Lead Financial Analyst

Sky; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading media and entertainment brand as a Senior Finance Analyst, where you'll deliver accounting and reporting services across multiple locations. This role is perfect for an experienced General Ledger Accountant who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about continuous improvement. You'll manage complex stakeholder relationships, drive efficiency in processes, and support strategic goals. With a hybrid working model, you can enjoy flexibility while being part of an inclusive team that values diversity and innovation. Take the next step in your finance career with us!

Benefits

Access to free NOW for streaming

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounts and cashback at over 800 retailers

Qualifications

• An experienced General Ledger Accountant with a strong track record.
• Self-motivated team player keen to forge a career in finance.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and reporting for a complex business area.
• Lead continuous improvement projects for report automation.

Skills

General Ledger Accounting

Excel

PowerPoint

Continuous Improvement

People Management

Education

CA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent

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:

• Review quarterly disclosures for one of Sky Finance's reporting areas
• Manage the accounting and reporting for a complex business area with demanding stakeholders
• Maintain a strong, robust and well-designed control environment and critically review their operation
• Be the first point of escalation for both internal and external audit and support complex audit issues
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement projects such are report automation and standardisation
• Ensure the team have stretching but achievable workloads and objectives and continually review their workload
• Support FC's as necessary in delivering the department's strategic goals
• Lead projects to ensure Finance Delivery requirements are met

What you'll bring:

An experienced General Ledger Accountant who can successfully navigate a large organisation. A self-motivated and conscientious team player who is keen to forge a career in finance. If adding value in your role gets you out of bed then this is the role for you:

• 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 the change agenda
• SAP system knowledge desirable
• People management or coaching capabilities

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 one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to : the perks . Here's a taster:

• " Access to free NOW, for streaming all your favourite shows "

• A generous pension package "

• Private healthcare "

• Discounts and cashback at over 800 Retailers

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:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed GBP30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We've also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

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.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you.

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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.