Finance Change Manager - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

Vodafone Group; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Location: Newbury + *Hybrid working
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
Duration: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

*Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.
Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

What you’ll do

The Finance Portfolio Management & Transformation Team is responsible for the delivery of significant programmes of change. The Finance Change Manager will define, plan, manage and deliver projects, working with subject matter experts across Finance and managing dependencies on other project teams and third-party suppliers. You will plan for, and manage, the business change arising from the implementation of the delivery into the UK Finance function. You will also be responsible for:

1. Change management: Throughout the delivery lifecycle, providing the bridge between the programme and Finance Teams to ensure that the capabilities delivered by the projects are adopted by the organization in order to achieve the desired outcome and maximise their subsequent benefits.
2. Risk & Governance: Manage the delivery of change initiatives, ensuring work packages are on time, within scope and to budget, enabling optimum benefits realisation. Continually push the envelope, identifying innovative ways to deliver better, faster and more value.
3. Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies: Proactively intervening to remove roadblocks.
4. Planning & Design: Work closely with all areas of Finance and the business to understand their needs and develop recommendations.
5. Business Impact: Leading complex projects and leading cross functional / virtual teams across all impacted business areas to drive successful project delivery.
6. Stakeholder Management: Building strong relationships within the project team and nurture trust and a spirit of empowerment.
7. Customer & Supplier Management: Building rapport with internal and external 3rd parties to drive cost-effective and efficient delivery of in/outsourced deliverables.

Who you are

Essential:
• Demonstrable Project/ Programme Management (waterfall/agile) experience in large corporate organisations, including relevant industry qualification/certification (APM, PRINCE2, SAFe etc.)
• Track record of delivering real business change & solutions to complex business requirements through innovative concepts involving multiple 3rd party suppliers and partners.
• Ability to work in constantly changing environment
• Experience in communicating and influencing decisions on complex issues to different stakeholders, up to EXEC level.
• Experience in the Telecoms /IT

Desirable:
• Experience of working in or with Finance Teams
• Experience of Microsoft Project

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone 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 believe that everyone has valuable contributions to make. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply for positions within our team. Through the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme, we aim to offer interviews to a fair and proportionate number of applicants with disabilities who best meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. If you would like to participate in the scheme, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK 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.
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 refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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