Vodafone Intelligent Solutions (VOIS) | Fixed Assets & Capital Accounting Specialist - VOIS

What you’ll do

• We are seeking a Fixed Assets & Capital Accounting Specialist to take end-to-end responsibility for fixed asset accounting and Capex processes.
• The role covers fixed asset register maintenance, project and asset capitalisation, month-end and year-end close, balance sheet and subledger reconciliations, depreciation analysis, journal postings, asset disposals, audit support and financial controls.
• You will work closely with project managers, partner teams, local markets and the onshore fixed assets team, while supporting SOX compliance and continuous improvement.
• The role also provides opportunities to simplify and automate finance processes using SAP Fiori, UiPath and Winshuttle.
• Manage project and asset creation, capitalisation, project closure, cost transfers and asset disposals.
• Post month-end journals, including Opex-to-Capex and Capex-to-Capex transfers requested by the business.
• Prepare monthly fixed assets reporting packs, including reporting to HOFO.
• Reconcile the fixed asset subsidiary ledger with the corresponding general ledger accounts.
• Prepare monthly fixed assets balance sheet reconciliations, clearly identifying open items, explanations and required actions.
• Perform subledger BSR, asset GL and manual reconciliations as part of the monthly cadence.
• Conduct depreciation analysis and other fixed asset analyses requested by management.
• Prepare half-year and year-end certification packs and support statutory audit requirements.
• Respond to internal and external audit queries, including SOX control reviews and IPE compliance checks.
• Create, maintain and monitor controls, procedures and documentation supporting fixed asset capitalisation.
• Perform SOX control reviews and support adherence to VGIAP and COP guidance, including control wording updates and automation initiatives.
• Maintain KPIs and reporting mechanisms, including SLA adherence and performance tracking.
• Manage budget uploads and related Capex processes using appropriate automation tools.
• Support new business requirements, including automation of report extraction and dashboard development.
• Work collaboratively with local markets to align Capex activities with strategic objectives.
• Coordinate with the onshore fixed assets team to support financial control plans and initiatives.
• Provide timely support to project managers and partner teams and take ownership of day-to-day operational issues.
• Identify risks promptly and ensure adherence to applicable risk controls, system and business rules, authority levels and SLAs.
• Analyse large volumes of information, investigate underlying details and provide informed analysis and judgement with limited supervision.
• Identify practical opportunities to improve processes, controls, reporting and automation.

Requirements

• You are someone with experience in fixed asset accounting, capital accounting or a closely related finance process, with the ability to manage activities from initiation through to reconciliation, reporting and control.
• Practical understanding of fixed asset registers, Capex accounting, project capitalisation, cost transfers, depreciation and asset disposals.
• Experience with month-end and year-end accounting activities, including journal postings and financial reconciliations.
• Understanding of fixed asset subledger-to-GL and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience supporting internal, external and statutory audits.
• Knowledge of financial controls, including SOX controls and IPE compliance checks.
• Ability to maintain effective controls, procedures and supporting documentation for capitalisation activities.
• Experience working with KPIs and SLAs while maintaining accuracy and timely delivery.
• Ability to work with large volumes of financial information, investigate variances and provide meaningful analysis.
• Ability to take ownership of operational issues and escalate material risks in a timely manner.
• An improvement-focused approach, with the ability to identify opportunities for simplification, standardisation and automation.
• Experience with, or exposure to, SAP Fiori, UiPath and Winshuttle.
• Ability to support automation, report extraction and dashboard initiatives.

Vodafone Group Plc (VOIS - Vodafone Intelligent Solutions)

Vodafone began as Racal-Vodafone, part of the British electronics group Racal, and launched its UK mobile network on 1 January 1985; the business was demerged from Racal in 1991 as Vodafone Group Plc. The group is registered in Newbury, England, and its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange. VOIS (styled _VOIS, short for Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is the group's shared-services organisation. Established in 2006, it works from centres in countries including India, Egypt, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Spain and the UK, and provides technology, network, customer-care and corporate services to Vodafone's markets and group functions, including running the applications for EVO, the global ERP system that runs Vodafone's finance, supply-chain and HR processes. VOIS began operating in India in 2009 and has delivery centres in Pune, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad; the Indian entity is Vodafone India Services Private Limited. VOIS India is separate from Vodafone Idea, the Indian mobile operator.

Its finance openings in India are in Pune and include roles at DGM level in its accounting centre of excellence and accounting advisory team, which ask for a Chartered Accountant with expertise in IFRS 16, German-speaking specialists in lease and real estate accounting, and SAP S/4HANA finance consultants with seven or more years of SAP FICO experience.

• Industry: Telecommunications group; VOIS is its shared-services organisation providing technology, network, customer-care and corporate services such as finance, HR and supply chain to Vodafone businesses
• Headquarters: Newbury, Berkshire, England (Vodafone Group Plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange)
• In India: Vodafone India Services Private Limited (VOIS India), with delivery centres in Pune, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad; separate from Vodafone Idea, the Indian mobile operator