Senior FP&A Analyst, 12-months FTC

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London

You will be a key part of the Corporate FP&A team, responsible for reporting of the financial performance and planning for SkyShowtime. Your analysis will help to interpret trends in performance and understand implications for the future and inform strategic decisions. You will partner with your colleagues in commercial finance and finance operations to understand performance and become the knowledge expert on financial and operational trends, as well as key interdependencies across the whole business.

You will support our Commercial Finance function and have end to end responsibility of managing certain cost areas, involving Budgeting, Reforecasting, Reporting & Business Partnering.

Your strong commercial and analytical mindset will be required to aid shorter term commercial and longer-term strategic decision making. You will have oversight over the budgets of the entire company, managing financial performance, planning and reporting, working closely with senior finance and senior business stakeholders.

Job Band L6

• Understanding and developing models and consolidations in our new corporate planning tool, Workday Adaptive Planning.
• Delivery of high quality, Board-ready, presentations that summarise data and performance in a concise manner to help inform strategic decision making at the highest level.
• End to end ownership of SkyShowtime's Music Licensing costs, including partnering the Distribution & Legal teams to accurately budget and report on the company's music license commitments across all of our markets.
• Working closely with the Commercial Finance team to develop a clear narrative of SkyShowtime's financial prospects, facilitating decision-making for the entire leadership team.
• Identifying areas of opportunity for improvement, championing ideas and working collaboratively with the business to deliver change as a result.

• You will be a newly qualified finance professional with ideally 1 or more years experience of working in a high performing FP&A team. Experience working within a Content or Streaming business is useful but not mandatory.
• Experience of Workday Adaptive Planning is desirable but not mandatory.
• Insightful financial analysis which creates value, demonstrates good judgement, presentational and influencing skills.
• Must be fluent in English with clear communication skills, both verbal and written. Can cultivate strong cross-functional relationships and communicate effectively with internal teams. Additional European language capabilities are a plus.
• A proactive approach, looking to challenge the status quo and look for improvements whilst having a curiosity to learn.
• An ability to work at pace and independently within a controlled and process-driven environment.
• A strong eye for detail and knowing your numbers.

• We operate a hybrid working model, with the team office based 3 days per week. To maximise the benefits of team collaboration we ask team members to be in the office on Mondays & Thursdays (with flexibility on the 3rd office workday).
• Your primary base will be in Osterley, on the Sky campus, a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Free shuttle buses are available, running to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. On-site parking, bike shelters and showers/changing facilities are also available.
• You can benefit from all the on-site facilities at the Sky campus including: subsidised restaurants, Waitrose, gym, cinema, car wash, hair & beauty salon.