Senior Manager of API Business Finance & Control, Vonage

• Great problem solving skills and ability to prioritise and communicate effectively
• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), supported by a Degree level education or entry level accounting qualification (AAT route)
• 5+ years PQE and track record of driving growth and supporting transformation in a Finance & Accounting role
• Excellent interpersonal skills and business partnering at all levels
• Strong commercial acumen and a real aptitude for working with numbers
• Experience of using BI systems, such as Tableau or Power BI, and high volumes of financial data
• Highly proficient with spreadsheets, Google Suite, and data analysis
• Excellent analytical skills, with ability to think independently, critically and draw conclusions
• Sense of humour and a can do attitude

Desirable

• This Finance Manager role sits within our API Business Finance & Control function
• Business Finance & Control plays a key role in reporting our financial performance and supporting decision making at a senior level, highlighting key financial issues and risks to be considered, and opportunities to accelerate our growth and strength in the market
• This role is hybrid by design, coupling management of an Accounting & Control team, and senior contributor work in support of BU financial planning & analysis
• You will drive topline and margin growth for the company in support of our ambitious targets whilst delivering a robust, well-controlled financial reporting environment
• You’ll lead with an emphasis on operational and process improvements, and build strong partnerships with our IT, Product, Commercial, & BI teams realise our full potential
• Manage the API Business Controller team; including direct reports and others through a matrix structure where they support the Control function
• Build a team culture of continuous coaching and development, ensuring the team members are equipped for strong performance and to deputise for others as opportunities arise
• Support trainee members of the team through their examinations, ensuring adequate experience rotation to develop well rounded finance and accounting professionals
• Overseeing all BU API Revenue Reporting and related Balance Sheet accounts, including for Group, external analysts, and regulatory and compliance purposes
• Oversight of reported GM, analysis and insights, and ensuring reporting performance reflects up to date business activities
• Partner with and support across our API BF&C team on Product P&L reporting
• Responsible for the Revenue and GM risk and opportunity register for the BU, reconciling to reported actuals and supporting forecasts
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure adequate design of controls, ensuring integrity of reported financials
• ⁠Responsible for maintaining and reconciling the Wave transformation system for financial impacts
• Support forecasting cycles with customer and product performance analysis, including ownership for portions of the cycle
• Provide our team with relevant and timely information to enable us to assess performance against the company’s strategy and objectives
• Support the business and commercial teams to develop robust business cases for strategic initiatives and areas of business and product development
• Analyse competitor and market financial information to provide insight to assist with decision making
• Partner with the BI & Commercial teams to continuously improve internal management information, including the integrity of financial data within BI systems
• ⁠Partner with IT & Product BSS to drive transformation of OTC & Accounting processes, with an emphasis on automation and scalable solutions
• Continuously assess and take opportunities to streamline and simplify the accounting and reporting cycles