian reading and writing capability is advantageous.
• Familiar with data analytics and visualisation tools such as Power BI or Qlik, and confident using Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Part‑qualified or qualified in ACCA, ACA, CIMA or CIA, with working knowledge of internal audit standards, SOX, risk management, and financial accounting and reporting principles.

Not a Perfect Fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people 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 still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What’s In It For You

• The opportunity to influence and strengthen control environments across multiple markets and legal entities.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex, high‑impact assurance topics.
• A role that combines independent oversight with genuine business partnership.
• Access to a global organisation that values continuous improvement, learning and collaboration.

What Skills You Will Learn

• Advanced assurance and risk assessment techniques across multinational operations.
• Deeper expertise in SOX compliance and Group control frameworks.
• Practical application of data analytics to enhance assurance insights.
• Enhanced stakeholder engagement and influencing skills within complex organisational structures.

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment

Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio‑economic background.