Location: Newbury (Hybrid*)
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri
*Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection 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.
Who We Are
We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world.
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.
What you’ll do
We're recruiting for an Operational Readiness Manager to join our Finance Transformation team at Vodafone UK.
The Finance Transformation Team is responsible for the management and delivery of significant programmes of change. The Operational Readiness Manager is a critical role, providing the governance and infrastructure to ensure that we operate in a consistent, repeatable, and standardised way.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Provide support to Finance Change and Portfolio Managers, facilitating the necessary expertise from Finance Subject Matter Experts.
* Support the evolution of Finance Portfolio Support processes/tooling, enabling better control, quality, and insight.
* Support the PMO & Demand Manager with ensuring adherence to Finance Portfolio Management & Transformation governance.
* Own the approach for Finance requirements capture, ensuring quality of requirements.
* Create and maintain a central ‘pool’ of standard Finance requirements to optimise Finance’s ability to respond to project needs.
* Own the approach for Finance testing, ensuring all Finance requirements are met pre project go-live.
* Provide central maintenance and co-ordination of Finance impacting CRs (Change Requests) and Defects.
Who you are
* Proven background in delivering real business change & solutions to complex business requirements within Finance.
* Leadership experience and qualities – ability to drive change through directing and motivating cross functional project teams.
* Practical experience of lean tools and approaches to drive process optimisation and continuous improvement.
* Fully competent in the use of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.)
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.
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.
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, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website for guidance.
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