Internal Controls Compliance & Assurance Manager (FTC 12 Months)

Sky Group

Internal Controls Compliance and Assurance Manager

Reports to - Senior Manager (“SM”) - Internal Controls Compliance and Assurance (“ICCA”)

Overview

ICCA supports the Group’s broad and evolving range of business activities.
We at Sky recognise that effective control assurance is essential to successfully execute our strategy.
ICCA focuses on getting the best for our customers and on Sky’s business objectives and critical processes to deliver Believe in Better.
The team is responsible for the Group’s overall internal controls compliance and assurance review programme and this role provides an opportunity to play a significant role in evaluating the Group’s financial and technology controls, as well as ensuring Sky meets its regulatory reporting requirements.

The role covers all of Sky's areas of activity and consequently will require travel although the extent will depend on the individual’s workload and the Group requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Delivering a program of targeted assurance work at the direction of Group Finance to uncover issues and propose improvements in control frameworks and processes across the markets
• Performing spot checks over the quarterly sign off of Control Risk Self Assessments (CRSA) by functions across the group to ensure accurate attestations. This will include testing process and samples of attestations made each quarter.
• Perform reviews of the accuracy and completeness of Balance Sheet reconciliations prepared by each Market, including feeding back findings and track remediation
• Action tracking as a result of findings from these specific reviews
• Building and maintaining close working relationships with ICCA management and ensuring cross local and Group Controllership team collaboration
• Building and maintaining close relationships with key local stakeholders and management
• Support the ICCA Senior Manager in the efficient delivery of quarterly certifications (Disclosure Controls Checklist and SOX s302)
• Managing and delivery, on a day-to-day basis, the planning, performance and reporting of allocated controls compliance and assurance assignments across the Group in line with professional standards
• Assessing and testing business and financial controls, with due consideration for application controls and ITGCs
• Acting as an agent for constructive improvement in the control environment
• Reporting to local and Group senior management on key issues on a timely basis in a clear and concise fashion

Essential Skills

• ACA qualified or equivalent, 2+ years relevant PQE
• Strong finance audit, compliance or controls assurance experience
• Sound understanding of controls and their application to the business environment
• Broad understanding of processes, systems and controls supporting the financial reporting process
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good influencing & negotiating skills
• Ability to engage in the detail of the operating business processes and the supporting IT control framework
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively and on a timely basis

Location

The role will be based in Osterley or Livingston but will involve travel to the other Sky sites across Europe as required (up to 25%).

Working hours
Monday to Friday 09.00 – 17.30, 37.5 hours per week


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