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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
We are seeking a Cost Planning Specialist to support Vodafone Business Group portfolios by ensuring effective financial planning, cost control, and governance across complex, multi country product portfolios. This role plays a critical part in enabling informed investment decisions by providing accurate forecasting, financial insights, and budget assurance while working closely with Finance, Lean Portfolio Management, Technology, and delivery stakeholders.
What you ll do
- Partner with Lean Portfolio Management and portfolio budget owners to maintain an accurate and realistic full year outlook aligned with approved plans and accounting standards
- Control portfolio budgets in line with governance approvals, identifying and communicating risks and opportunities to Finance
- Manage end to end project accounting activities including forecasting, commitments, month end reconciliation, SAP budget setup, and variance analysis
- Ensure alignment between budget trackers, SAP actuals, commitments, and projected spend
- Consolidate and deliver regular and ad hoc financial reporting for Finance, LPM, and delivery stakeholders
- Review monthly CAPEX and OPEX positions across product portfolios, providing insights, trends, and recommendations on spend performance
- Participate in monthly portfolio syncs to assess delivery progress, scope changes, and commercial impact
- Escalate significant cost movements to Commercial Governance to support robust business case evaluation
- Collaborate with Portfolio LPMs on quarterly strategic portfolio reviews, challenging investment decisions through data driven analysis
- Continuously identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and automate cost planning processes
Desired Candidate Profile
An experienced finance or cost planning professional with strong analytical and data interpretation skills
Confident working with portfolio level CAPEX and OPEX budgets in complex environments
Proficient in SAP Finance & Accounting and advanced Excel
Knowledgeable in accounting cost treatment principles and financial governance
Comfortable working in matrix organisations with virtual, cross functional teams
A clear communicator with the ability to present insights to senior stakeholders
Experienced in IT delivery, business transformation, or PMO environments
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Holds a relevant university degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related discipline
Agile, project management, or finance certifications (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, PRINCE II, PMI) are advantageous
Company Industry
- Telecom
- ISP
Department / Functional Area
- Finance
- Treasury
Keywords
- Planning & Governance Analyst (VOIS)
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Vodafone
VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.