Consumer Finance Lead

Consumer Finance Lead

Specific Purpose Contract, approx 12 months

Here at Three, we’ve done things differently since day one

Three is Ireland’s largest mobile telecommunications provider with 48.4% market share and we carry almost half of all mobile data traffic. We are on a journey to grow our business further and to build an operating model based on bringing technology and business together in agile end-to-end accountable units empowered to deliver with speed. This builds upon the foundation of what makes our company great - our creative and talented people, our outstanding network, our strategic market position and our loyal customers.

Join us, as a Consumer Finance Lead

Provide full commercial financial support to the Consumer leadership teams. Ensure completion of budgeting and forecasting cycles and monthly finance reporting for your area of responsibility. Liaise with the Consumer leadership departments regarding all financially measured KPIs and assist with commercial finance support requirements on a continuous basis. Support the Consumer leadership departments in any ad hoc projects and initiatives that arise.

What else it involves

• Support consumer teams providing financial analysis of activities.
• Assess commercial viability of key sales and marketing initiatives.
• Engage and partner with Consumer departments on budget and actuals, agreeing corrective action plans where necessary.
• Engage and partner with Consumer departments on external commercial negotiations as required.
• Ensure commercial terms negotiated are appropriate for the margin generated.
• Evaluate and support sales and marketing programs ensuring that they maximize customer contribution.
• Ensure the sales distribution and channel strategy aligns to Three's overall financial aims.
• Assist the Pricing team with pertinent information in relation to customer cost of acquisition which will influence positive margin generating choices.
• Month-end calculation of the cost of acquisition and marketing costs for management accounts purposes.
• Assess the detailed cost of acquisition profile of Three and ensure its adherence to plan.
• Work to tight month end deadlines for delivery of KPIs and accruals calculations.
• Support all requests that are made for ad hoc reporting and analysis.
• Manage two direct reports, responsible for their development and performance reviews.
• Regular meetings with key department heads to identify and evaluate future expenditure plans to ensure realistic department forecasts.
• Produce monthly finance reviews of key financial data pertaining to your areas of control with a detailed commentary of variances compared to forecast and plan.
• Assistance in relation to any ad hoc queries.
• Review and reporting underlying cost profiles and direction to your line manager and internal stakeholder groups on corrective courses of action to improve profitability.

Skills we're looking for

• Commercial experience and the ability to interface with various levels of management across different cultures and functions.

• Academic Background CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified with relevant experience.

• Excellent analytical skills with strong planning and organisation skills.
• Creative thinking always looks for solutions.
• Good influencing skills at all levels within the organisation.
• Experience gained in a telecommunication related service environment.
• Experience gained in a consumer led customer environment.
• Experience of month-end accounting.
• Production of financial reporting to tight deadlines.
• Excellent Excel knowledge.
• Experience of managing staff.
• Proficient with enterprise reporting systems (Oracle).
• First class communication skills will be required to work effectively in a cross functional environment.
• Strong analytical and commercial skill.
• Ability to articulate financial concepts to non-financial managers.
• Highly motivated with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Attention to Detail

Benefits of Working at Three

• Flexible working with our new Hybrid model, our employees will enjoy more flexibility working from home and our office locations (3 days per week office based). Please see job description for the office location of this role
• Competitive salary, annual performance bonus & pension contribution
• 25 days holidays plus 2.5 company days
• Annual Leave buy or sell (buy or sell up to 5 days AL each year)
• Healthcare Insurance through our flexible benefits programme
• Life assurance, phone & laptop, subsidized canteen
• Access to learning & development tools
• Free on-site parking

There’s a lot more to us than meets the eye.

You may think you know us, but we’re full of surprises. Intrigued? Join us and Be Phenomenal. 
Apply now at: https://www.three.ie/careers #Jobs

At Three, we are committed to diversity and inclusion. As Ireland’s largest mobile telecommunications provider, we provide a better connected life for our diverse customer base, and want our teams to reflect this. We welcome and celebrate all identities and strive to create a culture of belonging where employees can thrive as their authentic selves. If you do not ‘tick every box’ in this job description, you likely have other valuable skills that would make you a great fit for one of our teams. If you feel this role is for you, then please apply! 

If you require reasonable adjustments for your interview, please let us know when scheduling your interview, or alternatively, please email aoife.omeara@three.ie