Finance Lead

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

What you'll do:

• Have end to end ownership and understanding of the financial performance for your area including conveying results to stakeholders

• Financial lead for key deliverables including monthly results, in year reforecasts, budget, and long range plan across P&L, Capital Expenditure, and Cash 

• Use your insight and experience to solve complex business problems and provide recommendations on how to drive more value

• Key commercial input to decision making for your area including deep dive analysis, investment decisions, deal renewals, risk management, etc.

• Be responsible for managing the controls environment and execution for your area, resolving or escalating any deficiencies

• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the finance team and wider Sky business to land your finance agenda and drive change – you will often be the most senior finance person in the room 

• Manage a team of qualified commercial finance analysts and finance graduates, providing clear direction and balancing team priorities to meet objectives and focus on value-add tasks

• Set clear development plans for your direct reports, reviewing together regularly and providing actionable feedback and support

• Lead by example in your direct team and wider finance team to embed our culture and Sky finance People Agenda

• Act as ambassador for Sky Finance, both with the business and externally 

What you'll bring:

• Experience working in a Commercial Finance role in industry, within a complex organisation

• A strong eye for detail and a deep understanding of financial metrics and performance for the area you are responsible for 

• High commercial acumen, analytical skills, and strategic thinking when presented with numbers or problems 

• A questioning mindset, challenging the status quo and finding ways for us to be better

• Comfortable with ambiguity – being able to cut through noise, provide clarity, and guide decision making 

• Experience managing a strong financial controls environment 

• Effective communication skills with the ability to simplify the complex in a clear and understandable way for peers, senior management and non-finance stakeholders

• Record of building strong relationships with key partners within finance and wider business teams

• Ability to work autonomously at pace and manage multiple / changing priorities through your team 

• Experience in direct line management of a team

• Strong people leadership skills with the ability to coach and develop teams to achieve their full potential

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CPA qualification (or equivalent) with 3-4+ years PQE 

Team overview: 

Commercial Finance is at the heart of Sky’s success. Our business partnering model is central to our role as a trusted advisor to the Exec and business. We strive to be a world-class Commercial Finance team - that means we’re forward looking and restless. Our work provides the support for great decisions and financial out-performance through quick, clear actionable insight alongside building best in class analytical and cost transformation capabilities. We recognise that getting the best from our team is the key to success, providing excellent development, support and progression in a diverse, inclusive and high-performance environment.

Our Commercial Finance function is made up of over 200 talented individuals and is well known for fast progression through our rotation and promotion opportunities. What that means, is from the day you join, you have a clear path of development. As well as promotion prospects, you will also rotate the areas you business partner with. Typically, you will spend around 24 months in each team and then rotate, so as you make your way upwards in your career you are becoming a well-rounded commercial finance professional gaining a range of skills and experience.

The Rewards:
 

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

• A generous pension package

• Private healthcare

• Discounted mobile and broadband

• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley:

Our Osterley campus in West London is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.

On campus you’ll find numerous subsidised restaurants, cafés, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. 
 

Inclusion:

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.