As part of the Finance Systems team you will be accountable for working closely with the FP&A teams to improve the current planning tools and implement Anaplan. This includes ensuring the support mechanisms and processes are in place for long-term success

What you'll do:

* Responsible for all P2R deliverables for the year. Prioritising all P2R requests for delivery accordingly, gaining and managing stakeholder agreement and engagement for the prioritisation
* Key contact between FSGC and Project Vine leadership
* Lead a team of 5 (2TM1 developers, 1 Anaplan developer & 2 analysts) and work closely with the Group ERP technical support team.
* Act as an interface between the business and technical support teams
* Evaluate and recommend planning tools taking account of the Sky ecosystem and the strategic road-map
* Managing development cycle from business requirement through to promotion to production environment and overseeing the hyper-care environment
* Presentation of papers to the Design Authority Group to gain senior stakeholder support and endorsement.
* Overseeing the Standard Chart of Accounts governance. Maintain high levels of governance around data integrity
* Sign off monthly/quarterly/annual SAO Controls for both Cognos and SAP BO environments.
* Accountable for managing the relationship with both internal and external audit partners, ensuring the provision of timely information to comply with Systems reviews and Walkthroughs

What you'll bring:

* Qualified accountant with experience of running planning and management reporting functions
* Experience managing a team to deliver on business requirements and development
* Strong stakeholder management skills, and ability to communicate at all levels effectively
* Planning Systems knowledge desirable ideally in Anaplan and Cognos TM1
* System implementation and project management experiences a plus
* Clear communication skills, both verbal and written

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 a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

* Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
* A generous pension package
* Private healthcare
* Discounted mobile and broadband

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:

Osterley

Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There's also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.

On campus you'll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

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 £30million 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.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

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.