Lead Financial Analyst

Sky; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking media and entertainment brand as a Senior Finance Analyst. In this role, you will deliver accounting and reporting services while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Your expertise will help streamline processes and support strategic goals within a dynamic team. Enjoy a hybrid working model and access to exciting perks, including private healthcare and discounts at numerous retailers. This is an incredible opportunity to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment focused on inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

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 leading change initiatives and continuous improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting and reporting for a complex business area.
• Drive continuous improvement projects like report automation.
• Lead projects to meet Finance Delivery requirements.

Skills

Accounting Qualification (CA, ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

Excel

PowerPoint

General Ledger Experience

Continuous Improvement

SAP Knowledge

People Management

Education

Qualified Accountant

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 as report automation and standardisation
• Ensure the team has challenging but achievable workloads and objectives, and continually review their workload
• Support Financial Controllers as necessary in delivering the department's strategic goals
• Lead projects to ensure Finance Delivery requirements are met

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 is desirable
• People management or coaching capabilities

Team overview:

Finance Delivery enables Sky to succeed by ensuring we are a cost-effective, scalable operation delivering great service in an agile and responsive way. Sky Finance is known for being at the heart of Sky's success — making things simple by design, finding win-win solutions for our business and customers, and working as one team.

The rewards:

• Access to free NOW streaming service for all your favourite 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 and remote work to provide flexibility. Details will be shared during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

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

Inclusion:

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, recognized by The Times and Stonewall, with significant investments to support racial justice and increase ethnic diversity within our organization.

We focus on potential and fit over just CVs and support flexible working arrangements. Please contact our recruitment team for any adjustments needed during the process.

Why wait?

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

Learn more about working with us via social media. If successful, a criminal record check will be required, and depending on the role and your convictions, we may need to withdraw the offer.