Finance Business partner

Posting Country:  Mozambique

Date Posted:  15 Aug 2025

Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time

Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it’s our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Role purpose:  Support the Business units in the reporting, budgeting & forecasting process, building business cases for new investments/investment reviews.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:

• Support the Budgeting & Forecasting process for the company and ensuring complete, accurate, timely and quality delivery with all required reporting.
• Build on and improve reporting models and assumptions working closely with the allocated business unit; taking complete ownership of the unit’s profit and loss statement.
• Understand, identify and communicate the key risks to the financial plan; manage opex (actuals and forecast) and work closely with units on initiatives to optimize costs.
• Perform analysis and recommend initiatives to close gaps in actual business performance vs budgets.
• Support the support areas functions in building and challenging business cases for new investments. 

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Analytical and Problem solving skills; Team player, yet able to work independently.
• Understanding of financial and non-financial performance metrics and able to connect the linkages between input drivers and outcomes;
• knowledge of accounting principles.
• Exposure to business case preparation & investment appraisals, experience of profitability analysis;
• Strong communication [including written and presentations], active listening, relationship building, and negotiations skills a must for business partnering.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft office  (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point and Outlook) with advanced Excel skills; Knowledge of SQL an added advantage.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Advanced Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business (or related degree or experience) or equivalent experience required.
• Microsoft office  (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point and Outlook) with advanced Excel skills; Experience with MS SQL development is considered a plus.
• At least 5 years’ experience of financial management in the mobile telecommunications sector or in a similar role within a large company.    

Key performance indicators:

• Feedback from Business units.
• Initiatives put in place to optimize cost.
  PIRs. 

Not a perfect fit?

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.

Who we are

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.

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences – we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

HOW TO APPLY

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Finance Business partner Job Details | Vodafone