Financial Operations Lead - Real Estate - With Greek language (1 Year Contract)

HELLO THERE! WE ARE VOIS!

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation. As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. 

Our services

We deliver value and results at scale by leveraging technology, data and our talented international team of 30,000 professionals in the following services:

Technology
Business, B2B
Corporate services
Customer experience management (Care)
Where we operate

We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.

In 2024 VOIS was again certified as a Great Place to Work in Egypt, India, Hungary and Romania, and has won Gold in the Human Capital Awards.

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 positive impact for themselves and society. We do not discriminate based upon age, colour, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, and national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Your role in a nutshell:

Responsible for processing requests raised by Local Market / Third Party vendor related to Contract Creation, Contract Modification, Queries, legal letters, and Invoice Processing. Understanding the impact of selecting the correct conditions while setting up a contract and end to end process flow to ensure that escalations and site cuts are kept to a minimum. One of the main objectives is to ensure timely processing and payments to the landlords as per country specific tax and legal requirements and ensuring compliance with internal/ external audit and SOX requirements including any reconciliations/interactions with them. 

Additionally, the employee must ensure accurate financial reporting and accounting through Sox controls, balance sheet reconciliations as per Vodafone and local market policies and Tax, Legal and Statutory (TLS) requirements

What you’ll do:

• Engages with other stakeholders to effectively reach operational targets
• Oversee dependencies and grasp upstream processes to guarantee timely contract postings and payments
• Measurement of monthly KPI's around Real Estate finance processes with detailed Root cause analysis and actions to improve
• Completion of month end procedures and processes including Balance Sheet analysis in line with IFRS 16 rules and regulations
• Continuous process improvement by the Identification of control weaknesses and deficiencies or inefficient processes and correction thereof.

What will you bring to the team:

• Fluency in Greek and English with excellent oral and written communication skills.  
• Experience in Real Estate/Accounts Payable and Lease Accounting (IFRS 16) (Desirable) or have any finance operations/accounting experience.
• Strong communication skills - able to influence at a variety of levels and across functions 
• Experience of working in a multinational environment  
• Comfortable working in a very fast-changing and high-pressure environment.
• Proactive identification, reporting and resolution of issues with the key stakeholders

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• University degree in Accounting or Finance
• Proven experience of minimum 2-4 years as an accountant
• MS Office working knowledge with advanced excel knowledge. 
• SAP working knowledge (Desired) 
• IFRS knowledge (Desired)

In return we provide you with:

• A dynamic environment where innovative ideas are always welcome;
• A collaborative community where your professional goals and work are supported by a diverse team;
• Access to internal trainings through Vodafone University and external trainings via other providers;
• A supportive internal coaching and mentoring culture;
• Corporate assets including a laptop and mobile phone with Vodafone RED subscription
• Medical insurance scheme;
• Currently, we are trialing a flexible and hybrid way of working to ensure our colleagues’ wellbeing and health & safety; we combine working from home with meeting max 2 times/week in our  office in Tirana

What you need to know about us:

We are the engine that powers Vodafone around the world: our work impacts millions of people around the globe every day. If you want to experiment and learn fast, integrated into an international, multicultural and inclusive team, then _VOIS is the place for you.

#movewithus #_VOIS #VOISAL #LI-Hybrid

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.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lot of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too. 

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.

#_VOIS