Financial Controller

Sky Retail Stores; Livingston; Híbrido; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Free Sky TV

Pension with 9% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Digital GP & dental insurance

Sky product discounts

Sharesave and tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards

Resumo da oferta

Sky in Livingston is seeking a Financial Controller to join the A2R Leadership Team. You will drive close processes, balance sheet controls and insightful reporting to influence business decisions.

The role requires someone who can lead, develop the team and partner with key stakeholders to deliver high-quality financial information. The position offers hybrid working with 2 office days per week in Livingston, and a strong focus on governance, controls and continuous improvement across the

Qualificações

• Qualified accountant with leadership experience
• Strong ability to deliver high-quality financial reporting and insightful analysis
• Experience with SAP and financial reporting tools
• Ability to simplify, streamline and automate finance processes

Responsabilidades

• Own and oversee month-end, quarter-end and year-end close with complete and accurate P&L and balance sheet positions
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and remediate aged or unsupported balances
• Review actual results, understand business drivers and provide clear commentary to stakeholders
• Review complex accounting matters, journals, accruals, provisions, capitalization and intercompany activity
• Own or oversee financial controls and support audits and remediation of control findings
• Lead and develop the finance team, assign responsibilities and ensure deadlines are met
• Collaborate with Commercial Finance, Finance Operations and Group Reporting to resolve issues
• Drive process improvements, simplification and automation across finance processes
• Provide final sign-off for key accounting activities and escalate issues early

Conhecimentos

Leadership experience

Delivery-focused

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Self-starter

Project management

Flexibility

Formação académica

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Ferramentas

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Financial reporting systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Role overview :

As a Financial Controller , you will play a key role in the A2R Leadership Team , working closely with the Head of Finance and Senior Finance Manager to deliver the department's operational and strategic objectives. You will help drive continuous improvement, strengthen financial controls and ensure the delivery of high-quality financial reporting and insightful analysis to support business decisions.

What you’ll do:

• Financial reporting and close: Own and oversee the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, ensuring P&L and balance sheet positions are complete, accurate and appropriately supported.
• Balance sheet control: Ensure balance sheet reconciliations meet Sky's Evidence of Review requirements, investigate aged or unsupported balances and drive remediation of control issues.
• P&L ownership: Review actual results, understand key business drivers and variances versus forecast/budget, and ensure clear and accurate commentary is provided to stakeholders.
• Accounting and technical judgement: Review complex or unusual accounting matters, journals, accruals, provisions, capitalisation and intercompany positions, escalating technical accounting matters where required.
• Controls and compliance: Own or oversee relevant financial controls, ensure they are performed and evidenced appropriately, and support internal/external audit and remediation of any control findings.
• Team leadership: Manage and develop the finance team, review their output, allocate responsibilities and ensure deadlines are met while maintaining appropriate review and segregation of duties.
• Stakeholder management: Work closely with Commercial Finance, Finance Operations, Group Reporting, other Sky entities and business stakeholders to resolve accounting and reporting issues.
• Process improvement: Challenge existing processes, identify opportunities for simplification and automation, and support transformation initiatives.
• Governance: Provide the final level of review/sign-off for key accounting activities within the team's remit and ensure issues are escalated early rather than discovered during reporting or audit.

What you’ll bring:

• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Leadership experience: Proven experience in managing and developing teams, with the ability to motivate, coach and support individuals to achieve their full potential.
• Strong delivery focus: A proven track record of delivering high-quality financial reporting and insightful, value-adding analysis that supports effective business decision-making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to engage senior stakeholders, challenge constructively and build effective, long-lasting relationships.
• Technical expertise and process improvement: Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, together with experience of SAP and other financial reporting systems. A proven ability to identify opportunities to simplify, streamline and automate finance processes, improving efficiency and effectiveness.
• Proactive approach: A self-starter who takes ownership, demonstrates initiative and can work independently with minimal direction.
• Flexibility and adaptability: The ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to changing business requirements and undertake occasional travel when required.
• Project management experience: Experience of leading projects within a large, complex organisation, working collaboratively across functions to deliver successful outcomes.

Benefits:

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
• Sharesave and Tech schemes
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you’ll work:

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 2 days in the office per week.

Your office base:

Livingston

Sky Watermark is our central site for Livingston, sitting between Glasgow and Edinburgh. With vibrant office spaces, chill-out areas, and an onsite canteen, it's a great place to work and connect.

The nearest train station is Livingston North. A Sky shuttle bus runs between the station and campus every 20 minutes throughout the day. Plus, there's onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are :

We're Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you'll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our