Sky

Senior Specialist - Business Controller

Sky  •  Republic of France / Italian Republic (Onsite)  •  30 days ago
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Job Description

Finance Controller

Commercial Finance plays a critical role in Sky’s success. Our business partnering model positions us as trusted advisors to the Executive team and the wider business. We aim to be a world-class Commercial Finance team, recognized for our forward-thinking approach and relentless pursuit of excellence.

Our work enables smart decision-making and financial outperformance through fast, clear, and actionable insights, while building best-in-class analytical and cost transformation capabilities.

We believe that unlocking our team’s potential is key to success. That’s why we offer development opportunities, support, and career progression within a diverse, inclusive, and high-performance environment.

What you’ll do

As part of the ADV team, you will:

  • Manage Budget, LRP, and rolling reforecast processes across all On Demand revenues (owned and third-party) and operating costs.
  • Monitor Brand Solutions cost expenditure and related revenue streams.
  • Take full ownership of Advertising Opex financials at month-end, providing clear variance explanations and identifying risks and opportunities.
  • Evaluate Opex and On Demand business cases
  • Deliver insightful ad-hoc financial analysis that creates value, demonstrating strong judgment, presentation, and influencing skills.
  • Provide Finance Business Partnering to Sky Media stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

  • A proven track record of delivery and ambition, with a strong desire to grow.
  • Experience in Commercial Finance, including business partnering and budgeting/planning.
  • Strong analytical skills (Microsoft Excel) and ability to turn data into actionable insights (Microsoft PowerPoint, Tableau).
  • Proficiency in finance systems (preferably SAP & Hyperion).
  • Fluency in Italian and English
  • Ability to work at pace in an agile, fast-moving environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both finance and non-finance stakeholders

Location: Milan

Fixed - Term Contract

Sky

About Sky

Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile.

In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it.

That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people.

Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.

Industry
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Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Middlesex, GB
Year Founded
1989
Website
sky.com
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