IT ERP Finance Business Analyst & Solution Senior Specialist

Aggregate function:  Technology
Business Area:  VT Vodafone IT
Posting Country:  Italy
Date Posted:  12 Apr 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.

Role purpose:

 

The IT ERP Finance Business Analyst & Solution Senior Specialist is responsible for assessing customer business requirements and providing the solution design in the area that supports ERP Finance business processes. Collaborating with Finance stakeholders he/she will be involved in analysing business requirements, developing high level feasibility analysis, detailed design and participating in functional testing to validate the solution/programs developed by off-shored ABAP developers. In collaboration with senior designers and developers he/she will be asked to provide effort estimation and plan to delivery.

Knowledge of the main Finance processes in Telco Market and tools (SAP FI-CO) is essential to manage properly the assigned tasks, complemented by rock solid technical skills and experience in SAP. Project Management, troubleshooting and problem-solving analysis capabilities are required as well. As part of IT ERP SAP Center of Expertise, cooperates in resolving incidents and implementing change requests. Essential for the role are also soft skills as team player, responsible attitude to actively drive activities to completion.

Key accountabilities and decision ownership:


•    Act as a liaison between the business functions and the technical team

•    Assess customer business requirements 

•    Enhancement management: analyse application improvements/changes, write general as well as detailed functional specifications, perform functional tests & business support for UAT, document and train on procedures for finance stakeholders.

•    Coordinate and interact with project team during analysis and implementation of functional enhancements as well as resolution of defects during testing

•    Manage the assigned project to achieve the business requirements within the agreed timeline and budget
 

Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:


•    Insightful understanding of business Finance processes in Telco Market, analysing requirements, finalizing the business scenario, implementing feasibility and detailed functional design, performing functional testing, training end-users and support experience.

•    Excellent communication skills and ability to influence to challenge stakeholders to ensure the right requirements, and customer experience aspirations

•    Able to structure and articulate complex and ambiguous issues in a clear and straightforward way, identifying potential conflicts and managing different stakeholder perspectives to make the right decisions.

•    Able to initiate, think ahead, plan and anticipate risks. Comfortable with ambiguity, frequent change, or unpredictability

•    SAP FI-CO expert

•    Account Receivable and Payable expert

•    Tax expert (with reference to Italian regulation)

•    Knowledge of IFRS15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers principles 

•    Knowledge of Treasury and Corporate Performance Management solutions (SAP BPC) is an appreciated plus. 

•    Strong understanding of software design and development. Can prepare specifications, estimates and solution documentation to support work completed

•    Experience in project management.

•    Minimum of 3 years of experience in a full cycle implementation as well as in support projects. 

•    Minimum of 3 years designing and configuring FI modules
 

Must have technical / professional qualifications:


•    Education level equivalent to a master's degree in business administration or computer science and senior experience in SAP FI.

•    Preferred: SAP certification

•    Fluent in English

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.