Finance Controller
Overview
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:
1. Manage Budget, LRP, and rolling reforecast processes across all On Demand revenues (owned and third-party) and operating costs.
2. Monitor Brand Solutions cost expenditure and related revenue streams.
3. Take full ownership of Advertising Opex financials at month-end, providing clear variance explanations and identifying risks and opportunities.
4. Evaluate Opex and On Demand business cases.
5. Deliver insightful ad-hoc financial analysis that creates value, demonstrating strong judgment, presentation, and influencing skills.
6. Provide Finance Business Partnering to Sky Media stakeholders.
What you’ll bring
7. A proven track record of delivery and ambition, with a strong desire to grow.
8. Experience in Commercial Finance, including business partnering and budgeting/planning.
9. Strong analytical skills (Microsoft Excel) and ability to turn data into actionable insights (Microsoft PowerPoint, Tableau).
10. Proficiency in finance systems (preferably SAP & Hyperion).
11. Fluency in Italian and English.
12. Ability to work at pace in an agile, fast-moving environment.
13. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Location: Milan
Fixed - Term Contract