Senior Specialist Decision Support: FBP Technology at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Your responsibilities will include:

Business Case Development;    

• Gather all inputs from commercial & technical departments & external references
• Provide the methodology and best practices
• Review business cases and challenge divisions by proposing alternatives to drive value
• Present trade-offs and rank alternatives
• Support senior management to take the appropriate decision
• Identify ways to track actual results 
• Ensure governance policies are followed
• Business Partner Decision Support    

Traffic economics;

• Build & maintain bottom-up traffic model (devices, active users, usage, roaming customers etc.)
• Monthly reporting on actuals vs budgeted views

Forecasting; 

• Provide insights into Site Profitability
• Technology Intracompany service pricing – identify and evaluate any Technology services rendered across business areas (RAN, Transmission, Core etc.) Formulate methodologies and reporting that support charge backs.
• Support effectiveness of working capital on all Technology equipment (End-end process tracking: Budget approval/PO creation + receipting/order/cash flow)

Wholesale Support; 

• Provide best practices & methodologies for Technology cost allocation / recovery 
• Automation of pricing models that will assist EBU & Wholesale to seamlessly extract updated costing
• Site Profitability maintenance – Quarterly reports on site performance (Financial & Technical). 
• Network Operational costs due diligence – ongoing tracking & reporting on accuracy and key governance on Opex costs.
• Regulatory support – provide best practices and methodologies for costing requirements.
• Ad-hoc requests that support the on-going operational control environment over financial items (cross functional support to FP&A team)
• Manage reports / extracts required by EHOD/PS

Post implementation Reviews (PIR):

• Carry out ex post analysis / Post Implementation Reviews (PIRs) & propose recommendations

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• BCom, CIMA and/or B Tech advantageous. At least 5 year experience in Telecommunications. Experience in Technology Operations dealing with Technical Services and Resources will be advantageous. Deep understanding of Business Cases requirements for Key Strategic and Capex Projects. 
• At least 5 years’ relevant industry experience, preferably gained in a fast-moving multinational environment (experience in Technology (Network & IT) essential). 
• Experience in Technology resource systems / platform to access Technology insights would be advantageous
• Business support, financial planning and cost modelling expertise will be an advantage for the role however relevant Technical Operational experience is considered to be equally advantageous
• Experience of cost efficiency programs advantageous
• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders with differing or competing requirements and consistently exceeding their expectations; and  
• Excellent presentation skills, particularly communicating to a non-Finance audience 

Competency Requirements for Business Partnering:

• Strong financial modelling skills
• Strong analytical skills 
• Ability to identify and assess key risks and sensitivities
• Action oriented / sense of urgency
• Advanced skills in Excel
• Influence at senior level 
• Excellent communication skills
• Strongly results oriented 
• Solid organisation and planning skills
• Partnership approach to business unit teams