Opex Governance and Assurance Manager

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom Vodafone UK Full time

Location: Any UK Hub (Newbury, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, London) - Blended home working
Working hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri)
Competitive salary and Vodafone benefits

*Blended

Vodafone UK’s blended working approach means you’ll come to your contracted hub location office as and when needed to get things done for your role and for tasks that require it, otherwise you will be able to work from home. Our 'Office in a Box’ home-workingkit will be available for all who need it during your onboarding journey.

Vodafone UK Networks is the team that makes the magic happen, bringing Gigafast speed and innovation to our customers. We’re continually building and enhancing our best ever network, that connects businesses and millions of people across the country fora better future.

A new opportunity has arisen for an Opex Manager to oversee the planning and governance across UK Networks Opex portfolio which will include ensuring the alignment of operational drivers, with the financial planning and data (budget, costs and benefits)to allow informed decision making.

**What will you be doing?**

You will work closely with Finance teams to deliver Opex in-year rolling forecasts/financial planning cycles that are aligned to the operational drivers. You will ensure Opex reporting and change management is on par with Capex reporting.

Your responsibilities will also include developing, implementing and running an assurance process for Opex throughout its lifecycle; including due diligence checks on key operational processes (eg circuit inventory), deployment assumptions, savings initiativesdelivery, and interconnects with external demand/partners such as VF Business and Property teams (eg Cost of Sale overlay.)

In addition you will develop, implement and run a Long Range Plan process to ensure Opex impact of Capex LRP is understood, maintained and change controlled, tracking key operational and volume/price drivers.
Central to this governance role, you will have oversight of Networks FTE tracking, planning and change control, and link to Opex planning.

**Who are we looking for?**
- Extensive experience of working closely with business teams and with financial planning & reporting.(preferably within a Technology function)
- Able to interpret operational drivers and link to financial impact and planning
- Excellent communication skills at all levels demonstrated by the ability to build excellent working relationships.
- Able to confidently use and shape operational reporting and review forums to ensure focus on Opex delivery and performance
- Ability to analyse, identify & leverage opportunity to address any challenges that may get presented throughout the financial year.

**What’s in it for you?**

An excellent remuneration and bonus package with 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’re also proud to provide a Reconnect programme with flexibility to support individuals returning to work after a career break and our market-leading parental leave policies. We’re committed to supportingyou throughout every step of your career at Vodafone.
- Together we can _
- 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 theAccessibility section of our Careers website (careers.vodafone.co.uk) under Career Support, for guidance._



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