Job Description

Join Us

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At Vodafone Group, we are passionate about building connections across our global operations, driving consistency and customer excellence in over 30 countries and for more than 420 million customers. We are constantly exploring innovative ways to enhance our operations, set global standards, and lead strategic performance. By joining Vodafone Business Group, you will play a crucial role in evolving our digital world of total communications. Now is the perfect time to get on board and make a difference.


As we transform into a truly digital company, Vodafone Business Group leverages the power of our global network, operating companies, and partner networks to confidently connect large corporate customers. Our diverse operations span Carrier Services, Cloud & Hosting, Internet of Things (IoT), Product Management, Security, and Sales/Marketing. We connect and secure organizations in a rapidly changing world, empowering their people and consumers through our "ready business" total communication solutions. We believe that the key to success for any business is to be ready for anything. Are you ready to embark on your career with us?


By joining the Corporate Functions team, you will support our Vodafone Business colleagues in strengthening our position as an admired company in the eyes of our customers, shareholders, partners, and employees. You will collaborate with a diverse team from Vodafone Business and other Group functions, including Finance, Commercial, Billing, IT, Human Resources, Legal, External Affairs, Fraud, and Internal Audit. Together, we ensure a robust and efficient control environment. What unites us is our customer obsession, hunger for innovation, and ambitious spirit.


As our Audit & Compliance Partner, you will support the Vodafone Business Senior Financial Manager - Controls and Compliance in developing, maintaining, regularly assessing, and enhancing a culture of effective and efficient financial and operational internal controls throughout Vodafone Business processes and across multiple legal entities. This is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Join us and help shape the future of global communications. Apply now and take your career to the next level with Vodafone Business Group!

What you'll do

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At Vodafone Business, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by promoting, maintaining, and enhancing a culture of effective and efficient financial and operational internal controls. Acting as a business partner for all stakeholders, you will ensure that our processes across various legal entities are robust and compliant.


You will play a crucial role in ensuring a strong level of compliance with the company's control framework and policies. This involves performing periodic risk assessment reviews, designing control activities, assessing their operating effectiveness, and monitoring remediation actions. By identifying and documenting control gaps and efficiency opportunities, you will support and periodically monitor the progress of remediation efforts to address and mitigate these gaps.


Your expertise will be essential in investigating and resolving any Balance Sheet and P&L impacts resulting from control weaknesses, ensuring that our accounting clarity improves month on month and that we report accurate financial figures. You will conduct audits on end-to-end processes to assure continued compliance and confirm that relevant and properly designed controls are in place to mitigate existing risks.


In addition, you will assist in managing, resolving, and reporting audit exceptions, following up on the implementation of management action plans to address identified control gaps. Staying updated on Group Accounting Policies, Group Policies, and organizational changes, you will assess their impact on controls and compliance levels.


As an expert in your field, you will provide valuable advice on relevant risks and controls driven by programs, projects, or other initiatives impacting Vodafone Business's control environment. You will prepare, update, and enhance the company's SOX and controls documentation and testing approach, using data analytics to increase effectiveness and efficiencies within processes and controls.


Collaboration is key in this role. You will work closely with process/control owners and department managers to develop, implement, monitor, and run Vodafone Business's compliance and internal control requirements. You will support Vodafone Business Finance teams in implementing and ensuring compliance with group policy requirements, such as Economic Sanctions, Data Privacy, and Business Continuity. Additionally, you will offer training and guidance to managers and process owners responsible for implementing and running key controls.


Finally, you will report and present the results of assurance work, as well as the progress on remediation actions, to senior management. Your insights and expertise will be crucial in maintaining our high standards and driving continuous improvement within Vodafone Business. Join us and help shape the future of global communications.

Who you are

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Extensive Auditing and Risk Management:

Bring at least 5 years of experience in internal/external auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley/internal control assessment, and risk management, including fraud risk assessment.

Data Analytics Proficiency:

Demonstrate knowledge of data analytics and relevant tools such as PowerBI, QlikSense, Tableau, and Python. Be fluent in working with Microsoft Office 365 suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Power Apps, and Power Automate.

Timely and Quality Delivery:

Proven track record of delivering high-quality work within set timescales.

Analytical and Creative Thinking:

Ability to think analytically, creatively, and independently to solve complex problems.

Complex Business Process Understanding:

Understand complex business process flows and effectively identify, analyze, quantify, and resolve issues.

Strong Communication and Negotiation:

Possess strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and conflict management skills, with the ability to interact effectively at all organizational levels.

Organizational Excellence:

Exhibit strong organizational skills, including the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt to a changing environment.

Multinational Experience:

Experienced in working within complex multinational and/or multi-cultural environments

Exceptional English Proficiency:

Excellent English communication, report writing, and presentation skills.

Professional Certifications:

ACCA/ACA/CIMA, CIA part or fully qualified.

Audit and Risk Management Knowledge:

Working knowledge or qualification in internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley internal control requirements, and risk management.

Financial Accounting Standards:

Familiarity with financial accounting and reporting standards.

Advanced Data Analytics Skills:

Proficiency in using data analytics tools for scoping and delivering assessments, and fluency in Microsoft Office 365 suite.

Statistical Analysis:

Knowledge of statistical concepts used in data analysis and sample testing.

Not a perfect fit?

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Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people 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 still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

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We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

Discretionary yearly bonus:

5%

Annual leave:

28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year

Charity days:

5 days/year

Maternity/adoption leave:

52 weeks out of whichthe first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5

Paternity leave:

16 weeks fully paid

Private pension:

You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.

Access to:

private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme

Additional discounts:

Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

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We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.


Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.


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, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can

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