Role: Senior Finance Manager

Location: Osterley, London

Salary: £80,000 – £90,000 + benefits

Full time position

We’re Sky, Europe’s biggest entertainment brand. Think top-quality shows. Breaking news. Innovative tech. Must-have products. Careers here mean the freedom and support you need to make an impact – pushing boundaries, creating solutions, hitting targets. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll enjoy plenty of benefits. Plus, experiences you’ll only find at Sky.

The perks

Sky Q, a generous pension and private health care. Access to over 12,000 LinkedIn Learning courses to support your development. And if that’s not enough, our award-winning Osterley campus boasts six subsidised restaurants, a cinema, gym, and much more.

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The role

Financial Leadership

• Working in a multi £bn turn over business with a balanced portfolio of cross functional capability built across FP&A, commercial business partnering / commercial negotiation, end-to-end P&L (cost and revenue) / cashflow management and capital investment appraisal required.
• Key member of leadership team for their business area, working closely with senior stakeholders.
• Single point of contact for their area, with accountability for its financial performance (up to c.$3bn revenue and/or $1bn cost)
• Excels at business partnering, working closely with the MD / leadership team of their division in building and executing plans with marketing and profitability leadership essential.
• Brings insightful financial analysis which creates value – demonstrates good judgement, presentational skills (confident with senior stakeholders) and influence skills. Driver of change.
• Provides guidance to the team by acting as a sounding board for ideas / suggestions. Works with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities and to reach agreement on changes. Accountable for the outcome
• Key source of talent for leadership roles, both in the business and in finance; strong track record of finance talent becoming MDs, COOs and CMOs

People Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-powered team of up to 6 qualified professionals – provide visible leadership, give clear direction, lead from the front
• Ensures there are clear objectives and escalates blockers to delivery as appropriate
• Provides team direction by allocating resource across the team to meet deliverables and to avoid conflicting requirements; taking consideration of both short and long term goals
• Holds career development and performance conversations with their team and ensures they all have development plans in place. Provides one-to-one coaching to team members and mentoring to wider Sky Finance.
• Ensures team output is accurate and timely. Promotes a culture where existing practices and processes are challenged and improved upon
• Ensures team are kept up to date with finance agenda / priorities
• Support the delivery of the wider Sky finance People Agenda within their department Demonstrating significant drive behind objectives

  You’ll have/be:

• Qualified accountant with over 7 years PQE and shown good progression whilst still on an upward trajectory
• You will have held a commercial finance management within a global matrix organisation
• Relevant consumer/B2C industry experience (Media, FMCG, Retail)
• Demonstrable experience of supporting businesses growth through financial management
• Experience of working closely with shared service centres
• Demonstrable people management and people development skills

So, what are you waiting for? Apply now for a chance to forge your own career path and be brilliant as part of a bright, talented team.

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Closing date for applications: 11thOct 2020