Business Finance Manager - Advertising Milano

Business Finance Manager - Advertising
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Commercial Finance is at the heart of Sky's success.

Our business partnering model is central to our role as a trusted advisor to the Exec and business.

We strive to be a world-class Commercial Finance team - that means we're forward looking and restless.

Our work provides the support for great decisions and financial out-performance through quick, clear actionable insight, alongside building best in class analytical and cost transformation capabilities.

What you'll do

- Responsible for elaborating the Budget, LRP and quarterly reforecast estimations of Sky Media Advertising revenues, with focus on TV linear product

- Provide Finance Business partnering support to senior stakeholders, discussing commercial opportunities and deliverables

- Responsible for providing revenue details by agency/direct clients and by main productions/linear spot

- Full ownership of the financials at month-end, providing clear narratives for variances, and identifying & managing risks and opportunities

- Monitoring of main financials and business KPIs, to better understand the advertising revenues movements (vs plan and YoY)

- Delivers insightful ad-hoc financial analysis which creates value - demonstrates good judgement, presentational skills and influencing skills

What you'll bring

- A track record of delivery and ambition in your career so far and a desire to develop

- A finance Professional with experience in a commercial finance role which includes business partnering and budgeting/planning.

- Fluent in Italian and English

- Ability to work at pace - we work in an agile, fast-moving way at Sky

- Strong communicator able to communicate with both Finance and business stakeholders

- Strong analytics skills (Microsoft Excel), and experience of preparing analysis, insight and turning into recommendations (Microsoft PowerPoint)

- Proficient in finance systems (preferably SAP)

- A proven track record of creating and implementing strategies resulting in increased profit for your dedicated business area (Sky Media - Advertising)