Financial Analyst II

Sky; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media and entertainment brand as a Senior Finance Analyst, where you will play a crucial role in delivering accounting and reporting services. In this dynamic position, you will manage complex business areas, ensuring a robust control environment while driving continuous improvement initiatives. With a hybrid working model, you will enjoy the flexibility of remote work combined with collaborative office time. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusion, offering a range of rewards and benefits to support your career development.

Benefits

Access to free NOW streaming service

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers

Qualifications

• Experienced qualified accountant with strong IT skills.
• Proven track record in continuous improvements and leading change.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and reporting for complex business areas.
• Drive continuous improvement projects such as report automation.

Skills

Accounting (CA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Excel

PowerPoint

General Ledger Experience

Continuous Improvement

People Management

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

SAP

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.

As a Senior Finance Analyst in the Account to Report team within Finance Delivery, you'll help deliver accounting and reporting services to our Commercial Finance customers based in Osterley, Munich & Milan, whilst embracing our culture of continuous improvement to ensure processes are efficient and effective.

What you'll do:

1. Review quarterly disclosures for one of Sky Finance's reporting areas
2. Manage the accounting and reporting for a complex business area with demanding stakeholders
3. Maintain a strong, robust and well-designed control environment and critically review their operation
4. Be the first point of escalation for both internal and external audit and support complex audit issues
5. Initiate and drive continuous improvement projects such as report automation and standardisation
6. Ensure the team has achievable workloads and objectives, and review their workload regularly
7. Support FCs in delivering the department's strategic goals
8. Lead projects to meet Finance Delivery requirements

What you'll bring:

• An experienced, qualified accountant (CA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Strong IT skills, particularly using Excel and PowerPoint
• General ledger experience
• Proven track record of continuous improvements and leading change initiatives
• SAP system knowledge (desirable)
• People management or coaching capabilities

Team overview:

Finance Delivery enables Sky to succeed by ensuring a cost-effective, scalable operation that delivers excellent service in an agile and responsive manner. Sky Finance is central to Sky's success—making things simple by design, finding win-win solutions for business and customers, and working as one team.

The rewards:

• Access to free NOW streaming service
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers

How you'll work:

We offer a hybrid working model, combining office collaboration at Livingston Watermark House with the flexibility of remote work. Details will be discussed during recruitment.

Your office base:

Livingston Watermark House, accessible via shuttle from Livingston North train station, with onsite parking available.

Inclusion:

We value diversity and inclusion, recognized by The Times and Stonewall, with a GBP30 million commitment to anti-racism initiatives. We aim to increase ethnic diversity and representation across our organization.

At Sky, we focus on your potential over your CV and support flexible working arrangements. We are committed to supporting you through the recruitment process, including any necessary adjustments.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an exciting career and be part of a fantastic team. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Note: Successful applicants will undergo a criminal record check. Depending on the role and convictions, offers may be withdrawn.