Financial Controller

Sky Ireland Limited; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media and entertainment brand in the United Kingdom is seeking a Financial Controller for Order to Cash. You will lead a team, manage B2B credit collections, and ensure robust processes. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Accounts Receivable and team leadership, with a focus on continuous improvement. This position offers a hybrid working model and a range of rewards including healthcare and a pension package.

Benefits

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Exclusive Sky VIP rewards

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years experience in Accounts Receivable and credit collections.
• Demonstrated success in leading teams in fast-paced environments.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with senior partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6-7 individuals in operational leadership.
• Own the performance of B2B credit collection.
• Maintain strong control environment for internal and external audits.

Skills

Extensive Accounts Receivable and credit collections experience

Experience in leading a team

Excellent communication skills

Strong IT skills, particularly Excel

Resilience and drive for continuous improvement

Education

Accounting qualification desirable

Tools

SAP

Job description

Want to do the best work of your life? 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 the Financial Controller for Order to Cash (O2C) Accounts Receivable (AR) within the Global Finance Operations team, you will be a key part of the O2C Leadership team, working with the Head of Finance to deliver both the operational and strategic objectives of the department.

What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of 6-7 individuals, providing day to day operational leadership as well as leading the wider objectives of the team and the development support required to help the team prosper
• Partner with Commercial Finance, Controllership & Outsource teams to create robust and lasting relationships
• Owning the performance of B2B credit collection at Sky, maintaining world class performance on key metrics for your area
• Work closely with the Process design team and Comcast Cable to identify potential significant transformation improvements and to ensure robust and standardised processes are set up
• Lead on Continuous Improvement initiatives for your business area
• Lead the escalations process between Sky key internal stakeholders and Sky Outsource Partners for your business area
• Liaising with a wide network of cross-territory stakeholders, ensuring that they are provided with relevant, timely and accurate information which informs and directs business decisions
• Own and be accountable for maintaining a strong, robust and well-designed control environment as well as being the first point of contact for both internal and external audit assignments covering the function.
• Be able to deputise for the Head of Finance when appropriate.

What you’ll bring:

• Extensive Accounts Receivable and credit collections experience
• Experience in leading a team
• Resilience and drive to deliver continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, with experience of addressing senior partners and building strong relationships with them
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel. ERP knowledge desirable, ideally SAP
• Accounting experience and qualification desirable

Team Overview:

Finance Delivery

We enable Sky to succeed by ensuring we are a cost effective, scalable operation delivering great service in an agile and responsive way. Sky Finance has a deserved reputation for being at the heart of Sky's success - making things Simple by Design, finding the Win-Win for our business and customers, and working as One-Team.

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• 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:

Livingston Watermark House: Our lively campus is a free shuttle bus away from Livingston North train station and the town centre. Plus there's onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

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.