Executive Head: Financial Planning and Analysis - Technology FBP at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Your responsibilities will include:

Financial Planning

• Support the technology functions in compiling the DB and rolling monthly forecasts.
• Support the technology functions to ensure strategic and operational objectives and initiatives are fairly reflected in the financial plans
• Work closely with technology functions and central financial planning to ensure that business follows the proper planning process, deliverables are achieved, and proper accounting is applied.
• Support central FP&A to ensure overall plan for the business is consistent at company level
• Support the technology functions in identifying best way to allocate resources in order to maximise value generation and cost efficiency.

Target Management and control;

• Assure synchronisation of technology functional plans with the Long Range plan (LRP) and Annual Budget/Forecasts
• Deliver consolidated technology LRP and the Annual Budget/Forecast after identifying risks and opportunities and explain underlying assumptions and business models – supporting the delivery of the budget targets.
• Align the Decision support and Business case results to targets and forecast plans.
• Review/monitor and report on senior management performance targets to deliver business success
• Opex targets.
• Target Return on Investment (achieved on capex investment decisions and overall ROCI)
• Identifying potential issues and carrying out analysis to validate/mitigate.
• Supporting departments to identify, analyse, validate and implement remedy actions
• Input to central FP&A on technology planning

Management Reporting;

• Accountable for delivering consolidated financial information to the relevant stakeholders (FD, Technology Finance ME and Technology Director).
• Maintain and enhance financial reporting framework for consolidated financial information.
• Provide / integrate insightful management information from technology functions.
• Performance tracking of strategic Technology objectives and initiatives.
• Monthly financial commentary and analysis.
• Monitoring business unit performance against targets.
• Identifying potential issues and carrying out analysis to validate.
• Supporting departments to identify, analyse, validate and implement remedy actions based on trends and variances.
• Management reporting for Exco and board.
• Monthly standard Management reporting.

Business Intelligence;

• Facilitate / Provide insightful management information with strong focus on anticipating and managing monthly/quarterly results, and on management actions.

Operational Support and control;

• Analysis of operational expenditure
• Support technology domain heads on budget management where required. (Specifically on strategic technology projects and other focus areas).

Key Stakeholder Support;

• In addition to primarily supporting the main stakeholders (Tech Finance ME, Technology Director) provide support to a wide range of internal customers.

Executive and board reporting;

• Prepare financial analysis and commentary
• CAPEX and OPEX analysis and commentary
• Trend and variance analysis
• Actionable insight and recommendations
• Insightful management information with a strong focus on division’s key targets and expected future results

Monthly operational reporting

• Work alongside technology Strategy and other Functions to maintain and enhance monthly operational reporting to the executive management team, providing insightful information incorporating:
• Performance tracking of business unit objectives and initiatives
• Key financial performance for each of the technology functions.
• Key operational KPI / metrics.

Financial planning

• Support Finance and Technology teams in the financial planning processes to deliver challenging and achievable financial plans:
• Preparation of the Long Range Plan (LRP)
• Preparation of the one year detailed budget
• Preparation of the financial plan reviews (three review cycles per annum)
• Measure performance against LRP, annual budget and forecasts
• Manage interface with central FP&A.

Operating expense control;

• Support technology domain leads in maintaining an effective operational control environment over expenditure, identifying weaknesses and developing solutions
• Set up standard benchmarking and cost tracking across all functions – leverage information to compare performance and identify areas to focus on efficiencies.
• Analysis and reporting of operating expenses per category across all technology functions.
• Recommendations to management teams on where focus is required.
• Manage interface with group FP&A.
• Establish governance framework and ensure this is adhered to - specifically with respect to strategic projects where contractual obligations need to be met.

Qualification and experience;

• BCom Accounting / Finance
• CA (SA) with technology experience.
• MBA with finance experience advantageous
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a technology finance role with reporting and FP&A experience (Essential)
• Thorough understanding of Telecommunications / technology company operating model and financial management requirements (Essential)
• Proven team leadership / management experience.

Technical / Professional Expertise;

• Strong Technology Management Finance experience
• Proven track record of managing key relationships with multiple stakeholders to ensure all deliverables and issues are proactively raised and addressed
• Exposure to working with Senior Management teams and a proven ability to influence and build relationships at a senior level across different territories
• Good understanding of multiple financial disciplines, including overall reporting, accounting and budgeting processes
• Able to play a leading role in reporting financial results to interested parties
• Has the experience to identify key improvements to the reporting process
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Seasoned experience gained in finance in large, multi-national organization
• Analysis & Interpretation
• Business Planning
• Performance Monitoring
• Accounts Processes
• Risk Assessment & Controls
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Advanced levels of experience in financial and business analysis
• Experience in strategic financial planning
• Experience in leading teams