Network Consultant

Aggregate function:  Shared Services
Business Area:  Business_VOIS
Posting Country:  India
Date Posted:  19 Nov 2024
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, 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.

About VOIS:

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value and enhancing quality and efficiency across 28 countries, and operating from 7 locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain and the UK.

Over 29,000 highly skilled individuals are dedicated to being Vodafone Group’s partner of choice for talent, technology, and transformation. We deliver the best services across IT, Business Intelligence Services, Customer Operations, Business Operations, HR, Finance, Supply Chain, HR Operations, and many more.

Established in 2006, VOIS has evolved into a global, multi-functional organisation, a Centre of Excellence for Intelligent Solutions focused on adding value and delivering business outcomes for Vodafone

About VOIS India:

In 2009, VOIS started operating in India and now has established global delivery centres in Pune, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. With more than 14,500 employees, _VOIS India supports global markets and group functions of Vodafone, and delivers best-in-class customer experience through multi-functional services in the areas of Information Technology, Networks, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Digital Business Solutions (Robotics & AI), Commercial Operations (Consumer & Business), Intelligent Operations, Finance Operations, Supply Chain Operations and HR Operations and more.

Role

Manage Margin accounting processes including the settlement and reporting of Interconnect, Roaming, Content and Wholesale Partner Revenue and Costs.  Manage Inventory accounting processes including reviewing inventory records, giving effects of differences between physical stock v/s book stock, reviewing month end reconciliations etc..  This role will need to ensure that uncompromising controls and best practice transactional processing are in place so that the settlements are calculated, verified, reported and settled correctly in accordance with contractual agreements.  

Set appropriate goals and objectives for key priorities and ensure that all team based tasks are completed with accuracy and timeliness, all processing routines adhere to approval requirements, integrity levels, use of best practice and their meeting of specified Service Level Agreements

Engage the team to deliver the business needs along with delivery of KPIs and achieve the Employee and Partner satisfaction

•    Review and ensure that settlement of all Interconnect cost and revenue, including Interconnect, Roaming (National & International), Content Partners and Wholesale Billing (MVNO) are processed accurately (according to contractual agreements) on a timely manner.
•    Manage the cash forecasts process to ensure that accurate cash forecast is delivered to Treasury on a timely manner (weekly, monthly and quarterly, as required).
•    Manage dispute resolution process to ensure that disputes are raised and resolved with key stakeholders (internally and externally) according to agreed service level agreements
•    Manage the sundry debt collection process.
•    Review and ensure that all journals related to Interconnect, Roaming, Content and MVNO are prepared and posted correctly by the agreed timeframe.
•    Review of month end results and balance sheet reconciliations
•    Responsible for the training of staff for all Margin accounting activities
•    Responsible for the maintenance of training manuals and process documentation to ensure that all process changes are updated on a quarterly basis.
•    Implement and maintain an effective internal control environment across the team.
•    Proactive interaction with on local market teams and key functional areas across the business to ensure the best outcome for the business.
•    Driving best practice through the team and not accepting the status quo.
•    Participate and be a proactive leader within FSSC and the business, ensuring best practice is championed throughout.
•    Create, develop and maintain a highly skilled, motivated and results driven team environment.
•    Support, coach, develop and motivate a team contributing to succession planning and people growth within the FSSC.
•    Establish Performance Management and measurement reporting requirements.
•    Ensure that KPIs are achieved for the processes
•    Management of smooth transition of activities to shared services.

 

Role


•    Network Consultant (level2 per E&Y mapping) - Customer facing technical service desk, graduate engineer (BE / BTech) with adequate knowledge of networking (cisco certified preferred). Role purpose is to provide technical service desk support to Premium service customers with complex solutions and complex SLA requirements in a 24/7 shift based working environment
To initiate diagnostics and perform pro-active analysis for all faults. Will perform root cause analysis for network alarms

Support the day-to-day operations with Change & Fault management by adopting ITIL industry standards.

Responsible for adhering to SLA and ownership on Incidents throughout the life cycle.

Responsible for transferring tickets to L2 engineers and other necessary respective teams for problem resolution

Responsible for adhering to process framework outlined for profile.

Zero misses on process and escalations

To coordinate with Vendors and 3rd Parties on priorities based in situation and impact to customer business

To understand the business impact and sensitize the reported or proactively observed fault/issue and carry out proper much needed escalation within the management

Ensure customers are regularly updated about the ongoing issues.

Individual has to be confident and should be able to handle customer effectively (Individual would need to join customer bridge calls for troubleshooting or during an escalation to keep customer appraised of progress)

Individual should effectively multitask and also is responsible for queue management

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment India:

VOIS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We celebrate differences and we welcome and value diverse people and insights. We believe that being authentically human and inclusive powers our employees’ growth and enables them to create a positive impact on themselves and society. We do not discriminate based on age, colour, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

As a result of living and breathing our commitment, our employees have helped us get certified as a Great Place to Work in India for four years running. We have been also highlighted among the Top 5 Best Workplaces for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Top 10 Best Workplaces for Women, Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT & IT-BPM and 14th Overall Best Workplaces in India by the Great Place to Work Institute in 2023. These achievements position us among a select group of trustworthy and high-performing companies which put their employees at the heart of everything they do.

By joining us, you are part of our commitment. We look forward to welcoming you into our family which represents a variety of cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and skills!

 

Apply now, and we’ll be in touch!

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.