FP&A Analyst

Sky; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media and entertainment brand as a Senior Finance Analyst, where you'll play a crucial role in delivering accounting and reporting services. This exciting position offers the chance to lead projects, drive continuous improvements, and manage a robust control environment. You'll work in a dynamic team that values diversity and inclusion, ensuring a cost-effective operation while enjoying a hybrid working approach. With access to generous rewards, including private healthcare and discounts at retailers, this is an opportunity to build a fulfilling career in finance.

Benefits

Free NOW streaming

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounts at retailers

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Review quarterly disclosures and manage accounting for complex business areas.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and support strategic goals.

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 standardization
6. Ensure the team has manageable workloads and objectives, and review their workload continually
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 in 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, finding win-win solutions, and working as one team.

The rewards:

• Access to free NOW streaming for all your favorite shows
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers

How you'll work:

We offer a hybrid working approach, combining office collaboration with the flexibility of working from home. Details will be discussed during recruitment.

Your office base:

Livingston Watermark House, with easy access via shuttle bus from Livingston North train station, onsite parking, and proximity to the town centre.

Inclusion:

We value diversity and inclusion, recognized by The Times and Stonewall, with a GBP30 million commitment to support racial justice and increase ethnic diversity within our organization.

We focus on your potential, not just your CV, and support flexible working arrangements. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, contact our team.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an exciting career and join a brilliant team. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Note: Successful applicants will undergo a criminal record check, and offers may be withdrawn based on the nature of any convictions.