Transformation Functional Lead CTC
Transformation Functional Lead CTC (m,f,d)
ID: 262979
Location: Vodafone countries
Role purpose:
The CTC Transformation Functional Lead are responsible for delivering the transformation projects of the Group wide Credit to Collections process across all markets and the relevant central Group entities for this business area to achieve cost to serve and working capital improvement targets. You will play a pivotal role in enhancing and streamlining the end-to-end CtC process, ensuring efficiency, compliance, and superior customer experience.
The GPO ambition is to drive end-to-end improvements in our Credit to Collections process and reach Peer Q1 performance within 5 years for the key KPI's, and deliver concrete cash benefits contributing to the cashflow targets set. Accelerating benefit realisation through the early years will be critical, whilst acknowledging that a 3–5-year period will be necessary to complete residual transformational activities.
Historically, collections have been managed locally due to tooling integrated/ adjacent to the native billing stack, individual market regulatory and business landscape considerations and market tailored customer operations support structures. Mixed ownership models by market exist between Customer Operations/CARE, Finance Operations, Finance, Commercial and IT operations.
There is a renewed urgent opportunity to standardise the CTC process considering the following key factors; Imperative to deliver structural cash flow generation improvement, acceleration of B2B Growth.
Working within the GPO function the Functional Lead will deliver multiple initiatives to ensure processes are harmonised to established standards across Vodafone. You will be responsible that those projects are defined, planned, resourced, costed, monitored and governed to continuously improve the business landscape of the CtC process. You will be responsible for understanding business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, and ensuring that the final deliverables meet organisational goals.
The Functional Lead will also be integral to the SAP Rise programme to deliver a standard system for collections in Vodafone, a critical part of the CTC transformation.
Qualifications for this role include proven experience in credit to collections and delivering transformation projects, strong strategic planning skills, excellent relationship and performance management abilities, experience with data quality and process improvement methods, and the ability to foster a proactive and continuous improvement culture.
What you will do
• Requirement Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and document their needs and objectives. Ensure comprehensive understanding of business requirements.
• Functional Specifications: Translate business requirements into detailed functional specifications to guide the development team.
• Project Oversight: Provide leadership in the design, development, and implementation phases of a project. Ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.
• Quality Assurance: Review and validate deliverables to ensure they meet functional specifications and business requirements. Conduct thorough testing and provide feedback for improvement.
• Develop and maintain a detailed program work plan. Including identifying and agreeing on dependencies, milestones and key deliverables
• Provide change management and risk and issue management across the projects, including escalation of risks and issues;
• Produce progress reports and supporting information
• Senior Stakeholder management to align targets and roadmap and support delivery, maintain clear and effective communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Assessing budget requirements of the initiatives planned , as a part of the GPO roadmap, define business cases and deliver business benefits
• Realise cross functional exchange and standardisation in line with process landscape and management
• Work closely with technical leads, developers, and other team members to ensure cohesive and effective project execution.
• Ensure a smooth transition and adoption of new systems and processes
What sets you apart
• Excellent working knowledge of project/programme management methodologies and techniques.
• Strong project & change management skills; capability to structure and deliver in complex and volatile environments
• Strong expertise in Finance operating models and E2E operating processes
• Strong IT/digitisation knowledge and deep understanding of the diverse opportunities around data and technology
• Ability to work in fast-paced, matrixed environments with multiple priorities
• Very strong cooperation, coordination, communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability and experience in dealing with and influencing multiple stakeholders on senior level
• Solid knowledge of CTC process
• 5+ years experience of leading large global transformation projects and process reengineering, with a solid understanding of project management methodologies and tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Capability to understand and address business challenges effectively.
• Proven expertise in process automation, ERP systems and digital finance solutions
• Deep knowledge and understanding of operational finance processes, finance operating models
• Analytical-minded, innovative, adaptable, team player
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to convey complex concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience in telecommunications industry
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