VodafoneThree – Commercial Finance Analyst

Overview

In this role you will shape the financial performance of the Network function within VodafoneThree during a transformation period. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders and translate financial data into actionable insights to maximize value for customers and the business. Expect to influence budgeting, forecasting, and governance, driving accountability and continuous improvement across a post-merger environment. This role offers high visibility, cross-functional collaboration, and meaningful impact on national connectivity initiatives.

Pay / Benefits

• excellent base salary plus bonus
• Vodafone benefits
• hybrid working 2-3 days in office per week
• up to 28 days + bank holidays
• pension plan
• learning tools and parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Partner with Network budget owners to provide financial insight and challenge to support business objectives
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning across Network cost areas with robust cost control
• Identify risks, opportunities, efficiencies, and savings initiatives for informed decision-making
• Drive performance by holding stakeholders to targets and efficiency commitments
• Build trusted relationships across Finance and Network teams for regular performance discussions
• Ensure governance and financial integrity through transparent forecasts, business cases, and synergy initiatives
• Deliver meaningful reporting and variance analysis turning data into actionable insights
• Lead forecasting and translate outcomes into narratives aligned with plans
• Oversee month-end processes including accounting, reporting, analysis and close activities
• Design and enhance forecasting, reporting, and change-management processes
• Challenge existing ways of working to increase efficiency and value
• Contribute to transformation of financial planning, reporting, and governance in a post-merger context

Key requirements

• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate data into business insight
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, and performance analysis
• Analytical thinking with judgement to identify risks and opportunities
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and committed to quality
• Collaborative team player who supports inclusive environment
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to own work while supporting team goals
• Adaptable to a fast-paced, evolving organisation undergoing transformation
• Confident influencing decisions, encouraging accountability, and challenging status quo respectfully
• Excellent communication skills to explain financial information to finance and non-finance audiences
• Good understanding of how financial performance supports organisational objectives
• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification or equivalent experience

• collaboration
• proactiveness
• adaptability
• financial planning
• budgeting and forecasting
• variance analysis

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