Financial Reporting Analyst

Vodafone Telekomünikasyon A.Ş

Vodafone, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, has mobile operations in 26 countries (partnering with mobile networks in 55 more) and fixed broadband operations in 17 markets, serving 446 million mobile customers and 12 million fixed broadband customers around the world. Vodafone is strongly committed to lead the digital transformation in the Turkish Market, where the company has been operating and investing heavily since 2006.

• Distinguishes between the urgent and the important
• Comfortable working in a very fast-changing and high-pressure environment
• Good understanding of financial modelling and ability to recommend or make improvements
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) - specifically the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely. Keeps relevant people appropriately informed
• Strong time management skills
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of management
• Good understanding of business modelling
• Good commercial judgment and analysis skills
• Able to analyse and communicate the “bigger picture”
• Organizational awareness
• Ability to influence people
• Ability to communicate financial things to non-financial people
• Information seeking skills

We are seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst with the will and ambition to work in high performing Vodafone Team responsible for Leading Digital Transformation in Turkey, reporting to Financial Reporting Manager of  Vodafone Turkey.
                                     

• Regularly (monthly) report the actual and work with Financial Decision Support teams in order to understand the variances.
• Interpret results and identify trends proactively, highlighting issues, working in partnership with the business, to plan appropriate actions to mitigate impact against the risk.
• Drive business and help the business to identify cost reduction areas.
• Timely and accurately identify risks and opportunities around the Opex. Suggest preventive actions and report them to the Senior Management.
• Supports the “My Business, My Vodafone”, ensuring the reported numbers are aligned and accurate.
• Perform the review of Operating expenditures forecasting and the clear presentation to the decision makers in detail ensuring completeness, timeliness, and accuracy
• Work with Financial Decision Support Teams to ensure all key planning deliverables are achieved and the overall plan for the business is cohesive
• Design, communicate, deliver and get approval for consolidated  and synchronized budget and outlooks including high level and detailed short-term and mid-term budgets and Long Range Plan
• Analyse and challenge respective OPEX targets, budgets, rolling forecasts, spending performance, etc and translate into guidance for Senior Management for budget negotiations
• Strong commercial and strategic mind set (Business Acumen)
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills involving significant and detailed analysis / interpretation
• Understanding of the Telecom sector
• Significant experience in financial roles, preferably gained in large, multinational environment or telecommunications environment with a solid background in Finance
• Good understanding of financial modelling, developing the business cases