Finance Business Partner, Revenue (B2B Distribution) presso SkyShowtime
SkyShowtime · London, Regno Unito · Hybrid
- Professional
- Ufficio in London
Band: L5
As the Finance Business Partner for B2B distribution, you will be responsible for managing the performance of SkyShowtime’s growing streaming wholesale business across a wide range of MVPDs & non-traditional partners in our 22 markets. With the support of a Senior Finance Analyst you will also be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end P&L of our Shareholders’ Linear Channels, with household names such as MTV, Comedy Central, E! and Dreamworks.
As the Finance Business Partner for B2B distribution, you will be responsible for managing the performance of SkyShowtime’s growing streaming wholesale business across a wide range of MVPDs & non-traditional partners in our 22 markets. With the support of a Senior Finance Analyst you will also be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end P&L of our Shareholders’ Linear Channels, with household names such as MTV, Comedy Central, E! and Dreamworks.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Business Cases to support senior decision makers in exploring new distribution opportunities, including analysis of wider business impacts (e.g. our Direct-to-Consumer business) and consideration of wider strategic goals/business risks.
- Support delivery of the company’s long term B2B distribution strategy, working with the commercial team to build the budget, long range plan and in-year forecasts, and produce relevant materials to update the Board.
- Utilise big data tools (e.g. Tableau) to produce valuable insight/analysis to inform data driven decision making.
- Leverage experience and an inquisitive nature to identify and action areas for continual improvement in a start-up environment.
- Provide effective and constructive challenge to the commercial team to help the business meet its wider strategic goals.
- Analyse trends/investigating variances and identifying risks and opportunities to the plan.
- Manage month-end to ensure the B2B distribution P&L/Cashflows are recorded accurately, and performance is reported clearly to Exec stakeholders (CFO/CBO).
- Manage the day-to-day performance and development of a Senior Finance Analyst, coaching them through tasks and helping to manage priorities.
- Support the successful implementation of our new financial reporting/forecasting tool (Workday), to drive greater accuracy and efficiency in some of our core Commercial Finance processes.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Ideally you will be a qualified finance professional with >2 years of relevant commercial finance experience.
- Strong experience of influencing business decision-making through the build of consolidated business cases.
- Keen interest in the media and entertainment industry, bringing lots of energy and enthusiasm to thrive in a fast paced start up environment.
- Inquisitive mindset with the drive to become a subject matter expert to pro-actively identify risks/opportunities to the plan.
- Strong track record of working in a fast paced and challenging environment, managing multiple priorities and delivering high quality outputs within short timeframes.
- Highly competent with Microsoft Excel modelling to manage budget, forecasts, and prepare insight/analysis. Some experience of working with big data tools (e.g. Tableau) and Reporting/Forecasting tools (Workday) preferred.
- Strong presentation and communication (written and verbal) skills. Experience of presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Some experience of managing and delivering through more junior resource.
- SkyShowtime is a new business which is rapidly growing and constantly evolving. As such our roles and priorities are ever-changing in order to best meet our business’ needs. You will therefore need to be open-minded, flexible and adaptable to change.
Where you’ll work:
- We appreciate the value of flexibility which is why 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 and 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.
- As part of our team, you’ll have access to all the fantastic on-site facilities at the Sky campus including subsidised restaurants, a Waitrose, gym, cinema, car wash, and even a hair & beauty salon.
- Ad hoc travel may be required to regional hubs to work closely with business partners.
