Commercial Finance Analyst

Sky Ireland Limited; Dunfermline; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment brand in Dunfermline is seeking a Financial Analyst to partner with business stakeholders and deliver insightful financial analysis. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant financial qualification and possess strong analytical and communication skills. This role offers a hybrid working environment and a range of employee benefits, emphasizing the importance of work-life balance and inclusivity.

Benefits

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Exclusive Sky VIP rewards

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and experience in preparing financial analysis.
• Ability to maintain a strong financial control environment.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguous situations and guiding decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with management and business stakeholders.
• Deliver accurate financial planning and budgeting.
• Interpret monthly results and manage risks for the business area.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Financial control

Attention to detail

Business partnering

Education

ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CPA qualification

Job description

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.

You'll play a key role in helping Sky to deliver its financials, partnering with business stakeholders to interpret and analyse financial performance, and use your influencing skills to provide recommendations on how to drive more value.

What you'll do

• Build great business partnering relationships with the management team for your business area, a trusted advisor who can both challenge and support
• Delivering best in class analysis, reporting, insight and financial mentorship
• Deliver detailed analysis and recommendations for commercial deals, business decisions, and investment appraisals / business cases
• Deliver accurate financial planning, including budgeting, rolling forecasts and strategic long-range plans
• Interpretation of and driving action off the back of monthly results, working with our Controllership team who prepare our management accounts
• Managing risks and opportunities for your business area, ensuring numbers are clearly understood

What you'll bring

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CPA qualification (or equivalent)
• A track record of delivery and ambition in your career to date with a desire to develop further.
• An ability to demonstrate working at pace from within either industry or practice. We work in an agile, fast-moving environment at Sky.
• Comfort with ambiguity - being able to provide clarity and guide decision making.
• A strong eye for detail and a deep knowledge of the numbers you are responsible for.
• Ability to maintain a strong financial control environment.
• Strong analytical skills, experience of preparing analysis, delivering insight and turning this into recommendations that benefits your business.
• Good communication skills through business partnering or client relationship management.

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 Customer Service Group Finance team in Dunfermline plays a crucial role in supporting the operations of Sky's call centres and engineers. With millions of customer interactions each year and thousands of agents across various locations, the team is responsible for balancing efficiency with delivering excellent customer service. Sky is proud of its market-leading customer experience, and we are constantly looking for ways to improve it. In this role, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to provide financial insight that drives performance and ensures cost efficiency while maintaining a strong focus on customer satisfaction. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact by enabling strategic decisions and supporting continuous improvement in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment.

The Rewards

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive 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

Dunfermline

Our Dunfermline contact centre has free onsite car parking and is moments from Rosyth train station. You'll also have use of our subsidised canteen, free tea and coffee, covered bike storage, prayer room and shower facilities as part of the onsite gym.

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.

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.